Guide Dogs National Breeding Centre

Our sleeping puppy on the scales weighed 4.82kg. Did you guess correctly? Photo description- A yellow puppy asleep on a towel in the weighing scales. The scales read 4.82kg

Who else has that Monday morning feeling? it looks as though these little puppies have 😴
[Photo description - Four yellow puppies are fast asleep in a green plastic bed, one of the pups is half hanging out of the bed.]

Here we have a photo of two pure German Shepherds and two German Shepherd Cross pups, can you guess which two are the pure bred Shepherds? 🐶❤️
[Photo descruiption - Four black and tan coloured puppies stood on their hind legs, front legs are on the top of the small kennel gate. All pups are looking at the camera.]

Its snoozy Sunday time. Here are 2 gorgeous pups fast asleep on a new bed that was donated this week. Many thanks to the person who donated it. We also have our 2 favourite photos from last week. Remember to comment below with photos of your snoozing pooches. Our favorites will be posted next week. Photos have individual descriptions

This little pup was so tired, it fell asleep on the weighing scales. Can you guess how much it weighs in kilos? Comment below with your answer. The answer will be revealed on monday. Photo description- A yellow puppy asleep on a towel while on the weighing scales

Zelda YL is proud to announce the safe arrival of her 8 puppies. They were born on Sunday, and she has 7 girls and 1 boy. 4 pups are yellow, and 4 black. Photo description- Zelda YL lay on a blue towel in her whelping bed with her litter of pups around her. She is looking at the camera

Its Snoozy Sunday. What better way to start your Sunday than seeing a pile of puppies. Plus our favourite photos from last week. Don't forget to comment below with photos of your snoozing pooches. Photos have individual descriptions

Meet gorgeous Zelda YL. She is just 2 days away from her due date for her third litter. Can you guess how many puppies she will have? comment below. Photo description- Zelda YL sat looking towards the right, on pink bedding inside her blue whelping bed. The front of the bed has 'stars of the future' written.

Stud Dog Taz is celebrating the appearance of some clouds and cooler weather today ⛅️😬
[Video description- Taz, Golden Retriever is excitably playing with a yellow toy in his mouth, footage shows Taz running towards the camera in slow motion.]

**Puppy Helper Experience place available**
We have a Puppy Helper Experience place (for one person) which has become available on Friday 17th at 1:30pm. If you would like to book this last-minute place please email nbcvisitors@guidedogs.org.uk giving us a phone number to call you on. The cost will £100.

Last week Rasha GSD and Nixon GSD went on a date together. Hopefully in 9 weeks they will hear the pitter patter of tiny paws. Dont you think they will make beautiful puppies? Photo description- Rashsa GSD (left) sat next to her boyfriend Nixon GSD (right) behind them is a red heart pinned on the wall

Caption time- There is always one sibling who doesn't take a photo shoot seriously. Can you think of a good caption for this? post them below. photo description- 2 black and tan GSD pups. One is looking at the camera, and the other has it's eyes closed and is sticking it's tongue out

It's Snoozy Sunday time. This week we have a photo of a snoozing GSDX puppy, and our favourite photo that was posted last week. Don't forget to comment below with photos of your snoozing pooches. Photos have individual descriptions.

B.B. Nessa is keeping an eye on her 11 babies whilst enjoying some quiet time [photo description yellow lab standing on a the edge of the lawn looking down on her 11 pups below eating their food]

Alfie CCR decided that the Tunnel was a good place to have a rest in. Photo description- Alifie a black CCR lay down inside a yellow tunnel, with a yellow toy in his mouth

Post breakfast snooze. Photo shows a yellow puppy sleeping after having its breakfast. Its is using a toy shaped like a burger as a pillow

Its Snoozy Sunday time. And what better way to start a lazy day than to look at some gorgeous sleeping puppies. Plus our favourites from last week. We had so many photos it was hard to choose just one. Remember to comment below with your snoozing pooches We will post our favourite next week

More fun in the sun. The girls have been enjoying a dip in the paddling pools to keep cool. Photos have individual descriptions

Masie YL and Rasha GSD were so excited to have a paddle in the pool to cool down, that they jumped in before it could be filled up with water. Photos have individual descriptions.

We were given our puppy helper experience day as a Christmas present by family. We have supported guide dogs in by sponsoring the dogs. We were looking forward to our visit to see how the breeding centre worked.

We were greeted by Nicola and Margaret who were to be our guides for the day. Their knowledge and interest made our visit even more enjoyable. They were both volunteers and were very passionate about the centre.

Apart from the tour we were able to see the pups who were just seven weeks old and due to go out to their puppy walkers the next day.

We also experienced the loss of sight by being blindfolded and led through an obstacle course and through a sensory tunnel.

We also met John who had lost his sight and his Kahn sorry if my spelling is wrong on his name. John gave us a his story which was a very touching and moving account of how his life had been inhanced by having had his guide dogs.

The whole day was a fantastic and memorable experience that will stay with us.

Thank you to all the staff but especially the volunteers who without all their help and support this service would not run as well.

