Category: Graduate Teams

Meet Graduate Fred Graduate Team: Frederick and LinusAbout the Team: Linus, a male yellow Lab, is Fred’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Great Barrington, MassachusettsGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Kathy Rooney February Home Training  Fred recently relocated from Pennsylvania to Great Barrington, Mass. with his wife of 28 years, Heidi, whom he met at a Sixties party… Continue reading Fred and Linus

Meet Graduate Jasmin Graduate Team: Jasmin & OsaAbout the Team: Osa, a female black lab, is Jasmin’s 2nd guide dogHometown:  New York, New YorkGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Lori BusseFebruary On-Campus Training Jasmin lives in New York, NY with her cat Loki and guide dog, Osa. Jasmin works remotely for Universal Studios where she takes dining… Continue reading Jasmin and Osa

Meet Graduate Ivor Graduate Team:  Ivor and TabithaAbout the Team:  Tabitha, a female yellow Lab, is Ivor’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown:  Sonoma, CaliforniaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Melissa SmithFebruary Home Training Ivor graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he studied Restaurant Management. Following his time at Cal Poly, Ivor’s educational pursuits took him north… Continue reading Ivor and Tabitha

Meet Graduate Gregory Graduate Team: Gregory and KennerAbout the Team: Kenner, a male yellow Lab, is Greg’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Las Vegas, NevadaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Lori BusseFebruary Residential Training Greg and his wife, Kim, have been married for 30 years. They met at Vincennes University in Indiana, both receiving an associate degree. Greg… Continue reading Gregory and Kenner

Meet Graduate Mariana Graduate Team:  Mariana and EinsteinAbout the Team:  Einstein, a male yellow Lab, is Mariana’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown:  Miami, FloridaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Dan WeesnerFebruary Residential Training Mariana returns to Guiding Eyes for her second guide dog. She is employed as a claims specialist at the Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Center… Continue reading Mariana and Einstein

Meet Graduate Johanna Graduate Team: Johanna and ClydeAbout the Team: Clyde, a male yellow Lab, is Johanna’s 1st guide dogHometown: Birmingham, AlabamaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Dan WeesnerFebruary Residential Training Johanna grew up in Decatur, Alabama, and attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), about 90 miles away. She graduated from UAB’s Nursing program and… Continue reading Johanna and Clyde

Meet Graduate Joyce Graduate Team:  Joyce and SherbertAbout the Team:  Sherbert, a female black Lab, is Joyce’s 1st guide dogHometown:  Acton, MassachusettsGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Alyssa David and Stephanie KoretFebruary Home Training Joyce participated in Guiding Eyes’ Home Training Program for her first guide dog. Having earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and her… Continue reading Joyce and Sherbert

Meet Graduate Janet Graduate Team:  Janet and MadisonAbout the Team: Madison, a female yellow Lab, is Janet’s 5th Guiding Eyes dogHometown:  Hastings-on-Hudson, New YorkGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Nikki WentzFebruary Home Training Janet holds a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in English Language and Literature. After working in Education, she went to work… Continue reading Janet and Madison

Meet Graduate Dustin Graduate Team:  Dustin and PilotAbout the Team: Pilot, a male black & tan German Shepherd, is Dustin’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown:  Colchester, VermontGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Miranda BeckmannFebruary Home Training Dustin attended school in Winooski, Vermont before transferring to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts. Dustin also received training… Continue reading Dustin and Pilot

Meet Graduate Heidi Graduate Team: Heidi and NashAbout the Team: Nash, a male yellow Lab, is Heidi’s 3rd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Edinboro, PennsylvaniaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Shanon WalshFebruary On-Campus Training Heidi is well acquainted with Guiding Eyes, having lost her remaining vision at 38 years of age, as a result of retinopathy of prematurity. Now… Continue reading Heidi and Nash