Month: November 2014

Today I want to express how thankful I am to Guiding Eyes for the Blind – the puppy raisers, instructors and those that donate.  My husband David has gotten three guide dogs from there and it is amazing what they do.  I love watching his current guide dog, Michael, put his head in the harness… Continue reading Thankful for rainbows

Private jet charter company evoJets will support Guiding Eyes via their Donate When Dogs Fly program!  Many private jet travelers utilize the flexibility of their charter flights to bring along family pets or to transport injured or at-risk animals. For every charter flight which features a dog on the passenger manifest, evoJets has agreed to donate a… Continue reading Guiding Eyes partners with evoJets

This week our family will say goodbye to our fourth guide dog puppy.  This will be no easy task, as Nacho has become part of the family over the past year and a half. Our family was charged with teaching Nacho the important skills he would need to one day be a guide dog, and… Continue reading And we will do it all over again

Gus hopped up as my phone came to life at 1:00am with a text message read aloud that said: “Due to high winds, we are reducing the amount of tenting, directional signage and other structures at the marathon staging areas at the start, along the course and at the finish. “ Gus went back to… Continue reading Adventures of Gus: NYC Marathon

On Monday, Oct 27, the New York chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired presented Guiding Eyes VP of Training Programs Kathy Zubrycki with its Meritorious Achievment.  The award is given to someone whose work has had an exceptional impact on the blind community. As she accepted the… Continue reading Congratulations Kathy Zubrycki!