Yours Sincerley. Gill & Neil from Bristol.

We loved our day out today! Wonderful work but inspirational people

We had a brilliant day in the sunshine. All the Guide dogs were awesome and in particular I loved Spencer the most ! The babies were absolutely gorgeous. The staff were so helpful and friendly. Cakes and food was great. We sponsored a puppy . All the people with their dogs were so friendly. All in all 10/10. A really enjoyable day out. X

We did the puppy helper tour. Puppies galore. Very hands on tour led by knowledgeable staff. We got to play with puppies and fed them. Not rushed at all. Only done in small groups which is great. Very interesting to find out all about the breeding program. The tour finishes with a chat with a guide dog owner who was happy to answer all our questions. Thank you.

We did the experience day with the puppies. It was great to get to play, feed and handle the puppies but most of all it was great to see what amazing work all the staff do and how important their work is. The fact that they don't get any government funding is just insane. A special hi to little Jason (black Labrador puppy - 6 weeks old) He's so special ❤️ X X X And keep up the good work to Mark and Upton- teaching up and down the country about what great work they do at the centre

Visited the national guide dog breeding centre yesterday (12.08.15). It was an eye opener to see how much time, money and effort that goes into the organisation by everyone that is involved. Also being able to see the breeding centre go through it daily activity was truly amazing! The afternoon was rounded off with tea/coffee and cake along with a few purchases from the centre's gift shop ☺️ Thank you for a great afternoon. Next on the list is to go to guide dog training centre in the near future

Took my nieces here as a Christmas present. It was a long wait for them (til August as it's so booked up) but totally worth it. Such a wonderful morning. The puppies are just adorable and it is clear to see the passion of everyone involved. The welfare of all the dogs is the top priority, and clear to see. I now have hundreds of photos and memories of a day that we will never forget.

Took a coach yesterday really brilliant informative day first class staff and absolutely gorgeous puppy’s

This experience was absolutely amazing - everyone was so kind and welcoming, even though we ran a little late with the traffic out of London! I can't really put into words how much fun it was to play and feed the puppies! Guide Dogs are also so impressive too!

My daughter works here and kindly arranged a visit for us. A fantastic place, staff lovely. Really enjoyed cuddling puppies and also visiting and fussing the older dogs. A lovely experience!

Me and my wife Katie have just spent one of the most unforgettable time of our lives here last week. Everybody who visits will have their own favourite part of the day (there is plenty to choose from - playing and socialising with the puppies, feeding the puppies, listening to the work the organisation does, the sensory tunnel and a frank and candid Q & A session with a GD owner), but for me it was the blindfold walk with Upton, GD, who effortlessly and expertly guided me through an "urban assault course". The blindfold was no ordinary blindfold but allowed to keep your eyes open whilst being in total darkness. When I got to the end and took my blindfold off, I was truly choked up and very emotional. A fantastic day out, at a fantastic facility, ran by fantastic people. Everyone should visit and help swell the coffers of this self funded superb life changing organisation. Thankyou !!!

Lovely place. Lovely people. Lovely dogs and puppies.

Lovely center ; all the staff were so friendly and passionate; we got to experience what it is like not being able to see by walking through specially build backout tunnel which and only rely on the touch and sound. We had lots and lots of cuddles with this amazing dogs; ❤️

It’s great to see the advances made since we did the stud dog /brood bitch stuff. Remembering the old buildings etc. Nice to see some old (er) faces.

I would personally like to thank you on behalf of the air ambulance for donating 2 vouchers for our raffle at our live music extravaganza on Friday 7th October at the railway club in rugby. This contributed to helping to raise a grand total of £1878.60 for the air ambulance. Many thanks . We will be holding another one next year on Friday 6th October and hope you might do the same again as I am taking over this event from pete storer

Fantastic facility, beautiful dogs excellent volunteer guides. Highly recommended

Can’t believe we’ve not visited before as we are only down the road in Barford ! Absolutely loved it .. the staff and volunteers are so passionate about their work. A brilliant tour, excellently organised. My 14 year son and I want to volunteer once a month now to help with those puppies (is he old enough ?!?)



Our guide was called Evan (I think ?!) and his beautiful brood bitch was called Gilly and they made the tour really interesting, particularly with the children.

Came here today after receiving this as a gift, and had such a good day. The staff and volunteers are friendly and knowledgeable and the dogs are just beautiful. All the dogs and pups are so well looked after and all seemed really happy. We met with John and his guide dog Khan and got to hear about his experiences and ask questions. We experienced blind folded walks and the sensory tunnel and of course socialising the pups was brilliant. I've got a disability as well and the staff went out of their way to make sure I was comfortable and could manage to join in with everything without drawing attention to it, so a massive thank you!!

Best day ever! Couldn't believe we got to cuddle and play with the pups. Everything is so clean and you can see care is number one priority. Lovely staff and a great cuppa tea! � I know not many people get to do what we did today so feeling very privileged, thanks SO much! (I think our tour guide was Alison but I can't quite remember, sorry!!) X