Walk on the guide side

Posted on Jun 15 2020 by admin

In their element | Pip Edwards, Puppy Education Supervisor at the Royal Society for the Blind with Lulu — Walk on the guide side: Lulu and Pip

Pip transforms people’s lives on a daily basis, one puppy at a time.

Role: Puppy Education Supervisor
Organisation: Royal Society for the Blind
University of Adelaide degree: Bachelor of Science (Animal Science)

After completing her Bachelor of Science (Animal Science) she could hardly believe it when she landed her dream job (and almost everyone else’s!) as a puppy education supervisor with the Royal Society for the Blind.

Now she oversees the training of pups destined to become guide and assistance dogs in our communities.

Pip supports each puppy’s every furry step; from their birth, which she is present at, to their graduation. She also led the development of a program called Operation K9, which provides assistance dogs to Veterans of the Australian Defence Forces who suffer from PTSD.

Join us for her conversation with presenter Sarah Davidson as she explains the superpowers of a dog’s nose, why she chose to work with animals instead of being an engineer, and the challenges of training people, as well as dogs!

“The dogs mean so much to clients, and it could just be them telling you that they went to the shops for the first time by themselves which they never could have done before."Pip Edwards - Graduate of the BSc (Animal Science)

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Bonus content

Learn more about the Bachelor of Science (Animal Science) at the University of Adelaide.
Read Pip Edwards' interview with Lumen, the University's alumni magazine.
Become a Puppy Educator and provide a positive environment and training for RSB Guide and Assistance Dog pups.
Find out about Operation K9, the program for Veterans of the Australian Defence Forces who suffer from PTSD.
Learn more about what the Royal Society for the Blind do.