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                 NEWSLETTER
							Summer/Autumn 2022

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A Message from the Editor
Who are we?
What are the benefits of becoming a member of DGHA?
Ode To A Guide Dog. Author Unknown
Getting on With Life- By Scott N
How well do you know your dog? By Francois J
Introduction - New Committee Members
DGHA Annual General Meeting Round Up
A Dog Guide Tail:  A Stay at RPA Hospital Sydney, Dog Guide Nora
International Guide Dog Day – Wednesday 27th April 2022
DGHA Member Meeting - Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Greg, Erika and Memphis 4 wheel bus trip through the north-west of Western Australia.
Dates to Remember -2022
Ruffwear Unifly Guide Dog Harness Review - By Annette Ferguson
Last Words
Disclaimer:

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A Message from the Editor
Welcome to the Summer/Autumn edition of the DGHA Newsletter. I hope you find the information in this newsletter helpful and enjoyable.
 Feedback is important, to ensure the newsletter is successful.
Contributions from members and those with an interest in Dog Guides is essential to ensure the newsletter can continue. Please send any stories, article or ideas to mewsletter@dgha.org.au . Let’s make the DGHA Newsletter great together.

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Who are we?
Dog Guide Handlers Australia (DGHA) is a national association which provides a voice for Australians who are blind or vision impaired, and who are dog guide handlers.
DGHA is an independent association of dog guide handlers, and is not affiliated with any dog guide school.
DGHA strives to foster, represent, promote, enhance and protect the interests of Australians who are blind or vision impaired, and who are dog guide handlers.
DGHA draws on the experiences and varied knowledge of its members, to provide peer support, systemic advocacy and information to dog guide users throughout Australia.

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What are the benefits of becoming a member of DGHA?
Life time member one-off joining fee
Unite your voice with other dog guide users and have a say to service providers 
Share your experiences as a dog guide handler and learn from other handlers
Join in 3 monthly online meetings to chat and enjoy presentations from experts on topics all about dog guides 
Take part in the DGHA bi annual conference 

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Ode To A Guide Dog. Author Unknown
 “When the time has finally come on eyes you can’t rely
You’ve lost your independence need some help to just get by
Just know that I’ll be waiting hoping I will be your match
I’ll get you out of your front door turn the key unlock the latch
If you are short of confidence then mine is yours to lend
For I will give you all I have just trust your four legged friend
Together new adventures through my harness lead the way
My eyes will keep you safe and sound your love will be my pay
When all the faces disappear I’ll be at your left side
In blindness feel like drowning with my paw I’ll turn the tide
For ever since I was a pup for this I have been trained
So let me be your guide dog be your eyes when visions drained.”
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Getting on With Life- By Scott N

It's almost 12 months since I last wrote a story of what I have been up to. My guide dog Windsor & I have become a good team.  We are out most days doing one thing or another. I am confident now to go anywhere with Windsor.
My friends in the VIP world have taught me many things with my dog and how to get around. I travelled to the blind chef in Cardiff by train who has a restaurant so we go up as a group booking fantastic food highly recommended.
Another VIP friend has taught me to go for an overnight stay to Kiama, travelled down on train and stayed at Kiama shores motel in separate rooms. She showed me how to get around and speak to people as a blind person. How nice are people in the country just so welcoming and helpful with information about the town. I might be blind but life goes on and you can still have fun just means I do it differently.
I just came back from a Cocky Guided tour to berry Kangaroo Valley & Nowra.
 Life is good traveling now.
Looking  forward to building my network of VIP friends and getting out and about and travel wherever this wide open road will take me.
I like using Whatsapp to communicate.
Bye for now Scott and tail wags from Windsor.

