Category: Graduate Teams

Meet Guide Dog Heathie DOB:  2/25/2024Litter ID: 5H24Color/Breed:  Black/Labrador RetrieverGender: FemaleBrood: DanaStud: HenryLittermates: Hogan, Horizon, Harmony, Hawk, Helix, Halsey, Herbert, HappyRegion:  Monroe NYRegional Puppy Instructor: MeKalea ChamblissPuppy Raiser:  Linda Marino, Char FinkleFacebook: Monroe Puppy Raisers Special recognition: Heathie was special named by Kathleen Adamson and the Elliott Family Foundation in memory of Kathleen’s daughter, Heather. We are glad Heather’s legacy… Continue reading Guide Dog Heathie

Meet Graduate Noble Graduate Team:  Noble and SparkyAbout the Team:  Sparky, a male black Lab; Noble’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Baton Rouge, LouisianaTraining: May 2026 – On campus Noble has returned to Guiding Eyes to be partnered with his second guide dog, a male black Labrador named Sparky. He lives near the winding Mississippi River… Continue reading Noble and Sparky

Meet Graduate Christy Graduate Team:  Christina and ZeppelinAbout the Team:  Zeppelin, a male black & tan German Shepherd; Christy’s 4th guide dogLocation:  West Allis, WisconsinTraining: May 2026 – On Campus Christy has lived in Ohio and Michigan and attended college in South Carolina before moving to Wisconsin in 2023. She earned her Bachelor of Science… Continue reading Christy and Zeppelin

Meet Graduate Suzanne Graduate Team: Suzanne and TrueAbout the Team: True, a female yellow Lab; Suzanne’s 3rd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Lowell, MassachusettsTraining: April 2026, On Campus Suzanne lives in Lowell, Massachusetts, a New England city less than an hour from Boston, with her husband of twenty-four years, Jeff, and her guide dog, True. She was… Continue reading Suzanne and True

Meet Graduate Katherine Graduate Team:  Katherine and MorganAbout the Team:  Morgan, a female black Lab; Kitty’s 4th Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Cincinnati, OhioTraining: May 2026  Home Training Kitty received home training in May and was partnered with her fourth guide dog from Guiding Eyes, a female black Labrador named Morgan. She is retired and has spent… Continue reading Katherine and Morgan

Meet Graduate Paul Graduate Team:  Paul and AbileneAbout the Team:  Abilene, a female, yellow Lab; Paul’s 1st guide dogLocation:  Bristol, ConnecticutTraining: April 2026 Home Training Paul is a married father and the grandfather of two granddaughters. He spent 18 years working as a carpenter for the Aetna Insurance Company on their expansive Middletown, CT campus… Continue reading Paul and Abilene

Meet Graduate Timothy Graduate Team:  Timothy and OmarAbout the Team:  Omar, a male black Lab; Tims 1st guide dogLocation: Whitman, MassachusettsTraining: April 2026 On-Campus Timothy is a native of the Boston area and an avid Boston sports fan. Before losing his vision, he trained as an electrician, working on construction projects. Tim lost his vision… Continue reading Timothy and Omar

Meet Graduate Ashley Graduate Team: Ashley & TannerAbout the Team: Tanner, a male black lab; Ashley’s second guide dogLocation: Austin, TexasTraining: April 2026, On-Campus Ashley is a Texas Workforce Development Specialist at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She advocates for and educates low-vision and blind students, helping them develop competitive job skills… Continue reading Ashley and Tanner

Meet Graduate Aziz Graduate Team:  Aziz and DundeeAbout the Team:  Dundee, a male black Lab; Aziz’s 2nd guide dogLocation: Hickory Hills, IllinoisTraining: April 2026 On-Campus Aziz is a PhD Candidate in Informatics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research is at the intersection of orientation and mobility, artificial intelligence, and privacy. He previously had… Continue reading Aziz and Dundee

Meet Graduate Oleta Graduate Team: Oleta and RobbieAbout the Team: Robbie, a female black lab; Oleta’s 1st Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Adrian, TexasTraining: April 2026 Home Training Oleta lives in a rural West Texas town of fewer than 150 residents, just south of the Oklahoma Panhandle. It was there that she completed home training with her… Continue reading Oleta and Robbie