Meet Graduate Douglas Graduate Team: Douglas and MaverickAbout the Team: Maverick is a male yellow lab and Doug’s 9th guide dog.Location: Daytona Beach, FloridaTraining: August 2024 On-Campus Doug grew up in New York State but now lives in Florida. He holds a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling, and through his work as a rehab counselor,… Continue reading Douglas and Maverick
Meet Graduate Yoojin Graduate Team: Yoojin and DennisonAbout the Team: Dennison, a black male Lab, is Yoojin’s 1st guide dogLocation: East Amherst, New YorkTraining: August 2024 On-Campus Yoojin was born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Hong Kong. When she was fourteen years old, the family relocated to upstate New York. While in her… Continue reading Yoojin and Dennison
Greetings Grads! Our next Guiding Eyes Graduate Council Quarterly Call is scheduled for Sunday, October 27, 2024, at 7PM eastern. The session is titled, “Update on the Puppy Raiser Program: A Discussion about the Key Role Raisers Play in Our GEB Family.” All GEB grads and puppy raisers are welcome to attend. We have put… Continue reading October 27 Quarterly Call with Raisers (10/2024)
Meet Graduate Anthony Graduate Team: Anthony and QuantumAbout the Team: Quantum, a yellow, male Labrador Retriever is Anthony’s 1st guide dog.Location: Satellite Beach, FloridaTraining: August 2024 On-Campus Anthony is originally from Chicago but now lives in the coastal city of Satellite Beach in Florida. In high school, he displayed his entrepreneurial spirit by starting a business… Continue reading Anthony and Quantum
Meet Graduate Alan Graduate Team: Alan & ForbesAbout the team: Forbes, a male black lab, is Alan’s first Guiding Eyes guide dogLocation: Davie, FloridaTraining: August 2024 On-Campus Alan has been retired for 20 years after a long career working in sales & marketing for consumer products and medical and pharmaceutical systems. He has two grown… Continue reading Alan and Forbes
Meet Graduate Nathalie Graduate Team: Nathalie and OlmsteadAbout the Team: Olmstead, a male yellow Lab, is Nathalie’s 1st guide dogLocation: Bridgeport, ConnecticutTraining: August 2024 On-Campus Nathalie attends Five Towns College, located on Long Island, New York and her field of study is Theatre Arts with a concentration in Acting. Nathalie is deaf-blind. She has been… Continue reading Nathalie and Olmstead
Meet Graduate Maggee Graduate Team: Maggee and WegmanAbout the Team: Wegman, a male black Lab, is Maggee’s 4th Guiding Eyes dog.Location: Manchester, New HampshireTraining: August 2024 Home Training Maggee is retired, having previously worked in retail and packaging. After a diagnosis of Retinitis Pigmentosa, she was declared legally blind in 1980. Maggee finds pleasure in… Continue reading Maggee and Wegman
Meet Graduate Anthony Graduate Team: Anthony and LindseyAbout the Team: Lindsey, a female yellow Lab, is Anthony’s 1st Guiding Eyes dog.Location: North Tonawanda, New YorkTraining: August 2024 On-Campus Anthony returned to his parent’s home with his first guide dog, Lindsey, and thought, “This is a new world that starts now!”. Born prematurely, Anthony was diagnosed… Continue reading Anthony and Lindsey
Meet Graduate Michelle Graduate Team: Michelle and AlbertAbout the Team: Albert, a male yellow Lab, is Michelle’s 1st guide dog.Location: Aston, PennsylvaniaTraining: August 2024 On-Campus Michelle has a background in education and brings her interest in teaching to her role as a part-time Children’s Ministry Coordinator at Mount Hope Church, her local parish. Her responsibilities include… Continue reading Michelle and Albert
Meet Graduate Lydia Graduate Team: Lydia and BrodyAbout the Team: Brody, a male black Lab, is Lydia’s 1st guide dogLocation: Columbia, MissouriTraining: August 2024 On-Campus Lydia is a certified ADA Coordinator and is looking for a full-time position in that field. She works part-time as a consultant at the Great Plains ADA (Americans with Disabilities… Continue reading Lydia and Brody
