Tune in to the CBS Morning Show on Thursday at 8:15am (EST) to view a special report on our Running Guide Pilot Program… Guiding Eyes set out to meet the challenge of training a guide dog to navigate obstacles at a faster pace, with the ultimate objective of safely guiding a blind handler while running. A… Continue reading The first stage of the Running Guides Pilot Program was a success.
We have just celebrated a great milestone with the Grand Opening of the newly renovated Guiding Eyes for the Blind Canine Development Center. The vision for a place that supports our groundbreaking work in breeding and early socialization is now a reality, and I couldn’t be prouder of this incredible team effort. The sunny weather… Continue reading Celebrating the Guiding Eyes for the Blind Canine Development Center
Click here to view this month’s graduation live. Residential Graduates: Victoria & Radley Natalie & Annie Matthew & Marilyn Andrew & Shade Patrick & Earnhardt Barbara & Lil Mary & Rowena Home Training Program: Kathleen & Frank Susan & Nemo Judith & Olaf Special Needs Program: Charlotte & Maggie Many thanks to our instructors: Melinda… Continue reading September 2015 Graduating Class
My name is Richard Hunter and I live outside of Sacramento California. I have a lovely wife of 24 years, and three lovely daughters, 18, 14, and 9. I am losing my vision due to a hereditary eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa. I’ve lost the majority of my vision, but what makes me unique is… Continue reading Give to the Running Guides Pilot Program
On Saturday, September 12, Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate Ron Davidson (of Mount Kisco) will open Blind Ambition: Carving Out a Niche, a solo woodcarving exhibition at the Gallery in the Park in Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. Presented by Westchester County’s Art in Parks, the exhibition will run through Sunday, November 1. A portion… Continue reading Blind Ambition: Carving Out a Niche
By Guiding Eyes August 2015 Graduate, Joan Phelps Thank you for the time and the effort that you have put into what we have here today. In my home in North West Pennsylvania, I put my hand on the front door and Hampton here will be by my side. I will walk down the sidewalk… Continue reading First blind woman to climb Mount McKinley graduates with her dog
Thank you to the sponsors of this month’s class: Thrivent Financial a graduation sponsor. The Dean Family a graduation sponsor. We also thank the Fain Family for their support of our video streaming capabilities. Click here to watch the August 2015 graduation. Residential Graduates: Elwood & Steve Joan & Hampton Megan & Nathan Richard & Klinger Timothy… Continue reading August 2015 Graduating Class
The Lower Westchester, Westchester, Dutchess, and Orange County Puppy Raising Regions had a great time at their multi-region outing at the famous Red Rooster in Brewster, NY. A total of 24 incredible pups along with their raisers got together for a fun round of miniature golf and socialization activities. These pups-on-program had the opportunity to… Continue reading A big puppy outing in lower New York
It has been a big week for Wrangler, the TODAY puppy. Not because he met big celebrities or had great times on the 30 Rock Plaza (although he did those things too), but because he now has a little sister! On Monday afternoon, Wrangler welcomed 8-week-old female yellow Labrador, Jewel, into his home. Jewel is… Continue reading Meet Wrangler's new little "sister"
It’s just before 8 am at the Guiding Eyes Training Center in Yorktown Heights NY, the dogs in the kennels are just beginning to wake up. As most of the staff and dogs prepare for their morning community run, Klinger, a German Shepherd eagerly jumps into his training van in anticipation of a different kind… Continue reading Guiding Eyes for the Blind Running Guides
