Irish Guide Dogs
Red FM & The Irish Guide Dogs have teamed up to follow the journey that's involved with an Irish Guide Dog puppy's life. Here we follow the journey of Red FM's puppy - Tayto.
Puppy Tayto was born in September as part of the T Litter, alongside 8 equally adorable siblings (5 girls and 3 boys). He’s currently spending his days with his mum, learning to explore the world, finding his paws, and building his confidence. Before long, Tayto will begin his exciting training journey—one that could transform the life of a person with vision impairment or bring invaluable support to the family of a child with autism.
They act not only as a mobility aid but also as a constant support providing both safety and social benefits.
On Corks Good Times with Ciara Revins we asked listener to help us name our puppy beginning with the letter 'T' as he was born in the 'T' litter.
We had some brilliant name ssuggestions such as Tanora, Teddy, Mr T, Tiernan, Travis or Taylor, but one name that was suggested often and was the clear winner was...
Meet Tayto!!
HOW CUTE!!
About Irish Guide Dogs
For nearly 50 years, Irish Guide Dogs has helped people living with sight loss and the families of children with autism to improve their mobility and independence. All services are offered free of charge with 85% of funding coming from the generosity of the general public, corporate support and legacies. Services include:
- The Guide Dog Programme for people who are blind or vision impaired
- The Assistance Dog Programme for families of children with autism
- Community Dog Programme Orientation and Mobility Training (Long Cane)
- Independent Living Skills Training
- The Child Mobility Programme
The charity will celebrate it’s 50th anniversary in 2026.
- Tayto has had his second vaccination
- Now doing short walks in local estates
- Getting used to his puppy in training jacket
- Doing some socialisation
- Because they are a big breed, the initial walks have to be short (approx. 5 mins) as we don’t want to put pressure on his joints. Also, during a walk, there is a lot of information gathering so we don’t want him feeling overwhelmed.
- As you can see in the photos, he is happy and well-settled.
We will update Tayto's progress here..