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Queensland Meet & Greet - A Huge Success
Seeing Eye Dogs Queensland's 13 pups in training proved a big draw card with people travelling from far and wide to attend. The day raised much needed funds with people snapping up merchandise items, entering the raffles and enjoying a BBQ lunch. SEDQ’s Robert Cini entertained the crowd and blew everyone away with his amazing singing voice.
SEDQ would like to thank Heritage Building Society and Royal Canine for their involvement on the day, as well as the South Brisbane Rotaract club for their work on the BBQ. A huge thank you to everyone who attended and of course, a special thanks to the puppies and their carers for their amazing work on the day.
See you again next year
Rob Cini
New recruits
Seeing Eye Dogs Harvey & Holly
Seeing Eye Dogs Harvey & Havana
The H litter at Camp SEDA
The H pups arrived at Camp SEDA full of energy, after a fun filled week with volunteers at a farm in Victoria. At 9 weeks of age they have already been in a tractor and met lots of farm animals!
The pups then came to Seeing Eye Dogs Australia to visit the indoor play centre. The pups had a great time running though ball pits and tunnels, chasing each other around. They think it's all fun and games, and it is! But the team monitor each pups progress, which then carries on into the next stage in the Puppy Care Program.
We are currently looking for Puppy Cares in Melbourne and Brisbane to care for pups for a 12 month period. For more information or to apply please call 1800 037 773
Pups visit the Melbourne Show
Ollie, Denner & Biscuit
Seeing eye dogs gathered at Flinders Street Station then travelled to the Royal Melbourne Show in force.
Events like this are a great opportunity and fantastic confidence building exercise for our pups in training.
With huge crowds, focusing on the job was essential and our pups passed with flying colours. We visited the police and ambulance stands, the monster trucks, the horse stables, the busy show bag tents and lots more!
Stores Mark Opening With a Day of Fun!
Specsaver Optometrist Stores are opening Nationally and celebrating by raising money for Seeing Eye Dogs Australia.
Janet Verdon and Seeing Eye Dog in training, Keegen joined Scott Miller at a recent opening. Scott says they believe it's important to contribute more than just best health care to their local communities.
It's a fun day with cartoon artists and face painting for the kids, and lots of give-a-ways, including Specsaver glasses. Specsavers generously match each dollar donated by the public.
Check out our Calandar to see which store the Seeing Eye Dogs Australia team will visit next!
Big Brother Housemate Alice SEDA Ambassador
Vet Alice, who Puppy Cared for Seeing Eye Dog Ollie in the Big Brother House has joined Seeing Eye Dogs Australia as an ambassador.
Alice will assist SEDA with essential fundraising and promoting the cause.
Alice and Ollie will appear at the Open Day in Melbourne on 16 November 11am-3pm.
Scott & Adam Selwood
Selwood leads the way for Selwoods
Three of our AFL Celebrities visited Camp SEDA to catch up on their namesake's progress. Adam, Scott and Troy were pleasantly surprised when given the opportunity for a blindfold walk with 'Selwood', now graduated.
Troy Selwood
Wonderlust Touch Tours Launch
The Art Gallery of Western Australia provides vision-impaired visitors with the chance to experience artworks more directly than ever before through its Wonderlust Touch Tours. Pam Barras and her Seeing Eye Dog Whisper were the first to experience the Wonderlust Touch Tours when they visited the Art Gallery Wednesday 23 July 2008.
It gives me much pleasure to share with you some exciting news.
This week the Boards of SEDA and Vision Australia signed a Heads of Agreement that foreshadows a merger of the two organisations. We plan to combine our operations by the end of June, and for the formal merger to take place at a convenient time in the future.
Following the merger, Vision Australia's newly-created Seeing Eye Dog and Mobility Services Division will continue and extend the SEDA operations of breeding and training of Seeing Eye Dogs, and instruction and follow-up of clients using Seeing Eye Dogs.
We are sure that these new arrangements will greatly benefit SEDA clients and other Seeing Eye Dog users by giving direct access to Vision Australia's full range of rehabilitation, low vision, library and information, employment and peer support services
Please click here for full detials
Pupmobile Brings Pups on Demand
Garry and Warren Smith Mazda provided Seenig Eye Dogs a new puppy mobile for Canine Midwife Virginia Scully to transport her pups with ease. Click here to read further
Congratulations
....to Joel Selwood, SEDA Ambassador & Geelong AFL player, on his achievement on winning the NAB Rising Star Award. Click here to read more.
Selwood Family Meet Their SEDA Namesake
Joel & Troy Selwood with Dad Bryce & Mum Maree & namesake,Seeing Eye Dog pup Selwood, Photographer: Alex Motta
They already have an Eagle, a Cat and a Lion in the fold, but the Selwood family have made room for a new member with the addition of a very special dog – a Seeing Eye Dog. AFL players Adam, Troy and Joel, along with up-and-comer Scott and parents Maree and Bryce have been named as AFL celebrity ambassadors for Seeing Eye Dogs Australia (SEDA).
Most of the family gathered at SEDA’s headquarters in Melbourne on Saturday, June 16, for the official announcement, where one of SEDA’s latest litter of the future Seeing Eye Dogs was named “Selwood” and presented by CEO Leigh Garwood to mark the occasion.
The boys experienced first hand what life is like with no vision. Acompanied by a Seeing Eye Dog Instructor and under blind fold, they walked the streets of Kensington in the trusty 'paws' of Seeing Eye Dogs Toby the Labrador and Nirvada the Golden Retriever.
Over the next 18 months or so, puppy Selwood will be a very busy, developing social skills and enhancing technical skills so he too will become the eye of someone who is blind or vision impaired
Supporters can contribute to Puppy Selwood's training for as little as $20 per month (it costs $30,000 to fully train a Seeing Eye Dog) by calling 1800 037 773 or click here to sponsor puppy Selwood now.
Adam & Scott Selwood with Mum Maree & namesake, Seeing Eye Dog pup Selwood. Photographer: Joe Vittorio
