Hmmm...so is this really Advanced Guide Dog Puppy Raising? Well...no not really, but we did learn a few new and important things about raising our guide dog pups from our good friends Tony and Sam. Last week Tony and his guide dog, Sam visited our monthly Orange County Guide Dogs of America … [Read more...]
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Does My Pup Want To Grow Up To Be Guide Dog?
We started off as guide dog puppy raisers because we wanted to change the world! Well, not really. We knew we weren't going to change the world, but we did know that we could change the world for one visually impaired person. When I first decided to become a puppy raiser the formula seemed … [Read more...]
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Can Puppy Raisers Take A Vacation?
It's been about a month since I dropped off Apache at Guide Dog College and I decided to take a little puppy raiser vacation...or so I thought. A couple days after drop off I found myself puppy sitting little 8 week old Toby for 2 weeks. Toby was recently re-homed and is happily living with his … [Read more...]
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Apache’s Journey To Guide Dog College
Apache here to talk about my journey to guide dog college. I'm going to try and keep it short and sweet with some of the basic information. If you want a more wordy description then just ask my Dad (he likes to talk) to shoot you an email or let him know about any guide dog puppy questions you … [Read more...]
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A Thank You Message From A Guide Dog Handler
We received a wonderful thank you message from a guide dog handler we met on Facebook and wanted to share her appreciation with all our readers especially our puppy raiser readers. As many of you already know I'm a guide dog puppy raiser for Guide Dogs of America. If you've been following our … [Read more...]
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Formal Guide Dog Training
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 little easier by inviting … [Read more...]
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