Partnerships.

In partnership with Guide Dogs Australia, Black Hawk proudly provides premium food, backed by extensive experience and unwavering commitment to quality assurance, to support the health and vitality of Guide Dogs. With over a decade of expertise in crafting canine nutrition, Black Hawk believes in the power of great food to provide the care every dog needs and deserves. Through this partnership, Black Hawk is helping the team at Guide Dogs Australia nurture dogs for optimal health and service.

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Australia has a long-standing partnership with Guide Dogs Australia that continues to support and enhance the health, well-being and protection of Guide Dogs.

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Australia provides complete preventative health support for our puppies and adult dogs, with the on-going provision of NexGard SPECTRA^® and canine vaccines.

Whether our dogs are in training, working, or enjoying some downtime, it is essential that they are protected from parasites and infectious diseases.

Our partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Australia means that our dogs will be protected whether they are going into a Guide Dogs Centre for training, to the park with a Client, or on a bushwalk with a Puppy Raiser or Handler.

Coles has proudly been involved with Guide Dogs Australia since the late 1930s when Lady Margaret Coles became interested in establishing a Guide Dogs Service in Australia.

Lady Coles was an animal lover who dedicated her life to helping improve the bond between humans and animals.

Early on, she recognised the important role dogs play in transforming the lives of people with low vision or blindness and would often paint walls at Guide Dogs headquarters, sell homemade jam for a donation or even wash some of the pups who had been rolling in the mud!

Since then, the partnership between Coles and Guide Dogs Australia has expanded to include hosting hundreds of our iconic Collection Dogs, selling reusable community bags to raise funds, and customer accessibility initiatives.

We are incredibly proud of this long-standing relationship and the impact it has had over many decades.

Flybuys and their members have supported Guide Dogs Australia since 2016. By redeeming their points earnt shopping with major retailers such as Bunnings, Officeworks and Coles into non tax deductible donations, Flybuys and it’s members have donated over $85,000. This generous contribution allows Guide Dogs to provide essential services and programs to Australians with low vision or blindness.

Greenstone Financial Services specialises in the design, marketing, distribution, and administration of insurance offering a range of products in the life, funeral, income protection, car, home, travel and pet insurance categories.

One of our valued National Partners since 2018, Greenstone Financial Services supports Guide Dogs Australia through the provision of Guide Dogs Pet Insurance, which offers insurance for dogs, cats, and Registered Guide Dogs to help cover unexpected veterinary costs.

By choosing Guide Dogs Pet Insurance, you are also choosing to make a difference in someone’s life. This is because a portion of first year policy premiums goes to support Guide Dogs Australia provide vital services for Australians living with low vision or blindness.

Learn more about insuring your cat or dog with Guide Dogs Pet Insurance.

IDEXX has supported Guide Dogs Australia for more than 10 years through the complimentary provision of pathology tests for our national colony of dogs.

IDEXX is a global leader in diagnostic solutions for animals and focuses on providing products and services that improve animal health and disease diagnosis.

This diagnostic expertise and support mean we can make sure our dogs are in the best of health at all times. These services also play a vital role in our breeding program, helping us create the next generation of life-changing Guide Dogs.

KONG Company has partnered with Guide Dogs since 2018 to make sure our dogs’ development is supported through quality enrichment and play activities.

KONG Company has been developing, designing, and producing dog and cat toys for over 40 years. They are known to be the best of the best in quality, originality, variety, safety, and value.

By providing their iconic toys and enrichment advice, KONG Company is supporting the health, happiness, and training of our dogs so they can reach their full potential.

Petstock is a 100% Australian, family-owned pet retail business which is proud to provide the best quality pet care products, services and advice. Their charity arm, Petstock Foundation, provides ongoing support to Guide Dogs through dedicated fundraising campaigns and sponsorship of the National Puppy Raising Program.

Ritchies Supermarkets & Liquor Stores have been a part of Australian communities for more than 150 years and support Guide Dogs by hosting our beloved collection dogs in many of their stores across the country.

The TPG Telecom Foundation’s purpose is to create opportunities to improve the health, wellbeing and education of Australian communities in need. This valued partner is currently supporting an innovative robotic guide project which develops cutting edge technologies and prototypes and conducts user testing. Bringing these together in a robotic platform will help support improved mobility for people with low vision or blindness.

For decades Woolworths supermarkets have hosted our iconic collection dogs to facilitate customer donations to Guide Dogs. Silently, these dogs have collected generous donations from the community and have been a highlight of shopping trips for children.

XL Events specialise in designing and delivering team building events and programs that are unique and highly engaging. Each event is designed to deliver specific individual and team outcomes while ensuring participants get the most from their experience. In collaboration with Guide Dogs, XL Events has developed ‘Unleashed. Race to support Guide Dogs’.