Puppy walkers training guide dogs for the blind can now get free transport, thanks to a bus company.
Stagecoach Oxford is to give free passes to volunteers from the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. The puppy walkers teach dogs basic obedience and get them used to the noise and bustle of town centres. Pictured is Pauline Fretter with puppy Ada and bus driver Ed Massey.
Pauline Fretter, Ada and driver Ed MasseyDavid Whitley, Stagecoach's marketing manager, said: "Offering free travel to puppy walkers is one way to ensure blind and partially-sighted people can use our services in the future."
Ali Firbank, puppy walking supervisor for the association, said: "We are delight Stagecoach has offered us help in this way. Getting pups used to travelling on public transport is a vital part of puppy walking."
**Picture: Jon Lewis
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