Client Stories

• Owen and 'Vayda'

  Please support Guide Dogs Queensland with a tax deductible donation at Tax Time. Your gift will help thousands of people now and into the future with low or no vision.     When Owen Christison and his dance partner Adine take to the floor ...

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  Michael and 'Cara'

  Please support Guide Dogs Queensland this Christmas with a tax deducible donation. Your gift will help thousands of people now and into the future with low or no vision.

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  Mt Perry Farmer Pat Walsh

  Pat Walsh lost his vision in January 2011 but this has not stopped this father-of-three from forging ahead with an independent life on his farm west of Bundaberg. Pat was using chemicals on his Mt Perry property and had to be choppered out t...

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  Barry and 'Ike'

  Guide Dogs not only bring independence to people like Barry, they become family and the most loyal of friends. As Cairns Barrister Barry Murray works quietly at his desk, the copper-coloured eyes of a handsome black Labrador stare calmly over his shoulder.

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  Kids at GDQ

  Scaling an indoor rock-climbing wall, enjoying a picnic by Moreton Bay and hanging out with new friends.

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  Lester takes the wheel at Lakeside

  A 20-year hiatus from driving flew out the window, as Lester Miles jumped in the driver’s seat at the Blind Driving Day Experience at Lakeside Raceway in May.

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  Hayden and 'Flack'

  In May this year, Hayden Smith became Queensland’s youngest Guide Dog user, when he graduated with ‘Flack’, a black Labrador Retriever cross.

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  Lester and 'Kenya'

  Since “Kenya” came bounding into Lester’s life, they have developed a strong bond based on trust and mateship.