A PUPPY from the Vale has been given one of Guide Dogs’ highest accolades.
Diffy, a yellow labrador cross golden retriever raised in Ogmore-by-Sea, has been selected as a guide dog mum. It means she will not enter formal guide dog training and will instead settle with a family near the charity’s National Centre in Leamington Spa, where it is hoped she will give birth to litters of life-changing puppies.
Diffy, now 16 months old, spent her first year living by the coast with her volunteer puppy raiser, and was quickly identified as having great potential. She underwent a series of tests and checks before being chosen as a candidate for the largest assistance dog breeding programme in the world. Health, behaviour and temperament were all assessed, and Diffy passed with flying colours.
Diffy’s unusual name was chosen by Graham and Anne Hinchey, who raised £85,000 for Guide Dogs during their year as Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Cardiff. They said: “We are delighted that Diffy has been chosen to be a guide dog mum. It is a real honour, and she will be ensuring that future generations of life-changers are associated with Wales’s capital city through her special name.”
Find out how you can name a guide dog puppy at www.guidedogs.org.uk/nap
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