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Hi. My name is Harry, I'm a Guide Dog Puppy in Training and this is my Blog.

Atherton Appeal

Harry supported Guide Dogs' appeal to equip the brand new training school for the North of England at Atherton. He was keen to help as he was to be one of the first puppies to train at the new school.

Harry was at the launch of the appeal on 7th October 2008 where he got to meet the Press. One of the newspaper articles can be seen here.

October 3, 2008

Thief

Harry woke up one day earlier this week absolutely full of mischief. Instead of waiting patiently in his bed for his breakfast he was full on, bouncing around, wanting to play, running round legs and generally being a pest. Fortunately it was a free run day, so we took him up on to the top of the moors where he could burn of all his excess energy.

Aha! we thought – problem solved, as Harry fell asleep in his basket. Eventually he moved himself into the front room to lie in a patch of sunlight and we got on with our daily routine. A half hour or so later we stopped for coffee and went to join him, when we entered the room we were staggered by the sight that greeted us.

Harry had been stealthily creeping up and down the stairs executing a raid on our laundry basket. He’d brought down all the dirty underwear (and only underwear), carefully selecting all the whites and piling them up in a neat mound in front of the fire. Then he’d started on the coloureds, most of which were still strewn all the way down the stairs and across the hall. A cheerful Harry stood in the middle of the room, tail wagging furiously, with a size 10 sock still hanging from his mouth.

Harry has never stolen anything in his life before, so this came as a huge shock and it was really hard not to laugh, he was just so pleased with himself. And, although there is photographic evidence of the devastation he wreaked, you’ll just have to imagine the scene because it won’t be getting published here – there’s an old saying about not airing your dirty laundry in public.

Harry wearing his blue coat

We’re thinking that if he doesn’t make the grade as a Guide Dog then he could definitely get a job in a laundry.

October 2, 2008

Grin and bear it

Harry got bored stiff in the handbag section of the department store and was delighted to be on the move again. Then he overheard the dreaded words shoe shop” and his day went from bad to worse, all he could do was grimace. If there’s one thing Harry doesn’t like doing it’s hanging around for hours in a shoe shop.

Harry pulling a face

Sometimes a Guide Dog pup just has to grin and bear it.

October 1, 2008

Weekly update – 37 weeks

Harry’s been back to the vet this week – the redness on his neck still hasn’t cleared up despite taking antibiotics for 10 days. It doesn’t seem to bother him, but we need to get to the bottom of it, so the vet is going to do some further investigation in the next couple of weeks.

Harry in the handbag section

As well as supervising all the workmen that have been in and out of Number 58 this week, Harry has still managed to find time to squeeze in his regular outings. He’s had free runs, been out to lunch, on the train a few times, had a trip to the supermarket and on a shopping expedition.

Harry has always had a thing about leather. He just loves it. If anyone is wearing leather shoes he’ll edge along furtively towards them so he can rest his chin on their shoes, and if given the chance, he’ll fall fast asleep on them while breathing in the scent. With this in mind we thought he’d really enjoy a visit to the handbag section of a department store. But no, just like most men, he was totally bored by the whole experience.

Harry - totally bored in the handbag section