Bree's a great guide dog, but she can still get distracted and walk handler Paul Manfrin into a pole

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Bree's a great guide dog, but she can still get distracted and walk handler Paul Manfrin into a pole
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Having 5-per-cent vision can leave Paul vulnerable in some situations, but having a guide dog can help — mostly — as he writes in his blog, Me and Bree.

Like receiving the wrong audiobook and only being able to find out when you are halfway through it — just ask 39-year-old Paul Manfrin."I was quite confused when I first got it, and she was quite angry because she got historical fiction."At 18 years old, Mr Manfrin's friends were just starting to drive — but not him.

They live together with Mr Manfrin's wife Yunita and two teenage children in Mount Gambier on South Australia's Limestone Coast. After 20 years of living with a visual impairment, Mr Manfrin was wary of the suggestion of getting a guide dog in 2018. Probably a good thing because they spend all their time together. While a great dog, she does have her flaws.

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