Month: September 2014

Why raise a Guiding Eyes puppy?  The dogs are amazing.  We are continually thanked for raising them but I always want to thank Guiding Eyes for allowing them to be part of our lives.  There are no words to describe how proud we are of Amos.  His accomplishment brings tears to my eyes and a… Continue reading Thoughts from our Puppy Raisers

Home litter care volunteers foster our broods and their pups for approximately five weeks.  They provide a safe, loving home environment and practice gentle massage and progressive socialization with the puppies.  All necessary equipment and training is provided. Ideally a Home Litter Care Volunteer will: Live within one hour of the Canine Development Center in… Continue reading Wanted: Home Litter Care Volunteers

by graduate Donna Elliott When I first came to Guiding Eyes,  I was a small town, middle-aged wife, mother and grandmother, who had never been away from home before.  I worked from home and went few places alone unless I was walking in my neighborhood.  Anywhere else, I was accompanied by my husband or a… Continue reading Forever changed

by Guiding Eyes graduate Deni Elliott I try to tell myself that sometimes it’s not all about the dog. For example, I wanted to learn to play golf. With my loss of vision, I yearn for new ways to be in contact with my body and its boundaries. Then, after a year of my failed… Continue reading A World of Possibilities through Alberta

I was teamed with JJ in October, 2012.  I’m sure he had no idea what he was getting into!  Since then, he has been adopted as a member of a Fur Trade re-enactment organization and has been traveling in canoes, guiding me through large colonial encampments and listening to fifes, drums, and canons – to… Continue reading My Life with JJ