Taking a deep breath

The last few months have been an amazing (and at times frantic) experience. Since the PPADT gained the ability to certify dogs for public access in December we have been meeting with a wide variety of people to assess their dogs for work as Disability Assist Dogs, taken people through our public access test, and talked to people who are interested in either a Disability Assist Dog or a Skilled Companion Dog. In January we even ventured as far as Timaru and Christchurch to meet with potential clients and clients in the area.

We have met some lovely people, and some amazing dogs over the past few months, and judging by the number of emails we are receiving at the moment we are likely to meet many more people over the coming months. If you have emailed us and the response is taking more than a week then please email us again as occasionally some of our emails vanish into the blackhole of the internet.

We have recently been in contact with a person who may be donating a puppy to the Trust from a litter of Labrador puppies. This is exciting for us as it means that we can reduce the amount of fundraising that we need to do as the purchase price of a puppy is usually $1,000 - $1,500. If one of the puppies is a suitable candidate then we will soon have a new puppy in training, so watch the website, and watch this space.

If you are interested in donating a puppy, or if you are interested in being a puppy raiser for the Trust then please email us with your details. At the moment we are only looking for puppy raisers in the Auckland region, but that will change in time as more support becomes available throughout the country.

If you have visited our page on Facebook you may have seen the photographs that were recently taken of Odin, who belongs to one of the Trustees. The photographs were taken by the PixieFoto team at Sylvia Park, and the high quality images are perfect for promotional work for the Trust.

If you have any comments or questions then please do not hesitate to contact the Trust. You can find out more about us by visiting our website or you can become a fan on Facebook. Or you can email us via contact_ppadt@yahoo.com