May 22, 2012

Puppy In Training TV – Ep20 – Guide Dog Graduation

Reserved Puppy Raiser of DUBLIN

FInally!!! I’m finished with Dublin’s Guide Dog Graduation Video…just scroll down… Better late then never!  When it comes to video editing and doing voice over I’m definitely the tortoise and not the hare.  As everyone already know 1 week ago Dublin graduated with Liz from Guide Dog College and the celebration was glorious!  I was [...]

Join Us In Celebrating International Guide Dog Day!

Guide Dog Dublin

I know the day is almost over, but I’m always writing late at night.  So please forgive me for this tardy post…maybe we can just call it an early notification for next years International Guide Dog Day.  However, seeing how Dublin graduated from Guide Dog College just a few days ago I thought it was [...]

Puppy In Training TV – Ep19 – Lost Files – Sawdust Festival

Dublin at Panda Express

Some extreme awesomeness coming into today’s episode of Puppy In Training TV.  Rather than tell you exactly what’s going to happen I’d rather have you watch our latest video. As you can already tell from the title this is about visiting the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach, CA.  This was a great outing for Dublin [...]

Guide Dogs of America Open House 2012

Guide Dogs of America Quilt

I went over to the mail box today and pulled out a little postcard with information on the Guide Dogs of America Open House 2012.  I’ve been raising guide dogs for Guide Dogs of America (GDA) since 2006 and every year I do my best to attend the GDA Open House in June as well [...]

Puppy In Training TV – Ep15 – Guide Dogs Of America Open House

GDA Open House

The Guide Dogs of America Open House is held every June in Sylmar, California.  This year Dublin, my guide dog puppy in training and I attended the event. There’s a ton of stuff going on at the GDA open house.  Puppies in training have the opportunity to participate in the puppy trials (we arrived too [...]

Puppy In Training TV Ep13 – GDA Puppies And The March Of Dimes

march-of-dimes

Just recently, Dublin, my guide dog puppy in training and I had the opportunity to work our guide dog booth at the March of Dimes – Race for Babies.  It’s a great opportunity for us to not only raise awareness about guide dogs and puppy raising, but also to expose Dublin to new situations and [...]

Puppy In Training TV – Ep12 – Orange County Pet Expo

oc-pet-expo-sm

I’m sure many of your have been following the Puppy In Training blog for quite a while now so it’s no secret that the Orange County Pet Expo is one of our favorite events of the year.  In fact we probably never would have started this blog if it wasn’t for the OC Pet Expo. [...]

Are You Interested In Becoming A Guide Dog Puppy Raiser?

Orange County Guide Dogs of America

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 [...]

Guide Dog Graduation

Dexter A Black Lab Puppy

As I mentioned the other day we attended the Guide Dogs of America Graduation and had the opportunity to see Derby’s (our second guide dog puppy in training) brother Dexter graduate and become a working Guide Dog. Guide Dog Graduation I enjoy going to the GDA graduations even though it’s a bit of a hike [...]

Guide Dog Surprise For American Idol’s Scott MacIntyre

I saw this article early in the week on Paula Abdul Surprises Idol’s Scott MacIntyre with Guide Dog, but I’m just finally getting a chance to post a short article.  Actually throughout the week my RSS reader has been filling up with other articles and commentary about Paula Abdul’s Surprise Guide Dog. American Idol Star [...]