Meet Graduate Irma Graduate Team: Irma and CaeserAbout the Team: Caeser, a male yellow Lab, is Irma’s 4th Guiding Eyes DogHometown: Penitas, TexasGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: James GardnerFebruary Home Training Irma is a returning Guiding Eyes graduate living in Penitas, Texas. She is retired from her career at a local high school where her focus was… Continue reading Irma and Caeser
Meet Graduate Joseph Graduate Team: Joseph and PabloAbout the Team: Pablo, a male yellow Lab, is Joseph’s 1st Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Raleigh, North CarolinaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Caryn FellowsMarch On-Campus Training Joseph lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is engaged to fiancé Quameisha, a recent Guiding Eyes graduate of the December 2021 residential class. Quameisha,… Continue reading Joseph and Pablo
Meet Graduate Fred Graduate Team: Frederick and LinusAbout the Team: Linus, a male yellow Lab, is Fred’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Great Barrington, MassachusettsGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Kathy Rooney February Home Training Fred recently relocated from Pennsylvania to Great Barrington, Mass. with his wife of 28 years, Heidi, whom he met at a Sixties party… Continue reading Fred and Linus
In celebration of National Puppy Day on March 23, we are excited to share with you ten of our adorable puppies with a purpose. Each of these paw-sitively precious pups currently lives with their volunteer puppy raiser as they grow & learn on their journey to become a working guide dog. What is a puppy… Continue reading Meet 10 Guide Dog Puppies for National Puppy Day!
Meet Graduate Jasmin Graduate Team: Jasmin & OsaAbout the Team: Osa, a female black lab, is Jasmin’s 2nd guide dogHometown: New York, New YorkGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Lori BusseFebruary On-Campus Training Jasmin lives in New York, NY with her cat Loki and guide dog, Osa. Jasmin works remotely for Universal Studios where she takes dining… Continue reading Jasmin and Osa
Meet Graduate Ivor Graduate Team: Ivor and TabithaAbout the Team: Tabitha, a female yellow Lab, is Ivor’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Sonoma, CaliforniaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Melissa SmithFebruary Home Training Ivor graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he studied Restaurant Management. Following his time at Cal Poly, Ivor’s educational pursuits took him north… Continue reading Ivor and Tabitha
Meet Graduate Gregory Graduate Team: Gregory and KennerAbout the Team: Kenner, a male yellow Lab, is Greg’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Las Vegas, NevadaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Lori BusseFebruary Residential Training Greg and his wife, Kim, have been married for 30 years. They met at Vincennes University in Indiana, both receiving an associate degree. Greg… Continue reading Gregory and Kenner
Meet Graduate Mariana Graduate Team: Mariana and EinsteinAbout the Team: Einstein, a male yellow Lab, is Mariana’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Miami, FloridaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Dan WeesnerFebruary Residential Training Mariana returns to Guiding Eyes for her second guide dog. She is employed as a claims specialist at the Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Center… Continue reading Mariana and Einstein
On Saturday March 5, 2022, members of the Guiding Eyes community gathered online for a virtual celebration. Between mid-September 2021 and mid-January 2022, a special group of individuals with vision loss joined, or returned to, our community to begin a partnership with their new guide dog. We celebrated not only those 15 Residential and 22… Continue reading Our March 2022 Virtual Graduation
Meet Graduate Johanna Graduate Team: Johanna and ClydeAbout the Team: Clyde, a male yellow Lab, is Johanna’s 1st guide dogHometown: Birmingham, AlabamaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Dan WeesnerFebruary Residential Training Johanna grew up in Decatur, Alabama, and attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), about 90 miles away. She graduated from UAB’s Nursing program and… Continue reading Johanna and Clyde
