Category: Graduate Teams

Meet Graduate Henna Graduate Team:  Henna and EnidAbout the Team:  Enid – a female, black Lab; Henna’s 1st guide dogHometown:  Brampton, Ontario, CanadaTraining: March 2025 On-Campus Henna came to Guiding Eyes to receive her first guide dog, Enid, after experiencing her sister Fatima’s positive match with her guide dog, Miles, in 2022. Henna is excited… Continue reading Henna and Enid

Meet Graduate Luanne Graduate Team: Luanne and WaltzAbout the Team: Waltz: female, black & tan German Shepherd; Luanne’s 3rd guide dogLocation: Westminster, ColoradoTraining: March 2025 On-Campus Luanne lives in Colorado with her third guide dog, Waltz, whom she lovingly refers to as Wazee. The Winnebago Native American word, “Wazee,” means “tall pine”. Waltz, or Wazee,… Continue reading Luanne and Waltz

Meet Graduate Jessica Graduate Team:  Jessica and JessieAbout the Team:  Jessie, a female black Lab; Jessica’s 3rd guide dogLocation: Eagan, MinnesotaTraining: March 2025 Home Training Jessica is from Eagan, Minnesota. Jess has been working at HyVee Supermarkets for three years and is a junior at Metropolitan State University, majoring in Community Disability Advocacy and Civic Engagement with an additional minor… Continue reading Jessica and Jessie

Meet Graduate Irma Graduate Team:  Irma and WonderAbout the Team:  Wonder: female German Shepard; Irma’s 3rd guide dogLocation: Austin, TexasTraining: March 2025 Home Training Irma is originally from Mexico and attended school in McAllen Texas, where she earned a degree in early childhood development.  Since 2006, Irma has called Austin home. She has a busy… Continue reading Irma and Wonder

Meet Graduate Antoinette Graduate Team:  Antoinette and OrleansAbout the Team:  Orleans: a female yellow Lab; Antoinette’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Greensboro, North CarolinaTraining:  February 2025 Home Training Antoinette is a busy college student at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, where she is studying for her bachelor’s in Communication and Public Relations. Her plans… Continue reading Antoinette and Orleans

Meet Graduate Todd Graduate Team: Todd and EdselAbout the Team: Edsel: a male black Lab; Todd’s 2nd guide dogLocation: Indianapolis, IndianaTraining: March 2025 On-Campus Todd was raised and currently resides in Indianapolis, where he works with a concert photographer,  providing technical and design support for the photographer’s website. He was born with low vision due… Continue reading Todd and Edsel

Meet Graduate Cindy Graduate Team:  Cindy and HankAbout the Team:  Hank is a male, yellow Lab; Cindy’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogLocation:  Walhalla, South CarolinaTraining: March 2025 On-Campus Cindy lives with her husband and son in Walhalla, a rural town in South Carolina. Cindy and her new guide dog, Hank, frequently enjoy the walking path and… Continue reading Cindy and Hank

Meet Graduate Mikayla Graduate Team:  Mikayla and CandyAbout the Team: Candy, a female black Lab; Mikayla’s 1st guide dogLocation: Chandler, ArizonaTraining: March 2025 On-Campus Mikayla works as a massage therapist. She is married, a mother of four, and resides in Arizona. Candy is Mikayla’s first guide dog, and she is helping Mikayla travel more independently,… Continue reading Mikayla and Candy

Meet Graduate David Graduate Team:  David and WoodyAbout the Team: Woody – a male German Shepherd; David’s third guide dogLocation: Denver, ColoradoTraining: February/March 2025 On-Campus David is a musician about to graduate with a Master of Science in Recording Arts from the University of Colorado, Denver. David is an accomplished singer and guitar player, with… Continue reading David and Woody

Meet Graduate Mary   Graduate Team: Mary and IndraAbout the Team: Indra – female black Lab; Mary’s 3rd Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Kissimmee, FloridaTraining: March 2025 Home Training Mary is originally from the Cape Cod area in Massachusetts. She also spent time in Tacoma, Washington, before relocating to Florida seven years ago. She lost her sight… Continue reading Mary and Indra