Meet March Residential Graduate Walle Graduate Team: Wallezka “Walle” and Sloan About the Team: Sloan, a male yellow Lab, is Walle’s 1st Guiding Eyes dog Hometown: Hackensack, New Jersey Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Miranda Beckmann (March Residential Class) Walle works as the Office Manager of a private psychiatric practice and is the mother of a beautiful… Continue reading Wallezka and Sloan
Meet March Residential Graduate Zhenya Graduate Team: Yevgeniya “Zhenya” & Kingston About the Team: Kingston, a male black Lab, is Zhenya’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dog Hometown: Norwood, Massachusetts Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Michelle Tang (March Class) Zhenya works in a customer-facing sales role for a large tech company. Her hobbies include peaceful activities like yoga… Continue reading Zhenya and Kingston
Meet Home Training Graduate Nicholas Graduate Team: Nicholas and Norbert About the Team: Norbert, a male German Shepherd, is Nicholas’s 1st Guiding Eyes dog Hometown: Portland, Maine Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Nikki Wentz Nicholas is Professor of Spatial Computing in the School of Computing and Information Science at the University of Maine. He is a… Continue reading Nicholas and Norbert
Meet Home Training Graduate Samuel Graduate Team: Samuel and StanAbout the Team: Stan, a male yellow Lab, is Sam’s 1st guide dogHometown: Cranbury, New JerseyGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Caryn Fellows Sam has worked in public education his entire professional life, as a teacher, elementary school principal, then as a Director of Human Resources. He… Continue reading Samuel and Stan
Meet Home Training Graduate Simon Graduate Team: Simon “Mack” and Hank About the Team: Hank, a black and tan German Shepherd, is Mack’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dog Hometown: Kinston, North Carolina Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Dave Hagemann Simon, “Mack” comes to Guiding Eyes from North Carolina for his second German Shepherd. Mack earned his associate… Continue reading Simon and Hank
Meet Home Training Graduate David Graduate Team: David and Carver About the Team: Carver, a male black Lab, is David’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dog Hometown: Manchester, New Hampshire Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Nikki Wentz David returns to Guiding Eyes for his second guide dog and lives with his wife, Maggee, also a graduate, and her third… Continue reading David and Carver
Meet Home Training Graduate Kaitlyn Graduate Team: Kaitlyn and Bea About the Team: Bea, a female yellow Labrador, is Kaitlyn’s 1st guide dog Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Michael Goehring Kaitlyn is a senior in high school, with aspirations of attending Colorado State University and earning a degree in Equine Science. After… Continue reading Kaitlyn and Bea
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since we had to make the difficult decision to send our March 2020 residential students home early and forego the graduation ceremony so many have enjoyed in the past. Fortunately, despite difficult circumstances, we were able to transition to an expanded Home Training program and continue… Continue reading Virtual Graduation Celebrates 2020 Graduates
Meet Home Training Graduate Sherry Graduate Team: Sherry and Shani About the Team: Shani, a female yellow Labrador, is Sherry’s 1st Guiding Eyes dog and 6th guide dog Hometown: Longmont, Colorado Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Melissa Smith Sherry received her first guide dog when she was 17 years old, having dreamed of that day since… Continue reading Sherry and Shani
Meet Home Training Graduate Sue Ellen Graduate Team: Sue Ellen and Twig About the Team: Twig, a female yellow Lab, is Sue Ellen’s 4th Guiding Eyes dog Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Melinda Angstrom Sue Ellen returns for her fourth Guiding Eyes guide dog, Twig. Currently employed at a manufacturing plant, she participates… Continue reading Sue Ellen and Twig
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