Insightful, interesting, engaging. Absolutely recommended!
Guide Dogs - National Centre的点评
点评:Very easy to book online and easy to find with Satnav postcode. On arrival you sign in and don a visitor’s badge and are met by your guide(s). If you are fortunate enough to have Carole and her dog Ron when you visit; then you’re in for a treat. Carole did a marvellous job of explaining how everything works over the 2hr tour; Ron provided licks and paws as required!
The tour begins with the history of the organisation and an overview of the site. Then you move on to learning everything from white sticks to the harness a dog will wear through its working life. There were some excellent sensory experiences and a wealth of knowledge about how the pups are raised; from conception to going home with their puppy raisers.
From viewing galleries above you then get to see PUPPIES (not guaranteed). Of course I’d have loved to have gotten closer but even so; we were able to watch as the Vets carried out health checks and vaccinated the pups. Not to mention all the cute play-fighting, napping etc. We learned so much about how a guide dog is such a vital lifeline to a VI person but also that it’s not cheap.
In summary, definitely book a visit; go and learn from the excellent guides, admire the super cute little puppies and support (with donation or gift shop purchases etc) the vital work of Guide Dogs. It is 101% worth it 🦮
翻译:在线预订非常方便,使用卫星导航邮政编码也很容易找到。抵达后,您需要登记并佩戴访客徽章,导游会迎接您。如果您有幸在参观时遇到Carole和她的爱犬Ron,那您一定会大饱眼福。在2小时的参观中,Carole精彩地讲解了一切;Ron还根据需要提供了舔舐和抚摸爪子的机会!
参观从机构的历史和场地概况开始。然后,您将学习从白色棍棒到狗狗在其工作生涯中必须佩戴的挽具等各种知识。参观过程中,您将获得一些绝佳的感官体验,并了解到关于幼犬饲养方式的丰富知识;从受孕到与饲养员一起回家。
从上面的观景台,您可以看到幼犬(不能保证)。当然,我很想近距离观察,但即便如此,我们还是能够观看兽医为幼犬进行健康检查和接种疫苗。更不用说它们可爱的打闹、打盹等等。我们了解到导盲犬对视障人士来说是多么重要的生命线,但同时也知道它价格不菲。
总而言之,一定要预约参观;去向优秀的导盲犬学习,欣赏超级可爱的小狗,并支持(通过捐赠或在礼品店购买等方式)导盲犬的重要工作。绝对物超所值🦮