WILSON, the Guide Dog puppy sponsored by housebuilder David Wilson South Midlands, has made his first public appearance at a new homes development in Northampton.

The yellow Labrador, who is now six months old, met staff and customers at the Arena Gate development in Duston where he showed off the numerous commands he has learnt from his Northampton-based puppy walkers Richard and Pamela Nash.

Wilson, who was born on Christmas Eve to a litter of 10, was placed with the Nashs when he was six weeks old. His first visit to David Wilson coincides with the successful completion of the first of three stages of training.

Richard comments "Wilson is an absolutely adorable puppy with and we are having a lot of fun training him and teaching him all the necessary commands that go alongside his 12 week training plan.

"His house training is progressing well and his basic commands such as 'sit', 'down' and 'wait' are coming along really well too. We're even venturing out to supermarkets and to the weekly Guide Dogs coffee mornings where he is fast becoming the star of the show.

"We're extremely pleased with the progress of his training to date but there is still a lot for him to learn before he can become and actual Guide Dog but we look forward to sharing the experience with his sponsors, David Wilson."

Jackie Day, Sales Director at David Wilson, comments "It was a pleasure to welcome Wilson and Pamela to our Arena Gate development and I know the staff were extremely excited to meet him for the very first time.

"As a company, we have a long standing relationship with Guide Dogs and the Naming a Puppy scheme is the latest in a long line of projects that we have worked with them on.

"Some 20 years ago we sponsored a stud puppy called Wilson who went on to father a number of Guide Dogs and we are also housing limited edition collection boxes at all our developments to help raise further funds.

"We are delighted to be able to support the charity in such a positive manner and we look forward to welcoming Wilson back to our developments soon."

David Wilson sponsored the puppy through the Guide Dogs Name a Puppy initiative. The housebuilder raised the £5,000 funds that will go towards training Wilson to become the eyes of a visually impaired person in the UK.

To find out more about the Name a Puppy initiative visit the Guide Dogs website at www.guidedogs.org

David Wilson South Midlands is currently building a selection of quality new homes throughout Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes and Cambridgeshire. To find out more call the sales hotline on 0844 811 4477 or log on to the website at www.dwh.co.uk

David Wilson South Midlands was given a five star rating in this year's HBF Customer Satisfaction Survey, in which consumers are asked if they are satisfied with the quality of their new home and whether they would recommend their builder to a friend.

For added peace of mind, buyers can also benefit from David Wilson's new five year guarantee on fixtures and fittings in their new home at the time of purchase. Items covered at no extra cost to the buyer will include appliances such as washing machines and refrigerators, kitchen units, wardrobes, the central heating system, fires, doors, windows, drainage, the hot and cold plumbing system and even the driveway.

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