May 22, 2012

Wordless Wednesday – Golden Retriever Guide Dog Puppies: Apache and Einstein

Golden Retriever Guide Dog Puppies: Apache And Einstein

What Are The Best Family Dogs?

Reggie Golden Retriever

I’m around dogs almost 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  As a guide dog puppy raiser you take you dog with you just about everywhere you go.  When I’m out and about I usually get many of the same questions like: Is it hard to give your puppy up when it’s time for [...]

I’m Not Fat…I’m Just A Little Husky

I'm Not Fat...I'm Just A Little Husky

I’m not fat…I’m just a little husky!  It sounds like something I say every year after the holidays, right before I renew my gym membership and start working on my six pack…urummm….I mean my mini keg. However, this time I was helping one of my friends train his puppy.  During one of the training sessions [...]

Dawg Walk, Pet Faire, and Dog Adoption Event

dog-walk

Every year Guide Dogs of America has a booth at the  Mission Viejo Dog Walk (also known as the DAWG Walk), Pet Faire, and Dog Adoption Event.  Every year I’m busy with one thing or another and can’t attend this event.  I hope to change that trend this year! Thinking back in time…last year I [...]

Have You Ever Seen Puppies In The Womb?

I just received a preview of one of National Geographic Channel’s great new programs called In The Womb: Dogs which will premiere tomorrow (January 4th, 2009) on the NatGeo channel at 8pm ET/PT. Have you ever wondered what puppies look like in the womb? Or what differences there are between breeds or even a Wolf. [...]

Guide Dog Breeds In AKC Top Dog List

GDA Breeds

The American Kennel Club (AKC) released it’s 2007 popularity rankings and the Labrador Retriever still reigns supreme (Labs have been number 1 for the past 17 years). Three out of the top four breeds on the AKC’s popularity rankings are dogs used extensively in many guide dog programs around the world. The Yorkshire Terrier is [...]