Category: Graduate Teams

Meet Graduate Doug Graduate Team: Douglas and CrewAbout the Team: Crew, a male yellow Lab, is Doug’s 1st Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaTraining: January 2023 On-Campus Training Doug is an experienced guide dog handler; however, a first-time guiding eyes graduate. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with his partner Daryl, a legal assistant and… Continue reading Doug and Crew

Meet Graduate Kalia Graduate Team:  Kalia and RoswellAbout the Team:  Roswell, a female black Lab, is Kalia’s 1st guide dogHometown:  Las Cruces, New MexicoTraining: January 2023 Home Training Kalia comes to Guiding Eyes for her first guide dog, Roswell. She was born and raised in Florida, but recently Kalia, her husband and their two young… Continue reading Kalia and Roswell

Meet Graduate Samaneh Graduate Team: Samaneh and LemonAbout the Team: Lemon, a female yellow Lab, is Sam’s 3rd guide dog & 1st from Guiding EyesLocation: North Vancouver, British ColumbiaTraining: December 2022 On-Campus Training Samaneh works part-time as a referral specialist at MOSAIC, an organization that helps immigrants and refugees start a new life in Canada.  She… Continue reading Samaneh and Lemon

Meet Graduate Elizabeth Graduate Team: Elizabeth and YonkersAbout the Team: Yonkers, a male black Lab, is Elizabeth’s 4th Guiding Eyes dogLocation: New Rochelle, New YorkTraining: December 2022 On-Campus Elizabeth is well acquainted with Guiding Eyes having received three guide dogs prior to receiving Yonkers. Elizabeth and her husband, Brandon, live in New Rochelle, a suburb… Continue reading Elizabeth and Yonkers

Meet Graduate Miriam Graduate Team: Miriam and YaniAbout the Team: Yani, a female yellow Labrador, is Miriam’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogLocation:  San Diego, CaliforniaTraining: December 2022 Home Training Miriam lives in San Diego, California where she works as a teacher’s aide, specializing in ESL, (English as a second language), for elementary school students. Miriam enjoys… Continue reading Miriam and Yani

Meet Graduate Kevin Graduate Team: Kevin and JasonAbout the Team: Jason, a male black Lab, is Kevin’s 1st guide dogLocation: Weymouth, MassachusettsTraining: December 2022 On-Campus Kevin Trainor resides in Weymouth, Massachusetts, a short distance from Boston, with his wife Laura and their two boys, Nathan 12, and Gavin, 13. They have been married for 15… Continue reading Kevin and Jason

Meet Graduate Fatima Graduate Team:  Fatima and MilesAbout the Team:  Miles, a male, black Lab, is Fatima’s 2nd guide dog from Guiding Eyes Location:  Brampton, Ontario, CanadaTraining: December 2022 On-Campus Fatima lives in Ontario Canada and is a student at George Brown College in Toronto. She is enrolled in a program that teaches the necessary skills… Continue reading Fatima and Miles

Meet Graduate Cindy Graduate Team: Cindy & GoodmanAbout the Team: Goodman, a male black Lab, is Cindy’s 2nd Guiding Eyes guide dogLocation:  Gaithersburg, MarylandTraining: December 2022 On-Campus Cindy lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland with two cats, Blue and Maria, who have already grown fond of Goodman. Cindy, a self-proclaimed thrill seeker, enjoys having fun and adventuring, even… Continue reading Cindy and Goodman

Meet Graduate Michaela Graduate Team:  Michaela and EleanorAbout the Team:  Eleanor, a female black Lab, is Michaela’s 1st guide dogHometown:  Green Island, New YorkTraining: December 2022 Home Training Michaela attends the University at Albany (SUNY), pursuing a master’s degree in forensic accounting. She received her bachelor’s in accounting from Emmanuel College in 2022 and will start… Continue reading Michaela and Eleanor

Meet Graduate Leslie Graduate Team:  Leslie and OmegaAbout the Team:  Omega, a female yellow Lab, is Leslie’s 5th guide dogLocation:  Schaumburg, IllinoisTraining: December 2022 On-Campus Leslie is a cello player in the Elmhurst Symphony, where she has been a volunteer member since 2017. Her retired guide dog Gerry used to accompany her to rehearsals, and she’s… Continue reading Leslie and Omega