Meet Graduate Misty Graduate Team: Misty and PennyAbout the Team: Penny is a female Labrador Retriever and Misty’s first Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Southern MontanaTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Misty has bachelor’s degrees in psychology and anthropology. This past year she began working with a nonprofit organization who strives to diminish the homeless population among youths in… Continue reading Misty and Penny
Meet Graduate Rene Graduate Team: Rene and YonderAbout the Team: Yonder, a male black Lab, is Rene’s 2nd guide dogLocation: Taunton, MassachusettsTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Rene is enjoying his retirement, starting each morning by walking a mile with Yonder, then returning home and taking his wife out for lunch. He’s an U.S. Army veteran who… Continue reading Rene and Yonder
Meet Graduate Julie Graduate Team: Julie and FlyerAbout the Team: Flyer, a male black lab, is Julie’s 1st guide dogLocation: Hudson Falls, New YorkTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Julie worked for 22 years as a licensed nurse and was a licensed home daycare provider. Avid motorcyclists, she and her husband have traveled up and down the… Continue reading Julie and Flyer
Meet Graduate Veronica Graduate Team: Veronica and LacyAbout the Team: Lacy is a female black Lab and Veronica’s 1st Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Santa Cruz, CaliforniaTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Veronica has been a guide dog user since 1974, and now she and her husband of 46 years are welcoming her first Guiding Eyes dog, Lacy, into… Continue reading Veronica and Lacy
Meet Graduate Stacy Graduate Team: Stacy and VancouverAbout the Team: Vancouver is a male yellow Lab and Stacy’s 1st guide dogLocation: Liverpool, New YorkTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Stacy was raised in a small town, south of the city of Buffalo in upstate New York. She currently lives in Central NY, in the Syracuse area. At… Continue reading Stacy and Vancouver
Meet Graduate Deni Graduate Team: Deni and HildyAbout the Team: Hildy, a female black Lab, is Deni’s 5th guide dog (3rd Guiding Eyes)Location: St. Petersburg, FloridaTraining: December 2023 Home Training Deni earned her D.Ed. from Harvard University and is an ethics scholar. Her many academic titles and professional accomplishments include professor emeritus, University of South… Continue reading Deni and Hildy
The Farber family has been an integral part of Guiding Eyes since 2013 when they first came to adopt a family pet. Their journey began with Cobey, a medical release pup, who quickly became a beloved member of their family. When Cobey sadly passed away in 2018, they joined the Brood/Stud Program, becoming fosters for… Continue reading Gucci & Fendi: Pups Making Their Mark
Meet Graduate Mari Graduate Team: Mari and BettyAbout the Team: Betty is a female black Lab and Mari’s 1st guide dogLocation: College Station, TexasTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Mari was born in Mexico, and as an infant was brought to the United States for medical care. She subsequently remained in Texas and was raised in Houston.… Continue reading Mari and Betty
It’s a Celebrat10n with Eli Manning presenting Guiding Eyes guide dog in training, TEN to CEO & President Thomas Panek! Today marked a special moment for Guiding Eyes for the Blind as we celebrated the first-ever Guide Dog Draft at the Penn Club in NYC. In a heartwarming ceremony, two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning… Continue reading Eli Manning x Guiding Eyes Celebrat10n
Meet Graduate Suzanne Graduate Team: Suzanne and TokenAbout the team: Token, a male yellow Lab, is Suzanne’s 5th Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Lee’s Summit, MissouriTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Suzanne and her guide dog Token live in Lee’s Summit, Missouri where Suzanne works full time as a medical scribe. Her current project in this role is in… Continue reading Suzanne and Token
