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Melissa MobbsUpdated August 2 2016 - 11:04pm, first published 3:00pmBy Melissa MobbsUpdated August 2 2016 - 11:04pm, first published 3:00pmFacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailCopyPUPPY LOVE:
Launceston Guide Dog 'Wizard' has been assisting her owner for over five years. PICTURE: Paul Scambler. Launceston Guide Dog ‘Wizard’ has been assisting Gunter Breier for the past five and a
half years.
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50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaAll other regional websites in your areaContinue Around 15 years ago Mr
Breier’s vision deteriorated and he is now legally blind.
He said since welcoming her into the family, the now eight-year-old Labrador hadn’t left his side.
“Wherever I go, Wizard goes,” Mr Breier said.
“I’ve never looked back since I got her, she’s just wonderful.”
Wizard with her owner Gunter Breier. PICTURE: Paul Scambler. For the fourth year in a row, Guide Dogs Australia was announced as Australia’s Most Trusted Charity Brand for 2016.
Guide Dogs spokesperson Dr Graeme White said the organisation relied on the generosity of the community to continue its work.
“Statistics show that every day, 28 Australians are diagnosed with uncorrectable vision loss,” he said.
“The Guide Dogs grant a level of independence and allows the user to achieve their goals in life.”
Each Guide Dog costs more than $35,000 to breed, raise and train and is provided to a person who is blind or vision impaired at no cost.
Support Guide Dogs Australia here.
ShareFacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailCopyMelissa MobbsDeputy EditorA journalist with more than a decade of experience, Melissa Mobbs currently works as the Deputy Editor for The Examiner
Newspaper in Launceston, and has a strong background in reporting on crime and the justice system.Send tips to [email protected] or on Twitter via @melissamobbs.A journalist with
more than a decade of experience, Melissa Mobbs currently works as the Deputy Editor for The Examiner Newspaper in Launceston, and has a strong background in reporting on crime and the
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