Rehoming guide dogs FAQs | Guide Dogs (2024)

Unfortunately as you work full time and no-one else is in your home during the day we can’t proceed with your application. Your dog has to be looked after within your home by a family member (who lives with you).

We require that our dogs are not left for more than 4 hours in a 24 hour period. We don’t count dog walkers, being dropped off at another home or people letting your dog out at lunchtime. Our dogs are highly socialised with people so don’t like being left or taken elsewhere from the family home as many dogs have very specific needs.

The reasoning for this is that our dogs are with people 24/7 while they are being puppy raised and then in the initial stages of training, and we’ve found in the past if we rehomed to families who were out all day the dogs became destructive as they were bored and also lonely.

Rehoming guide dogs FAQs | Guide Dogs (2024)
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