Due to COVID 19 planning and precautionary measures, all visitors, on-site tours and events have been suspended at this time.
Guiding Eyes welcomes guests to join one of our regularly scheduled tours of our Headquarters and Training School campus in Yorktown Heights, NY. These tours give guests a behind-the-scenes look at an organization dedicated to excellence in the care of dogs, innovative training techniques and a steadfast commitment to our blind and visually impaired students.
Currently we are not offering tours at the Canine Development Center, our Patterson, NY campus. However, if you are interested in learning more about the Canine Development Center and Guiding Eyes for the Blind, you may request a speaker for your organization. For further information, contact Volunteer Manager Ellen Mitchell at emitchell@guidingeyes.org.
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Please note that we cannot permit unescorted visitors at our facilities. All guests are asked to join a scheduled tour.
![This week's Transformation Tuesday pup is described as "good as gold" by her handler - an especially appropriate description for Mikaela, a yellow lab named in honor of gold-medal skier Mikaela Shiffrin after the 2018 Winter Olympics. Swipe ⬅️ to see Mikaela as a working guide dog!
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Mikaela is handler Agnes' 2nd guide dog from Guiding Eyes. The team completed their home training in August. It was "love at first sight" when they met, with the pair quickly bonding as a team. Agnes especially enjoys Mikaela's calm and gentle demeanor which Lisa, Mikaela's volunteer puppy raiser, notes has carried over since puppyhood: "She would visit Washington, DC with her puppy friends, ride the metro train and visit the zoo, where she once met a giraffe who bent over to investigate her. She calmly looked up at this big creature as if to say 'well, hello'. "
Read more about Agnes + Mikaela on our blog by clicking the link in our bio.
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Picture Description:
[1] Mikaela, a yellow lab, is pictured as an adorable puppy standing with some skiing equipment at her feet.
Credit [1]: @tischmanpets
[2] Agnes sits in a white plastic chair on the lawn with yellow lab guide dog Mikaela sitting by her side. Agnes has one arm draped over Mikaela as the pair pose for a photo.
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