When our Guiding Eyes Running Guide Dog Relay Team was training for the NYC Half Marathon, it was generating quite a buzz! We’re pleased to share these links to recent coverage and we’re grateful for the interest in our history making run. Please support our mission and help us provide one of these world-class running guide dogs for… Continue reading Half Marathon Media Coverage
We did it! We made history. After months of marathon training, our Running Guides Relay Team led Thomas Panek, President and CEO, from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to Manhattan’s FDR Drive and Central Park. Black lab Westley was the first to start the race, a solid runner covering the first 5 miles. Westley handed off to… Continue reading Making History! NYC Half Marathon 2019
Congratulations to our March 2019 Graduating Class! We thank this month’s sponsors for their generosity… Congratulations to all the graduates! We wish you all the best in your new life with your four-legged partners. -Guiding Eyes at Cornell University We gratefully acknowledge the Fain Family’s support of our video streaming capabilities Residential Graduates: Bonnie and… Continue reading March 2019 Graduating Class
By Dr. Beth Brenninkmeyer, DVM, Guiding Eyes Chief Veterinary Officer While our Guiding Eyes Running Guide Dog Teams are out training in local parks, we often hear the same questions: How far are you going? (Usually between three and five miles.) Where did you get those great boots? (From our partner Ruffwear.) And most importantly,… Continue reading Ensuring the Health of Running Guide Dogs
Congratulations to our February 2019 graduating class! In Memory of Ted Zubrycki, Dave See, and in honor of Kathy Zubrycki who were trainers in my first class at Guiding Eyes. Also, my first roommate Mary Bower Novak and her guide Frazier and my first guide Pearl. Thank you to the Guiding Eyes for the Blind… Continue reading February 2019 Graduating Class
Watch this narrated video of our Running Guide Dogs in Training. Gus Meet Running Guide Dog Gus, a member of our New York City Half Marathon Training Team. An experienced runner and the team’s elder statesman, Gus is poised to retire as President & CEO Thomas Panek’s guide after earning his medal in Central Park. Running… Continue reading Meet Our Relay Team Members
On Sunday, March 17, 2019, a team of Guiding Eyes dogs will help us accomplish something that has never been done before. Thanks to a special accommodation from New York Road Runners, three Running Guide Dogs will guide-run the 2019 New York City Half Marathon… with one dog aiming to cross the finish line and… Continue reading NYC Half Marathon Guide Dog Relay – Training Logs
Congratulations to our January 2019 graduating class! A big thank you to all involved in helping Rizzo reach her full potential as a guide dog, a job well done! Congratulations to Katie and Rizzo as you embark on your new journey together. -Orange County Puppy Raising Region Congratulations to the January class. Grab hold of… Continue reading January 2019 Graduating Class
