Iramoo Primary School principal Moira Findlay can be forgiven for having a “teacher’s pet”.
In fact, Farrow, a seeing eye dog in training, is everybody’s pet.
Ms Findlay brings Farrow to school every day. The playful labrador pup lounges in the office during class times and then bounds out to have fun with pupils during breaks.
“I love dogs but couldn’t commit to having one for years, but I could be a puppy carer for 12 months,” Ms Findlay says. “Farrow is in the [school] yard every day being exposed to noise, crowds, bikes and, of course, children.”
Farrow’s experiences will help her join the ranks of trained seeing eye dogs.
Ms Findlay will take the pup to Seeing Eye Dogs Australia’s open day at its new breeding and training facility in Kensington on March 22 from 11.30am-2pm. There will be dog training and vet health demonstrations.
