 My name is Steve. I'm 32 years old from Melbourne. I've had Hugo for about two months since we finished training. That was about two months ago. We bonded very quickly. The first walk, I knew straight away that I was going to take him. He was just perfect for me. Hugo has definitely changed my life. He's been a very good companion for a start, but also increased my independence. He's made it much easier to get around to and from work and to get around work. He's just also saved me a lot of money because I'm not spending money on cabs anymore, so he's really improved my life. The bond between me, Hugo, is super strong. He's really in tune with my emotions in a way that he really knows when I'm stressed out and he really responds to that. Guide dog training begins from the moment a guide dog is born, right up until it graduates with its guide dog handler. From the moment it's born to about eight weeks, it receives basic training from the lovely staff at Guide Dogs in all the basic stuff like toilet training and, you know, basically learning to be a dog. From eight weeks to about 12 months, the dogs go out to their puppy raisers where they receive more basic training and obedience. After that, they are returned to Guide Dogs where they commenced their formal training. And that usually lasts for about six months depending on the dog. By the way, that's a good boy! Guide dogs have been with me every step of the way. All their services seem to be geared towards allowing visually impaired people like me to be independent in whatever area of life we require assistance. There are so many people who are involved from the beginning to the end. It costs roughly $50,000 just to train one guide dog alone, so every donation goes towards an extremely worthy cause. Hugo has already had a huge impact on Steve's life, and right now there are many puppies about to commence their guide dog journey just like Hugo did two years ago. Please help support our pups this spring so they can change your life just like Hugo has.