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How well do you know your dog? By Francois J

This is a pre-lockdown story about my now retired dog guide Nordic. 
This particular Sunday morning I attended the weekly run club session
with my faithful dog guide Nordic. He remained behind at the shady and
sheltered meeting spot where a dog sitter would come to walk him while I
did some series hills in preparation for the Puffing Billy race against
the train. Gruelling stuff! Returning to the meeting spot after my run I
was surprised that Nordic didn't take much notice of me. He just kept
staring into the distance and gave the occasional plaintive bark. But
why would you do that Nordic? I'm here now. 
Then I noticed that his coat seemed to have grown almost an inch since I
last saw him, and so did his ears! That's when the alarm bells started
going off. I even said to someone I hope this is not my dog, because
look how wet he is. Nordic HATES water. What on earth... I asked the
group whether they're sure this is Nordic, and everybody seemed to think
that it must be him. There were no other golden Labs around.  Of course
it would have been easy if he'd been wearing his name tag on his collar
like he should, but Einstein never bothered to get a new key ring when
the previous one broke. I still have the name tag stored safely, but was
this my dog? When the dog sitter confirmed that he was rather boystrous
and quite a handful on the outing it sounded so like Nordic that I
decided it must be me who's losing it. One member in the group even
joked that I might expect a call from the police soon if I stole someone
else's dog. 
When I picked up the harness to get ready to go, Nordic couldn't wait to
get his head in, and again I wondered. Usually he doesn't like the
harness much - strange... Maybe today was the day for epiphanies. Yay,
finally! Walking to the tram stop he worked like a dream and I
remembered thinking I should get him to run more often. He's so
exceedingly well behaved now! While we waited for the tram he made
himself comfortable on the concrete which is something he never did
before and I thought wow, he must be really relaxed today. I was nearly
convinced and started to relax, and then I realised how hungry I was.
(Hmm, what's new?) Opening the pack of nuts I usually carry in my sports
bag I noticed that Nordic's head came right up and ready to share in the
spoils. Huh? He usually doesn't even stir when I eat something. Sinking
feeling... 
Once we got off the tram I had to prompt "Nordic" to turn left towards
the traffic crossing. Usually he just does it automatically. With every
subsequent turn I had to work him to go the right way. He did it
beautifully, but he needed my guidance all the way. The suspicion grew
with every step, and when he showed no sign of turning into our driveway
I knew I was walking with an impostor! More sinking feeling, hopeless
laughter. Oh my word, how did I get into this mess? I still couldn't
quite believe it, so once in the house I asked him to go outside to
relieve himself, but this "Nordic" knew nothing about the workings of a
doggy door. He also didn't know what it meant when I said "Okay Nordic,
on your bed." He kept pacing, and I noticed even his gait was different.
When a friend popped in a few minutes later and confirmed that this dog
looks a little smaller than she remembers there was no more doubt in my
mind: the impostor has been found out! I knew the real Nordic was never
in danger, he was simply mistaken for someone else's dog, and all we had
to do was to find out who else had the wrong dog. 
It was when his dog suddenly started running around at "home" with socks
in his mouth that another member of our club knew he took the wrong dog
home. They might look alike, but they are certainly very different. When
Nordic arrived home later that day he got a present - his name tag on a
new keyring. All's well that ends well. 
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Introduction - New Committee Members 
At the Annual General Meeting DGHA elected two new committee members. Below is an introduction to those members
Name; Stacy
Age; 39
Town or region; Hunter Valley NSW
Dog guide details:  Tamali is a delightful yellow lab with a red tinge to her coat.  She is just over 4 years old and has been with me for just over 2 years.  She is my first Dog Guide and I absolutely love having her in my life.
Work or retired; I work 4 days a week at a school and my role includes administration, data entry, filing, invoicing and payroll.  I was extremely fortunate to be offered this position at the start of 2019 and I can see myself at the school for many, many years to come.
Hobbies and interests; I enjoy crafts such as diamond painting, long stitch and latch hook and also love baking sweet treats.  I listen to audio books with my favourite series being Jack Reacher by Lee Child.  I also love binging TV shows on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Pet peeves: Bad or no use of punctuation, dog poop not being picked up by dog owners and smart alec people who think they know everything but really no nothing.

My name is Kirsten Busby, I have been a handler for just over 5 years with my first dog Violet.

