May 23, 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 [...]

Dublin Is Graduating Guide Dog College!

GDA Graduates 2012

Mark your calendars everyone!  Dublin is graduating guide dog college this Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 at 10:00am.  I’m so excited for this graduation!  I’ve been raising guide dog puppies for nearly 6 years now and Dublin is my first graduate…YAY FOR DUBLIN!!!! I hope everyone who’s been following along here on the Puppy In Training [...]

Why I Decided To Be A Guide Dog Puppy Raiser

Dublin and Colby at GDA

The third Tuesday of every month we have our Orange County Guide Dogs of America monthly meeting to work on basic obedience with our puppies, discuss upcoming events, and usually we have a topic dedicated for each month.  Last month we had a round table discussion where each puppy raiser talked about themselves for a [...]

A Tip On How To Raise A Puppy – Handling Your Pup

Raising A Puppy

One of the most important things you can do when you first start raising a puppy is to constantly work on handling your puppy.  This is one of the most important tasks in the raising of a puppy because it will teach your pup that it’s okay to picked up, handled, and examined not only [...]

Puppy In Training TV – Ep 18 – Puppy Turn In Day

Black and White Lab Puppy

Make sure you bring a handkerchief for this episode of Puppy In Training TV because it’s a real tear jerker.  It seems just like yesterday that we picked up a 7 week old puppy from the “D” litter that we named Dublin.  As a guide dog puppy raiser we work on basic dog obedience training, [...]

Puppy Raiser Questionnaire – In For Training

Dublin and Guide Dog School

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 [...]

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 [...]

Puppy In Training TV – Ep9 – Scavenger Hunt at Fashion Island

We raise puppies for Guide Dogs of America and Dublin and I both attend our monthly meeting at Orange County group in Anaheim Hills, CA.  As a group we plan one organized outing to help our puppy raisers work on their guide dog puppy training, visit places, and do things they might not normally do [...]

iPhone Puppy Raisers, There’s An App For That

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 [...]

24 Ways A Guide Dog Can Be Disqualified

Stetson the Bear

I just received a letter in the mail that it’s time for Stetson to return to the Guide Dogs of America for his formal training in Sylmar, CA. I’m sad and happy at the same time. It’s going to be difficult letting Stetson go on to the next stage of his life. However, this is [...]