CLAIRE JOHNSON (50) AND MARK GAFFY (51) FROM STOKE ON TRENT
(UK) FELL IN LOVE AND GOT MARRIED WHEN THEIR GUIDE DOGS
VENICE & RODD ~ BONDED ON THE TRAINING COURSE !
DOGS can bond with HUMANS ~ very empathetic
They serve us in so many ways ~ without them we're pathetic !
They know your heart ~ they read your mind
In the topic of this Poem ~ Guide Dogs for the Blind.
The Gift of Sight ~ it really is our most precious sense
Without our sight we live in darkness and suspense
DOGS are prepared by Puppy Walkers ~ then trained to obey
And be contained and be constrained ~ to work and guide all day.
The perfect breed for Guide Dogs is the LABRADOR
They don't get too excited and lie quietly on the floor,
The service in the UK is all funded by donation
A DOG can serve for seven years ~ an average estimation.
The cost to train ~ sustain a DOG is very far from cheap
The cost is fifty thousand pounds for training and upkeep !
So cherish please your gift of sight and to the BLIND be kind
And please support your National Scheme of GUIDE DOGS for the BLIND.
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ Yours BRIAN XOX
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Author:
BRIANSODES (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: February 9th, 2017 03:43
- Comment from author about the poem: LABRADORS are a very special breed of DOG ~ Well behaved and very empathetic with Children and the Elderly. Consequently they make excellent Guide Dogs for the BLIND and Hearing Dogs for the DEAF. Guide Dogs for the Blind (and partially sighted) was established in the UK in 1931. There are about 5,000 Guide Dogs active in the UK and 1,300 Puppies are born each year (from Guide Dogs) ready to be trained by Puppy Walkers in preparation for training and their ultimate utilisation as Guide Dogs for the Blind. There is no upper age limit for a Person to be assigned a Guide Dog and children of Secondary School age have been assigned a Guide Dog. Persons of limited means can be provide with funds for the feeding and up keep of their Guide Dog. The Annual cost ~ in the UK ~ is about £50 million ($65 million) all of which has to be raised by subscription and sponsorship of the GUIDE DOGS ! Comments welcome ~ Yours BRIAN XOX
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Very good poem. Love the rhyme scheme-you know me! You wrote on a very excellent cause. Initially I was thinking about all working dogs but dogs that work for the blind are a special breed, of course. Nice picture and backstory about those two folks. All around fabulous write! Hugs--Christina
Thanks for your encouraging reply Chris and yiour enjoyment and appreciation of the SUBJECT. My Maternal Grandfather was BLIND so I have a personal interest in provision for Blind persons in the Community. I thought he Story was beautiful ~ Hugs for you too ~ BRIAN.
Dogs are such great creatures and they serve such wonderful service to the needy - you do them proud.
YES MICHAEL ~ Like Horses they seem to enjoy the company of man. When treated ecently and fed and housed DOGS are a great asset in many spheres of life and death ! BRIAN
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