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Latif and Wyatt

Meet Graduate Latif Graduate Team:  Latif and WyattAbout the Team:  Wyatt – male yellow Lab; Latif’s 4th Guiding Eyes dog & 7th overallLocation: Kalamazoo, MichiganTraining:  September 2024 Home Training Latif was born in Egypt and left in 1981 to pursue higher education in the United States. Latif, along with his wife, embarked on a new chapter… Continue reading Latif and Wyatt

Name our puppies!

Our Guiding Eyes family is growing! We plan to welcome our newest litter of pups any day now at our Whelping Kennel in Patterson, New York – and we need your help to name them! For this litter, each of our puppies will have a name beginning with “F.” We are often asked how we… Continue reading Name our puppies!

Mason and Sonic

Meet Graduate Mason Graduate Team: Mason and SonicAbout the Team: Sonic – male black Lab; Mason’s 1st guide dogLocation: Wilder, KentuckyTraining: August 2024 On-Campus Mason works remotely as a systems technician, a role he has held since graduating from Northern Kentucky University in 2023. He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer information technology with a… Continue reading Mason and Sonic

Graduation: Time to Celebrate

Celebrating New Partnerships Share in the joy of this moment, when our students look forward to the adventures ahead with their Guiding Eyes guide dog.  These intimate celebrations are recorded for guests interested in experiencing a Guiding Eyes graduation, but unable to join us in-person.  It is our hope that people attending graduation, whether in-person… Continue reading Graduation: Time to Celebrate

Rideshare Virtual Town Hall

Hello guide dog community, We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming rideshare virtual town hall on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 7 PM Eastern. This will be a solution-oriented discussion around our challenges with rideshare denials, covering some important milestones and possible solutions moving forward. We will have some questions for our panelists,… Continue reading Rideshare Virtual Town Hall

Rebecca and Winslow

Meet Graduate Rebecca Graduate Team: Rebecca and WinslowAbout the team: Winslow – male black Lab; Becky’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Plainville, ConnecticutTraining: September 2024 Home Training Becky has retired from her career as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She is a member and the chapter secretary of the Central Connecticut Chapter of the National Federation of… Continue reading Rebecca and Winslow

Elaine and Kenji

Meet Graduate Elaine Graduate team: Elaine and KenjiAbout the Team:  Kenji is a male, black & tan German Shepherd and Elaine’s 7th guide dog.Location: New York, New YorkTraining: September 2024 Home Training Elaine is a long-time guide dog handler working with her 7th guide dog from Guiding Eyes, a male German Shepherd named Kenji. Elaine… Continue reading Elaine and Kenji

Michael and Wasabi

Meet Graduate Michael Graduate Team:  Michael and WasabiAbout the Team:  Wasabi – male yellow Lab; Michael’s 2nd guide dogLocation:   Dayton, OhioTraining:  September 2024 On-Campus Michael is a contract specialist with the United States Air Force at the Wright-Patterson Air Force base.  Michael is originally from Florida and attended Florida State University, graduating with his bachelor’s… Continue reading Michael and Wasabi

Anita and Nikolai

Meet Graduate Anita Graduate Team:  Anita and NikolaiAbout the Team:  Nikolai – male black Lab; Anita’s 1st guide dogLocation:  Garfield, New JerseyTraining:  September 2024 On-Campus Anita is a lifelong resident of New Jersey. After finishing high school, she enrolled at a local community college and completed two semesters. Currently, she works at a large industrial… Continue reading Anita and Nikolai

Rob and Maguire

Meet Graduate Rob Graduate Team: Robert and MaguireAbout the Team: Maguire, a male yellow Lab, is Robert’s 1st guide dogLocation: Ann Arbor, MichiganTraining: September 2024 On-Campus Robert attended Central Michigan University, majoring in broadcasting and cinematic arts. He spent twenty years working as a reporter and photographer for network affiliates, including NBC, ABC, and CBS.… Continue reading Rob and Maguire