Scalian’s Post

🦮 A morning like no other at our Toulouse office Last Wednesday, our Toulouse teams welcomed Bounty, a young guide dog in training, for the morning. Bounty was brought on site by Valérie Peton, a Scalian colleague based in Toulouse, who volunteers as a relief host family for the association Chiens Guides d'Aveugles du Sud Ouest. This role means stepping in to look after guide dogs whenever their usual host family needs a break or is away, which was the case for Bounty that day. Guide dogs spend their first 18 months with host families, learning the skills they will need before being evaluated on their ability to accompany a person with visual impairment. Spending time in varied environments, including workplaces like ours, plays a key part in this journey: dogs get used to new faces and places, learn to stay calm in all situations, and this ultimately means a more reliable companion for their future owner. Watching Bounty explore our offices under the attentive eye of its trainer gave our teams a much better understanding of the role these dogs play and the daily realities linked to visual impairment. A big thank you to Valérie for making this moment possible, and to the whole Toulouse agency for the warm welcome given to Bounty. If you would like to learn more about the association, or even become a host or relief family yourself, you can find all the details here: https://lnkd.in/eKJXD_e2