In 2021, I completed a Bachelor of Music and Diploma of Languages at the University of Newcastle. 2022 sees me studying a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment at TAFE NSW, once completed I hope to start teaching Braille Music to Blind and Visually Impaired school students. As well as my studies, I am also an Operatic Soprano in training, taking part in productions and Eisteddfods in and around NSW. 

Violet has been my constant companion both at Uni and now at TAFE, she is a source of great comfort when my studies have been intense. On stage, Violet has been known to outshine me by looking cute, she has even given me the eye when I hit a wrong note.

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DGHA Annual General Meeting Round Up
Our Dog Guide Handlers Australia (Inc) Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday November 24, 2021 by teleconference (Zoom).  
After a Welcome and Roll Call,   and the approval of the 2020 DGHA AGM Minutes, the meeting endorsed the 2021 Annual Reports.
The main item of business at the AGM was the voting on the Election of Positions for DGHA Committee.
As per the DGHA Rules, this year, due to rotation of committee members, the positions of Deputy-Chairperson, Secretary, and one general committee member were due for election.
Annette Ferguson was elected as Deputy-Chairperson; Greg Madson was re-elected as Secretary; and Bronwyn Drew was re-elected as a general committee member. We received two nominations for new general committee members who were also elected. We welcome Kirsten Busby and Stacy Hipwell to the committee. A big thankyou goes to Claudia Stevenson who did not re-stand for Deputy Chairperson. Claudia contributed much to DGHA over a number of years.
Our new committee is:
•	Chairperson: Kevin Murfitt (VIC)
•	Deputy Chairperson: Annette Ferguson (NSW)
•	Secretary: Greg Madson (WA)
•	Treasurer: John Hardie (VIC)
•	Social Media: Erika Webb (WA)
General Committee Members
•	Jamie Kelly (VIC)
•	Francois Jacobs (VIC)
•	Roslyn Matthews (QLD)
•	Bronwyn Drew (NSW)
•	Kirsten Busby (NSW)
•	Stacy Hipwell (NSW)
We look forward to working for all DGHA members to further the rights of people who used dog guides.
Yours sincerely
Kevin Murfitt Chairperson
www.dgha.org.au

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A Dog Guide Tail:  A Stay at RPA Hospital Sydney, Dog Guide Nora 

