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It’s been over a month since Dublin went in for formal guide dog training and I really haven’t done too much here on the blog, on his facebook page, his YouTube channel, or on his Twitter account. However, that’s all about to change starting with this short blog post about one of the last reports [...]
Dear Colby, Well, the time is here, the day you’ve been anticipating since you picked up Dublin all those months ago. It is now time for Dublin to come in for his formal guide dog training. We know this is a hard time for you and we would like to try to make it a [...]
I know I’m a little late it already being towards the end of September, but this month (September) is National Guide Dog Month. So what exactly is national guide dog month? According to wikipedia: “National Guide Dog Month is a celebration of the work of Guide Dogs in the United States as a way to [...]
Are you interested in becoming a guide dog puppy raiser? I was asked that question a little over 5 years ago while attending the Orange County Pet Expo way back in 2006. At the beginning of 2006 it was just myself and my rescue dog Linus at the house, little did I know that by [...]
How I became a Guide Dog Puppy Raiser brings us back more than 5 years ago. It all started at the Orange County Pet Expo way back in 2006. Becoming a guide dog puppy raiser was one of several volunteer activities I was considering at the time. In the past I had volunteered for many [...]
Today (actually this past Saturday) we went to Guide Dog Obedience Training at the Guide Dogs of America (GDA) campus in Sylmar, California. GDA offers guide dog obedience training classes specifically for our puppies in training. These classes help us and our puppy stay on track through the first year of our puppy’s development. GDA [...]
So, the day to pickup your puppy has arrived and you’ve forgotten everything you learned. We’re definitely guilty of forgetting a thing or two on puppy pickup days. However, I like to keep a short list of Things To Remember When We Go To Pickup Our Puppy. Things To Remember When You Go To Pickup [...]
Shortly after deciding on a name for our newest Guide Dog Puppy In Training (We chose Dublin just in case you haven’t been following us on Facebook or Twitter) we thought What Should We do Before We Bring Home A Puppy? This thought crosses our mind each time we bring home a new puppy. Whether [...]
I’ve often mentioned that RSS subscriptions and Google Alerts are great ways to hear the latest news about any subject you’re interested in, for instance, Guide Dog Training. Today I received a Google Alert titled What It Takes To Host A Guide Dog and thought that it was an interesting title. I think it might [...]
Are you an iPhone user? If you’ve seen the commercials then you probably know there’s an iPhone app for just about anything you can think of. Guess what? There’s now even a free app for Puppy Raisers. Guide Dogs of Texas Inc. has released a silly iPhone app for Guide Dog puppy raisers. It’s very [...]
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We finally made it! Number 10, the final edition, the last puppy in the Cutest Puppy Ever series. I … [Read More...]
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