Category: Graduate Teams

Meet Graduate Margaret Graduate Team:  Margaret and HappyAbout the Team: Happy, a female yellow Lab, is Marjean’s 2nd guide dogHometown: Madison, WisconsinTraining: November 2022 On-Campus  Margaret was born and raised on a dairy farm in in Montfort, Wisconsin.  She was born with congenital cataracts, which limited her vision, and in 1979 she lost all eyesight… Continue reading Margaret and Happy

Meet Graduate Daniel Graduate Team:  Daniel and LancelotAbout the Team:  Lancelot, a male yellow Lab, is Dan’s 3rd guide dog, but 1st from Guiding EyesHometown:  Austin, TexasTraining: November 2022 On-Campus Dan was born and raised in Kerrville, Texas, and at the age of two, experienced vision loss as a result of detached retinas. He has… Continue reading Daniel and Lancelot

Meet Graduate Doula Graduate Team:  Doula and BushkaAbout the Team:  Bushka, a female yellow lab, is Doula’s 4th guide dogHometown:  Denver, ColoradoTraining: October 2022 Home Training Doula is active in her community and involved with the National Federation of the Blind, (NFB), on both the state and national level. On the National level she serves… Continue reading Doula and Bushka

Meet Graduate Betsy Graduate Team:  Elizabeth and VernonAbout the Team:  Vernon, a male yellow Lab, is Betsy’s 8th Guiding Eyes guide dogHometown:  Somerset, New JerseyTraining:  November 2022 On-Campus Betsy was a dedicated student and earned several degrees. She has a bachelor’s degree from Wilson College, did graduate work at Penn State and has a degree… Continue reading Elizabeth and Vernon

Meet Guide Dog Steele DOB:  9/21/2019Litter ID: 7S319Color/Breed:  Black/Labrador RetrieverGender: MaleBrood: SamanthaStud: GlennLittermates: Sutton, Sawyer, Sarge, Spencer, Sonnet, ScooterRegion:  Prince WilliamRegional Puppy Instructor: Janet BartolottaPuppy Raiser:  Holly Maguire & Linda Hodge, The Post FamilyFacebook: Prince William Puppy Raisers From the Puppy Raiser… Steele was the last dog to be placed from his puppy litter because he had trouble accepting the… Continue reading Guide Dog Steele

Meet Graduate Catherine Graduate Team:  Catherine and GriffinAbout the Team:  Griffin, a male yellow Lab is Catherine’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown:  Bangor, MaineTraining:  November 2022 On-Campus Catherine studied at the University of Maine, earning three bachelor’s degrees. At the Orono campus she studied Human Nutrition and at the Farmington campus she earned degrees in English and… Continue reading Catherine and Griffin

Meet Graduate Thomas Special Recognition: Thomas and Oscar’s training was sponsored in loving memory of Edward and Fleurette Roberts, from their daughter, Christine. Graduate Team:  Thomas and OscarAbout the Team:  Oscar, a male black Lab, is Thomas’ 1st guide dogHometown:  Monroeton, PennsylvaniaTraining:  November 2022 On-Campus Thomas is enjoying retired life on his farm in rural… Continue reading Thomas and Oscar

Meet Graduate Paul Graduate Team: Paul and CollinAbout the Team: Collin, a female yellow Lab, is Paul’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Parma, OhioTraining: November 2022 On-Campus Training Paul was born and raised in Ohio and currently lives “a stone’s throw” from Cleveland. His first guide dog, Leonard, was retired after eight and a half years… Continue reading Paul and Collin

Meet Graduate Kimberly   Graduate Team:  Kimberly and KiwiAbout the Team:  Kiwi, a female black Lab, is Kimberly’s 5th guide from Guiding EyesHometown:  Overland Park, KansasTraining: October 2022 Home Training   Kimberly resides in the metropolitan Kansas City area. She earned her undergraduate degree from Baker University, a small liberal arts college in Baldwin City, KS.… Continue reading Kimberly and Kiwi

Meet Graduate Kimberly Graduate Team: Kimberly and DahliaAbout the Team: Dahlia, a yellow female Lab, is Kimberly’s 4th Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Washington, D.C.Training: October 2022 Home Training Kimberly received her first guide dog from Guiding Eyes twenty years ago when she was eighteen. Kimberly grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Wake… Continue reading Kimberly and Dahlia