In November 2021 my handler Bronwyn had to go into hospital for some fairly major surgery, because the hospital is so far from home of course I was coming.
There was a bit of planning involved in our trip particularly with me the dog guide Nora staying at the hospital too. Although I wasn't there for the whole time. As I actually got to go on a little holiday, it was organised that I would go and stay with my puppy raiser for the first week or so. I had lots of fun because my little puppy raised sister Farah lives with my puppy raiser so I got to have lots of doggy time with my little sister.
My puppy raiser kept my handler up to date with my antics, I weren't always the best behaved, because sometimes I just have to be naughty.
When my handler Bronwyn had recovered enough that she could look after me in the hospital I went back which was after a 9 Day holiday. I was so glad to be back with my handler although I did note that my Handler wasn’t her usual self.
I was welcome at the hospital with my handler we had our own room which was really good I had my bed set up in the room right next to my handler that's why I really don't like to be too far away.
The nurses and the doctors all knew I was a dog guide and that patting me was ok but they had to ask first and this was only when I was not in harness. .  Once my handler was up and about I was an integral part of her rehabilitation process, And I had to learn to do things slightly differently with my handler,  and I worked with the physiotherapist getting my handler back on her feet. Once we were cleared to go walkabout, and out to a lovely grass area that I could do my business but I could also have a lay in the sun with my handler. 
I even had other dog guides, my friends come and visit at different times I had Leon and his handler Cathy, Daisy and her Handler Wendy, Windsor and his handler Scott and Ebony at her handler Margaret.
My handler even found an area that was totally enclosed with only one way in and out that was safe for me to have some free run time and the hospital was very happy to have this happen this area was an area that staff and visitors could sit outside I'm not far from the coffee shop. But I didn't get to just run around all the time if people came out I went back to my handler and back on my lead because it was the right thing to do.
Our stay in hospital ended up being a lot longer than planned, we unfortunately ran out of my favourite food, but no drama we found a pet shop nearby that carried my particular food and was more than happy to deliver it at no extra charge to us at the hospital.
Now my hands always took me out to toilet, because we believe it's not a nurse's job to do that and that's why I got to have a little holiday at the beginning of Bronwyn stay in hospital. But there was a time or two where the nurses did have to take me out because Bronwyn just couldn't or the nurses wouldn't let her once or twice for some reason I needed to go in the middle of the night and the nurses said, no, no to my handler we would love to do it. So off I would trot with a nursing in tow to my favourite spot to go, and because it was the nurses doing it I knew I could get away with being a bit of a character jumping and bounding all the way and if anyone got in my way, like one gentleman dead I just jumped on him and doubled him over, oops!  Not very good dog guide behaviour but then again I wasn't being a dog guide at the time I was just being a dog. there was only one time that the nurses had to do my feeding and that was because my handler had to go back for a second operation otherwise my handler Bronwyn did it all for me everything I needed she took care of going for walks mind you I was working so we'd work our way out of the hospital, work our way back, go to the coffee shop go and have sit around and the comments from staff at the hospital and even visitors what a beautiful dog, what a well behaved dog, aww, we know we can't Pat but can we, please and not to mention I don't know how many photos that people would just take.
One day when my friend Leon was visiting with his handler Cathy we were sitting in our room because it was nearly time for the lunch lady to come around,  sitting there quietly Leon and I, when she arrived, a sheik could be heard as she spotted us just lying there, she then took off without leaving my handlers lunch, and then could be heard rather loudly telling the nurse, there is a dog in the room, in which the nurse told it was just a guide dog it won’t hurt you, she responded no!, no!, no!  There is a dog in the room. The nurse eventual had to bring my handlers lunch in as the lunch lady would not come back to our room. Now I know some people are scared of dogs, but I am a good dog, I am a dog guide and my job is important. Anyway tails wags for now until our next adventure Dog Guide Nora

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International Guide Dog Day – Wednesday 27th April 2022
How will you spend International Guide Dog Day? 
Will you treat your dog guide?
Why not share your day on our Facebook pagehttp://www.facebook.com/groups/DogGuideHandlersAustralia/

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DGHA Member Meeting - Wednesday 23rd March 2022
 
The next Dog Guide Handlers Australia (DGHA) members meeting will be held on Wednesday 23 March at 8PM (Sydney/Melbourne time - check your local time) by Zoom.
The Guest Speakers at the meeting will be:
Chris Edwards – Manager Government Relations and Advocacy, Vision Australia
Jane Britt – Team Leader, Policy and Advocacy, Blind Citizens Australia
Martin Stewart – Advocacy Officer, Blind Citizens Australia
We will be talking about an update on the Vision Australia and Uber Rideshare initiative, The Service Assistance Program (SAP). 
Also Jane and Martin updating on Blind Citizens Australia discussions on Taxi and Rideshare services.
Check your emails for the Zoom link details

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Greg, Erika and Memphis 4 wheel bus trip through the north-west of Western Australia.

Day 1
An early start to get onto the bus, we had great seats at the back of the bus which gave Memphis plenty of room to stretch out in comfort.
We then travelled North out of Perth to New Norcia for a morning tea break. While we were at New Norcia we soon discovered that Memphis was the major attraction and no matter where we went we always had a group of on-lookers even when any of us went to the toilet.  Then on via Dalwallinu and Wubin along the Great Northern Highway to Paynes Find where we had a break, then we moved onto the Gold Mining Towns of Mt Magnet and Cue, The Queen of The Murchison, for an overnight stay

Day 2
Cue is a well restored historic Murchison town. 
Gold was discovered in 1892 though there is uncertainty as to who made the first find. Michael Fitzgerald and Edward Heffernan collected 260 ounces after being given a nugget by an Aboriginal known as "Governor". Tom Cue travelled to Nannine to register their claim. The townsite was gazetted in 1893 and named after Tom Cue.

