Withdrawn Guide Dogs

What happens to the dogs that don’t make it?

Due to Guide Dogs Queensland’s commitment to producing quality Guide Dogs, dogs are continuously assessed throughout the training process to determine suitability to the guiding role.

Our success rate of producing qualified Guide Dogs is consistently improving and rivals the internationally accepted standard of around 65 per cent.

Naturally, not every puppy fulfils its destiny of becoming a Guide Dog due to unavoidable factors including health and temperament.

Dogs that fail to meet our standard are withdrawn from the program and re-classified for alternative careers or rehomed with assessed families.

Those dogs that don’t make it may go on to careers with:

• Corrective Services Queensland as Detector Dogs 
• GDQ Ambassador Dog program 

Ambassador Dog program

Opportunities exist for people to join our active Public Relations team of volunteers, who care for our wonderful ‘Ambassador Dogs’ and accompany the dog to promotional and fundraising events.

In this position you would be responsible for the care and handling of a withdrawn Guide Dog. A criteria applies, and it includes the following;

• Will you allow the dog to live and sleep inside? 
• Do you live within 90 minutes of Bald Hills?
• Do you have a securely fenced yard? 
• Can you provide the Ambassador Dog with regular exercise, grooming and maintain GDQ’s recommended handling and obedience training? 
• Do you have time to attend quarterly training sessions by our qualified Guide Dog Services staff? 
• Do you have time to attend Guide Dogs Queensland events and fundraising stalls?

If you can answer yes to the above questions and can offer a safe and loving home, please contact Guide Dogs Queensland on 07 3500 9017.

New life and family

Our dogs make wonderful pets and sometimes just need a loving home. It is for this reason we accept applications from community members interested in purchasing our re-homed dogs.

Even though the dogs are offered for sale, we allocate them based on assessment of applicants as there are certain criteria that need to be fulfilled including having a fenced yard and being able to accommodate the dog indoors.

Applicants should understand that our dogs are accustomed to a certain level of human contact. We expect our dogs to remain inside the home with regular human contact and stimulation such as exercise and the ability of the owner to meet feeding and veterinary costs.

Our applications for re-homed Guide Dogs are currently open.  

To download the application form click here.  Please send the completed form to:

• Fax:  07 3261 7500
• Email:  k.hynes@guidedogsqld.com.au
• Post:  PO Box 50, Bald Hills QLD 4036
  
  For more information about our Rehomed Dogs please contact: Administration Support Officer: Kylie Hynes on Ph:(07) 3500 9079 or email k.hynes@guidedogsqld.com.au