Guide dog puppies in training

GUIDE dog puppies have been given a free rein to roam the railnetwork in the West.

Train operator First Great Western has provided puppy walkers withfree passes to enable them to travel with the pups on the railways.

Travelling on trains and buses is an essential part of getting thepuppies used to the working life that lies ahead of them.

Volunteer puppy walkers care for and educate guide dog pups fromsix weeks of age until they are about a year old, when they begintheir specialised training at a guide dog centre.

Terry Smith, puppy walking manager for the region, said: "We …