Kenobi’s Blog

So Mom got a phone call the other day – GDA phoned to say that a company has chosen to sponsor me!!! Dennis Jankelow & Associates (Pty) Limited, aka DJA, is a company that specialises in aviation insurance. As part of their social responsibility, they support GDA by sponsoring a Guide Dog puppy-in-training. DJA fully […]

So I attended my third puppy class at GDA (Guide-Dogs Association) with all my brothers and my sister. I must admit puppy classes are my favourite thing ever! We always learn something new. Here Ané is showing our moms how to teach us the ‘down’. We then did some heelwork and then it was playtime!!

I love cuddling! When I was still very little, my brothers, sister and I used to cuddle with each other and with our mom Jelly. Anja looks a little bit like my mom – she’s the same colour. So when I came to my new home I couldn’t wait to cuddle with Anja when it

I went to the office with Mom! It was so exciting. Mom works half day (if you are a Puppy Raiser you need the extra time every day to take care of us), and I’m allowed to go to with her when she goes to work! I am very lucky. Everyone at her office is

So my puppy classes are going really well. At our second class at McKaynine, we learned how to ‘sit’ and ‘down’. But I already knew those. Here the instructor is demonstrating how to teach the down. Isn’t the Golden Retriever puppy just the cutest? The handlers had to do some research on the different breeds

So Mom went to go visit her mom and decided that I could go with her. She has a small garden and I had a good play. There are lots of stairs where she stays so I got my exercise with that too. She was very friendly and introduced me to her cats. Here is

I’d been home for about a week when one morning Mom said she had a surprise for me. She loaded me into the car and off we went. When we arrived I saw that we were back at GDA – the place I was born – South African Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind. We walked

The day started like any other. We woke up, played, had a nap, played, ate breakfast, had another nap, and played some more. Then they came to fetch us! There were about five families and they took us all into a room where we met with the families – our new families! They will be