I'm not the biggest fan of Facebook or any other social media outlet for
that matter but I can see its uses so from time to time I post a few lines 
that you may find useful or even interesting.

Now two years since Kraken (my guide dog) and I last went out as a working 
team and over a year since he lost his battle with cancer still no sign of a 
new dog.

Am I angry that guide dogs and their staff have let so many of us down?
YES I BLOODY WELL AM!  

When many talk about stress in their lives they want to spare a minute for 
what guide dog owners are going through - in my case after 40 years of being 
able to have considerable independance I'm stuck, for all you car drivers 
reading this imagine how you would feel if someone took your keys away and said 
no driving for two  or more years through no fault of your own?

Well there is fault here, although not perfect (which organisation is?) guide dogs 
for many years had provided a wonderful service and now they simply dont.

The organisation will use Covid as the cause of all their problems but it isn't.
The organisation started a steady decline several years ago with changes in training 
techniques and management who were more interested in self advancement rather
than providing a working service stretching themselves and their operations 
beyond the organisations objectives as defined and outlined in documents
held by the charity commition.

According to a Google gemini search this morning :-

In September 2025 the organisation employs around 1,600 staff backed up by 
approximately 15,000 volunteers, the organisation has a published income of 
£156 million for 2024.

So if we say there are approximately 3,200 working dogs + 1,000 waiting giving
a rough total of 4,200 - so £156 million divided by 4,200 give a figure 
somewhere aroung £37,000 each per annum per dog! 

Now £37,000 multiplied by the expected working life of each dog of 8 years gives a grand 
total of £296,000!  To me this figure suggests something dreadfully wrong
or corrupt with the organisation.

If this article sounds alarm bells with you please consider approaching your
MP or the charity commition directly.

Finally before taking any action do check my figures and be comfortable
that it's not just the ranting of a very angry, and yes, scared person  who is 
wondering how the rest of his life will map out.