Cue was the terminus for the Northern Railway in 1898 until the route was extended to Meekatharra almost ten years later, and was also the junction for the branch line to Big Bell. The line closed in 1978.
Meekatharra. We leave the bitumen travelling to Mount Gould Police Station, built in the late 1800’s to police Aboriginals who were killing settlers’ stock. Had a Picnic lunch, then Landor Station, famous for its October bush race meeting. On to Mount Augustus Station for an overnight stay.

Day 3
At Mount Augustus we enjoyed a tour including Edney Spring and Flintstone Rock. Later a visit to Cattle Pool on the nearby Lyons River for a walk under the river gums while looking back on the sheer northern face of the majestic mount. After lunch time to rest and relax in the outback oasis.

Oh did we mention a rock? A really big rock? Mt Augustus is the worlds biggest rock twice the size of Uluru, Wajarri Aboriginal name is "Burringah". Standing 715mtrs out of the surrounding alluvial plain, it can be seen from miles away. With a 53km loop around the rock drive you will encounter, rocky creeks, gorges, open plains, aboriginal rock engravings and a variety of wildlife.

We did climb the rock just a bit to visit one of the aboriginal rock engravings. On the way back we had to cross over a small creak, it was not very big, just a step to get over it. I stepped over and asked Memphis to follow, but he thought it would be a much better idea to jump into the creek and have a good splash around 

Day 4
A big day on the bus, heading north west from Mount Augustus we travelled past Cobra Station and out to the North West Coastal Highway to Cape Range National Park and the spectacular scenery of Charles Knife Road, where oil was first found in Western Australia in the 1950’s.

Day 5
Exmouth is growing rapidly with its lovely year round weather and great recreation activities. It is the centre for the Navy North West Cape Base. We travelled to the head of the Gulf then down to Coral Bay. We Enjoyed a glass bottom boat cruise on Coral Bay to view the beautiful coral of Ningaloo Reef. 

The glass bottom boat Memphis found very mysterious. He was constantly gazing through the glass watching all manner of fish moving between the coral.
Stayed in Carnarvon overnight.

Day 6
We visited the Babbage Island Jetty and the Fishing Harbour, then up to the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum to learn about the role of this dish in the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. Travel through the old North West sheep station country, where so many over the last 140 years have battled drought and great floods. Further south we stop at Overlander Roadhouse then onto Kalbarri for two nights.

Day 7
Visit to Kalbarri National Park and the new Skywalk, perched right on the clifftop, two 100-metre-high lookouts projecting 25 and 17 metres beyond the rim of the Murchison Gorge. We also visited the stunning gorges of Z Bend & Natures Window. And had Lunch in Kalbarri at the mouth of the Murchison River. 

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Dates to Remember -2022
Wednesday 23rd March – DGHA Members meeting
Wednesday 27th April 2022- international Guide Dog Day

