By Danielle Kutchel
A very good doggo is settling into her new role in Narre Warren.
Sheena the hearing dog has been sponsored by the Lions Club of Narre Warren to live with a local family and assist with their hearing needs.
Hearing dogs are assistance dogs that are specially trained to help people who are deaf or hard of hearing by alerting them to important sounds.
Sheena, a labradoodle, has been trained to let her owner know when the doorbell rings, when the smoke alarm goes off or when the phone rings.
She was trained by Lauren and Darren at the Lions Hearing Dog Centre in South Australia and was officially presented to her new family on Thursday 27 May – after Covid caused a delay of more than six months.
As well as supporting the hearing dog financially, Narre Warren Lions will do follow up checks three times a week for three months to ensure Sheena settles in.
To donate to Lions Hearing Dogs, or to join Lions to help out with this and other important projects, contact Narre Warren Lions Secretary Noelene Birnie on 0408 861 353.
