Dozens of third-year commerce students at the University of Victoria flooded into the basement of the Business and Economics building on Monday to play with puppies.
The meeting was a joint effort between business students and BC and Alberta Guide Dogs to help socialize the puppies and help students unwind.
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Four dogs were on scene with their volunteer trainers, ranging in age from three months to 15 months old. All of them were available to pet, play and cuddle.
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Carla Williams is a long-time volunteer puppy trainer who is looking after Archie until he graduates B次元官网网址� Archie is her fifth puppy with BC and Alberta Guide Dogs.
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Volunteers keep puppies with them for the first 13 to 15 months of their lives in order to train them for one of the three programs offered by the BC and Alberta Guide Dogs: guide dogs, autism support dogs and PTSD service dogs.
More volunteers are needed for the puppy raising program. Anyone interested can visit .
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