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Ruffwear Unifly Guide Dog Harness Review - By Annette Ferguson
Description of the Unifly Harness.
The Ruffwear Unifly Guide Dog harness is a new and unique design, quite different from the standard harness we’re used to seeing in Australia. It’s different in two main ways, the foam padded body piece and the single pole ergonomic handle.
Instead of the usual chest strap extending around the front of the chest and attaching to a strap or webbing that goes over the dog’s back, the Unifly chest piece is a Y shape. There is a body piece that goes over the dog’s back and shoulders and two straps that go from the shoulders to the Y shaped piece that goes from the chest down between the dogs front legs and attaches to the body piece with straps that connect up behind the shoulders. The straps that hold the body piece together are adjustable in four places, at the front of each shoulder and at the sides where they attach behind the dog’s shoulder. 
Instead of the usual two pole handle that attaches to either side of the harness near the dog’s shoulder, the Unifly has a single pole that attaches at the top of the dog’s back just behind the shoulder area. The unique thing about this pole is that it is adjustable in three ways: firstly, at the attachment point to the harness it can be positioned straight in line with the length of the dog or it can be offset to the side to give a little more space between dog and handler. Secondly, the length of the pole can be adjusted by opening out a little leaver on the handle. And thirdly the hard plastic handle that you hold can be rotated in a 360 degree plain so that you can get the best angle for comfort. This also requires you to open out the little leaver on the handle. The hard plastic handle at the end of the pole is very comfortable to hold and the handle itself is very light. In a traditional harness, the handler’s hand is placed with knuckles toward the front, thumb toward their leg and fingers toward the back. With the Unifly, you can rotate the handle so that your thumb is toward the top, knuckles facing out to the left and palm facing in toward the handlers leg, and adjust to any position either side of that to suit your own comfort or need.  
The Unifly harness comes in grey, blue and fluorescent green with orange trim. There are three sizes there are little reflective parts in various places on the harness for working in low light. There is space on the body piece for training school branding.   
Pro’s
•	Very lightweight and not restrictive at all to the dog’s movement
•	Washable and continues to look new over time
•	Looks very professional
•	Adjustable in multiple places on the body piece and handle
•	Handle piece angle very easy to adjust
•	Ergonomic handle puts the handler’s hand and arm in a more natural position
•	Handle detaches and reattaches very easily for riding on public transport or in vehicles
•	Loop behind handle attachment for seatbelt attachment or to attach collapsible water bowl with a clip
•	You can attach a beacon to the handle for better visibility in low lighting conditions
Con’s
•	It can be a tight squeeze getting the harness on and off over the dog’s head, especially if your dog has a big head.  I tend to put my hand over the dog’s ear and drag the harness over my hand rather than over the ears.  
•	Instead of the traditional single clip, there are two plastic prong buckles to fasten when putting on the harness and they can bite your fingers if you aren’t careful
•	Could be easy to leave the handle in a taxi when detached
•	Handle doesn’t quite extend long enough for some dogs for walking in single file through narrow spaces
•	No space to add signage for example, do not pat. 

The Unifly harness can only be issued through a IGDF school, which is a pro in the sense that it cannot be purchased by the man on the street and used without the right training or on an unregistered dog, but a con if your school is not currently open to using this harness. 
My experience
I’ve been using the Ruffwear Unifly Guide Dog Harness for about nine months now.  After months of sleepless nights due to pain in my left forearm, I managed to coordinate a trial of the Unifly harness with a visit to a dry needling physiotherapist which was followed by a delicious full night’s sleep!  I trailed the harness for a week with zero pain from the epicondylitis I’d suffered over the previous months.  
After the week’s trial, I went back to using the standard horizontal harness handle and straight back to the nagging pain that kept me awake at night. I tend to use the handle at a 45 degree angle where my thumb points towards the upper right, palm towards the back of my leg and knuckles toward upper left. It’s very easy to change the angle for a break from staying in the one position for too long. 
When I first saw the Unifly, I didn’t like the look of the single pole between dog and handler, but the first walk with it quickly changed my mind. It feels very different to the standard issue harness with two poles, but in my opinion, it’s a good feel. I can tell when my dog’s head turns to the side or when he reacts to something in the environment, I can feel all the ups and downs of the landscape and most importantly, I can very easily feel when he is doing his guiding tasks, like that little pull toward the edge of a step and that slowing down as we approach an obstacle.
In my opinion, the Ruffwear Unifly Guide Dog Harness is the best I’ve used. I love the look and feel of it and I think my Guide Dog loves it too.  

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Last Words
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Membership of DGHA is in 2 categories. Full Membership: $20.00. Any Australian who is blind or vision impaired, and who is a Dog Guide Handler or Associate Membership: $10.00. Any other person who is sighted, blind or vision impaired, who supports the objectives of DGHA.
If you are not already a member of DGHA and would like to be, please visit our
Website and fill in the accessible form. We welcome full memberships for dog guide handlers and associate memberships from dog guide trainers, puppy raisers and friends and family of dog guide handlers.  The joining page on our website is here:  http://dgha.org.au/dgha/membership/

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Views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of the editor, or DGHA, Any advice is general in nature and should be checked with relevant schools, your vet or other relevant authorities.