highlighting student and partnership with new guide dog
Meet Graduate Jim Graduate Team: Jim and KeanuAbout the Team: Keanu, a male yellow Lab; Jim’s 1st guide dogLocation: West End, North Carolina Training: July 2026 On-Campus Jim is a devoted husband and father of two daughters. In June 2023, his life changed dramatically when he was involved in a serious car accident. As a result… Continue reading Jim and Keanu
Meet Graduate Kalia Graduate Team: Kalia and BethanyAbout the Team: Bethany, female black Lab; Kalia’s 1st guide dogLocation: CaliforniaTraining: July 2026, On-Campus Kalia is a freshman in college studying music education, with the goal of becoming a music teacher. She loves making music and enjoys singing, as well as playing the piano and guitar. Outside… Continue reading Kalia & Bethany
Meet Graduate Elizabeth Graduate Team: Elizabeth and OctaviaAbout the Team: Octavia, female black Lab; Elizabeth’s 5th guide dog, (1st Guiding Eyes)Location: Wyoming, MichiganTraining: July 2026 On-Campus Elizabeth, came to Guiding Eyes from Michigan, to be matched with her fifth guide dog Octavia. She is her first Guiding Eyes dog. Blind since birth, she leads an active life as a member of… Continue reading Elizabeth and Octavia
Meet Graduate Macletus Graduate Team: Macletus and SpunkyAbout the Team: Spunky, a male black Lab; Cletus’s 4th guide dogLocation: Concord, CaliforniaTraining: May 2026 On-Campus Macletus has dedicated much of her life and career to helping others. She is certified in customer call center operations, mental health first aid, and suicide prevention, and continues to expand… Continue reading Macletus and Spunky
Meet Graduate Joe Graduate Team: Joe and GardenAbout the Team Garden, a female yellow Labrador Retriever, is Joe’s 3rd guide dog.Location: Punta Gorda, FloridaTraining: April 2026, On Campus Joe is retired and lives in Punta Gorda, a sleepy town in a quiet area of Florida. He has had gradual vision loss for 30 years due… Continue reading Joe and Garden
Meet Graduate Mary Ann Graduate Team: Mary Ann and JoJoAbout the Team: JoJo, a female black Lab; Mary Ann’s 2nd guide dogLocation: Logansport, IndianaTraining: June 2026 – Home Training Mary Ann is a retired speech therapist and audiologist. She has lived with low vision throughout her life due to rubella and retinopathy. When she experienced… Continue reading Mary Ann & JoJo
Meet Graduate H. Graduate Team: H. & BarbenAbout the Team: Barben, a female yellow Labrador Retriever; H.’s first guide dogLocation: Geneva, New YorkTraining: June 2026, On Campus H. originally hails from West Lafayette, Indiana, and is the child of two college professors. They have since built an accomplished academic and theatrical career as a theatre… Continue reading H. and Barben
Meet Graduate Beth Graduate Team: Beth and EclipseAbout the Team: Eclipse, a male yellow Lab; Beth’s 1st guide dogLocation: Pell City, Alabama Training: July 2026 – On Campus Beth was recently paired with Eclipse, a male yellow Labrador and her first guide dog. For the past 12 years, Beth has worked as a Vision Rehab teacher… Continue reading Beth and Eclipse
Meet Graduate Graduate Team: Katie and SteinwayAbout the Team: Steinway, a male black & tan German Shepherd; Katie’s 6th guide dog (3rd Guiding Eyes)Location: MichiganTraining: July 2026 On-Campus Katie is a physical therapist who manages an outpatient rehabilitation clinic and lives in Michigan with her husband and her new guide dog, Steinway. She loves staying… Continue reading Katie and Steinway
Meet Graduate Joseph Graduate Team: Joe and TacoAbout the Team: Taco, a male black Lab; Joe’s 4th guide dogLocation: Raleigh, North Carolina Training: July 2026 On-Campus Joe works at LC Industries (LCI), a company that provides products and services to the federal government while creating meaningful employment opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired.… Continue reading Joseph & Taco
