Pups in Paradise at tonight's match | OneFootball

Celtic Park will play host to some very special guests this evening as the club promotes the fantastic work of Guide Dogs Scotland.

“Phelps” and “Honey”, two fantastic young guide dogs currently in training will come out with the teams at Celtic Park.

Celtic have a long association with Guide Dogs Scotland and is working with the charity as it aims to continually promote improved access to football for all.

Every six minutes someone starts to lose their sight in the UK – that means in a 90-minute football match, another 15 people will have lost their sight.

The Guide Dog service relies solely on donations to continue its life-changing work.

So we’re asking people to join the pack and support Guide Dogs to help us raise and train the life-changers of tomorrow.

Living with sight loss can be incredibly difficult. Without the right support, people can be left feeling alone and isolated from their friends and family and communities, from the world they knew and the lives they planned.

But guide dogs transform the lives of people with vision impairments, being partnered with a guide dog reduces loneliness and enables people with sight loss to get out and live the life they choose.

We will also welcome special guest Jon Attenborough to Celtic Park.

Jon, along with his own guide dog Sam has visited all 42 SPFL grounds, a phenomenal achievement, demonstrating Jon’s own fantastic will and determination as well as the freedom and accessibility which Sam has given to Jon during his life.

Eddie Kelman is a lifelong Celtic supporter who brings his own guide dog, Razza to Celtic Park and uses Celtic’s Visually Impaired supporters’ section.

Eddie will share his own experiences at tonight’s match and said: “It’s a fantastic experience we have at Celtic Park in the visually impaired section with the commentary provided and getting a blow-by-blow account of what’s going on.

“It helps us enjoy the atmosphere and the facilities here are great and everyone looks after us so well.  My own guide dog has changed my life and allows me to do so much more in my own life – he is my own lifeline - so it is great that the club are promoting Guide Dogs Scotland.

“If other fans can get involved and look at becoming a puppy raiser, it’s a great thing that they do to support other people who are maybe less fortunate than themselves.

“It’s something that the club was founded on as well, helping the less fortunate, so it’s great that puppy raisers do that as well and help people who are in need of maybe an aid to help them improve their lives as well.

“So for Celtic Football Club to recognise that and help to support Guide Dogs, it’s just fantastic.”

This year 1,300 puppies will start their journey to become a guide dog, and this October you can support the Guide Dogs Puppy Appeal and help transform pups into partnerships.

Celtic star Luke McCowan said: “The impact a guide dog can have in supporting people and literally changing lives is really phenomenal and we are delighted to support this great campaign during October”.

“I know some of our visually impaired supporters also bring their dogs to matches and again the lifeline this provides to our fans in allowing them to come to the game safely, enjoying the atmosphere and supporting their team is just brilliant.”

There are so many fun ways you can get involved, either with your friends and family, your colleagues, community or on your own.

For more info on each of the above, and the appeal more generally, click below

GUIDE DOGS PUPPY APPEAL

Fixtures

Celtic Vs. Dundee - Wed, Oct 30th 2024, 19:45