Free travel offered to Guide Dog trainers by Stagecoach East Scotland

Guide Dog trainers are being offered free travel on Stagecoach East Scotland buses when travelling with Guide Dogs in training.

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association trainers train puppies and dogs to become companions for the visually impaired. In particular, the training includes travel on buses.

“This commitment continues to demonstrate that we do the right thing for the community we serve” – David Frenz, Stagecoach East Scotland Operations Director

David Frenz, Stagecoach East Scotland Operations Director, said: “We’re proud to be working with Guide Dogs to offer trainers free travel on our services, supporting the many people across our communities who live with sight loss. This commitment continues to demonstrate that we do the right thing for the community we serve.”

“This collaboration, which also included sighted guide training for drivers, will make a real difference to people living with sight loss across the region” – uide Dogs’ Puppy Development Advisor, Joan Van-Eijk

Guide Dogs’ Puppy Development Advisor, Joan Van-Eijk, said: “We are delighted to have had this opportunity to work with Stagecoach East Scotland, on an exciting new initiative that will be an incredible help to our dog training staff and volunteers.

“To create successful life-changing guide dog partnerships, our dogs need to feel calm and confident using public transport from an early age. This collaboration, which also included sighted guide training for drivers, will make a real difference to people living with sight loss across the region.

“Guide Dogs is currently recruiting more volunteer puppy raisers to join their pack. You can learn more at www.guidedogs.org.uk/puppyraising.”