May 21, 2012

Puppy Career Change For Derby

Derby Puppy Career Change

Last week I got another call from GDA regarding Derby the career change puppy and what was going on with his possible new homes.  He was going to meet a family on Tuesday and if that didn’t work out he would have another meeting setup later in the week.  I found out that everything worked [...]

Surf Dog – Check Out Nadia and SurfinPaws

SurfinPaws Logo

Our buddy Dustin was a Surf Dog. We tried Stetson as a Surf Dog, but he was more of a Wave Runner (he ran away from the waves) then a Surf Dog. We just recently found out that we are proud friends of a nationally famous surf dog…our buddy Nadia. Nadia is a career changed [...]

Guide Dog Adoption

Derby and Stetson

Derby has been a part of the guide dog adoption program for almost two months now.  I don’t mind keeping him at home during this process, but the longer he stays at home the more difficult it becomes to let him go.  I received an email last week letting me know that they might have [...]

What Happens To A Retired Guide Dog?

Rejected Guide Dog

I’ve been asked many questions since I began raising guide dog puppies including “What Happens To A Retired Guide Dog?” and “What about Guide Dog Rejects?” What’s the difference between “retired” and “rejected”? A retired Guide Dog would be one who has served as a Guide Dog while a rejected (career change) guide dog is [...]

Canine Support Teams

Stetson and Derby

One of the great things about being a part of Guide Dogs of America is having access to a vast amount of puppy/dog knowledge. There are so many knowledgeable people in our Orange County Guide Dogs of America group that anytime I have a puppy/dog question I can just talk to people at our group [...]