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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!

Big Brother Housemate Alice SEDA Ambassador

Vet Alice, who Puppy Cared for Seeing Eye Dog Ollie in the Big Brother House has joined SEDA 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 in the final phase of his training.

  Adam Selwood

Stores Mark Opening With a Day of Fun!

Specsaver Optometrist Stores are opening Nationally and celebrating by throwing parties to raise money for Seeing Eye Dogs Australia.  Janet Verdon and Seeing Eye Dog in training, Keegen joined Scott Miller at the opening.  He says they believe it's important to contribute more than just best health care to their local communities.

Click here to read about North Lakes opening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important Announcement from William M Jolley, SEDA President and Chairman of the Board

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