19/05/2026
Volunteer Puppy Raisers Needed!
Raising a future Guide or Service Dog may begin with one puppy, but it quickly becomes a shared journey.
One of our Cape Town volunteer puppy raisers shared a reflection on what it feels like to raise alongside your puppy’s littermates and the special community that forms along the way 💛
"When you raise a puppy for the South African Guide-Dogs Association, you get to do it with other like-minded people. Usually, you share the journey with your pup's litter mates. So the unique bond they have as siblings gets extended to the group of humans raising the pups.
It's such a special experience to have people walking alongside you with their gorgeous pups who are all at the same stage and part of the same family. And holding us all, are amazing trainers who teach, guide and support us all the time.
The photos below show the N litter in Cape Town when our babies were 10 weeks old. As a group we have been through puppy class, no sleep nights, early mornings, frustrated walks and aaah cute moments together. The pups from left are Nellie, Nikki, Nolan and Ned and we all love them dearly."
Thank you to our puppy raisers, and especially to Tania Robbertze, whose support for our organisation extends beyond raising future assistance dogs.
Become a volunteer puppy raiser today: visit: https://guidedog.org.za/puppy-raising-application/
