Guiding Eyes has puppy raisers along the Eastern Seaboard, stretching from Maine to North Carolina, and west to Ohio. Puppy raisers are organized into groups that we call Puppy Raising Regions, and most raisers live within an hour of region class locations.
Review the regions in your state to determine which is most convenient to you.
Saturday mornings at Ledyard Congregational Church in Ledyard.
Meet the volunteers of the Eastern CT Region on Facebook.
Monday evenings in either Granby or Avon.
Meet the volunteers of the NCT Region on Facebook.
Saturday mornings. Locations rotate between Deep River, Guilford and Wallingford, and East Haven.
Meet the volunteers of the SCT Region on Facebook.
Thursdays evenings in the Westport/Wilton, CT area.
(DE/PA/MD Eastern Shore)
Sunday, late morning in Newark, DE (University of Delaware)
Wednesday, evenings in Middletown, DE and surrounding areas
(Northern/Southern)
every other Thursday; the northern group meets in and around Belfast and the southern group meets in the Saco and the greater Portland area.
Learn more about the Maine Puppy Raising Region on Facebook.
Tuesday evenings in Owings Mills and other nearby towns.
Meet volunteers from the Baltimore Region on Facebook.
Monday evenings in Bowie, Annapolis and surrounding areas.
Meet volunteers from the Bay Region on Facebook.
Thursday evening in Frederick, Maryland.
Meet volunteers from the Catoctin Region on Facebook.
(MD Eastern Shore)
Meets Tuesdays in Easton, MD and surrounding areas
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Meet volunteers from the Delmarva Region on Facebook.
Sundays in Bethesda.
every other Saturday morning typically in the Newton area.
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Meet the volunteers of the Eastern Massachusetts Region on Facebook.
Sunday mornings, rotating between Concord and Nashua.
Meet the volunteers of the New Hampshire Region on Facebook.
Tuesday evenings in Livingston, NJ
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Twice monthly on Wednesdays, 5:30pm, at South Glens Falls Firehouse – 361 Reynolds Rd, Moreau, NY 12828
Meet volunteers from the Adirondack NY Region on Facebook.
Two Monday evenings per month at the Lisha’s Kill Reformed Church , 2131 Central Avenue, Colonie, NY. Contact us for class times.
Meet the volunteers of the Capital NY Region on Facebook.
Alternating Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. (Most in immediate Syracuse area.) Please contact us for a schedule of classes.
Meet the volunteers of the Central NY Region on Facebook.
Wednesday evenings at the Canine Development Center in Patterson, NY or at a nearby location.
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Meet volunteers from the Dutchess Region on Facebook.
are held on the second and fourth Monday of each month at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 55 Pleasant Ave, Lancaster,NY 14086 or at a nearby location. Please contact your Region Coordinator for additional information.
Meet volunteers from the Erie Region on Facebook.
Cornell Veterinary School Atrium, Cornell Campus, Ithaca, NY. Please contact Deb for class times.
Meet volunteers from the Fingerlakes Region on Facebook.
held alternating Thursday evenings either at St. James Episcopal Church, 305 Main Street, Oneonta, NY (parking behind the church off Elm Street) or at locations around Oneonta. Please contact the Region Coordinator or Regional Manager for class dates, times, and locations.
Meet the volunteers of the Leatherstocking Region on Facebook.
Tuesday evenings in the Rochester area. Please contact our region team for specific locations, dates, and times.
Meet volunteers from the Monroe Region on Facebook.
First and third Wednesdays of each month at 6:00PM at United Presbyterian Church, 150 Main Street, Hornell, NY. (Parking on Church Street)
Meet volunteers from the Southern Tier Region on Facebook.
First and third Tuesday evening of the month at various locations throughout Wayne, Ontario and Seneca Counties.
Meet volunteers and pups from the Wayne County Region on Facebook.
Monday evenings in Yorktown, NY and surrounding local areas.
Classes: Wednesday evenings, alternating locations in Cary, Raleigh and Durham. (Rain location is Cary.)
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Meet the volunteers from the North Carolina region on Facebook.
Classes:
Thursday evening from 6pm to 9pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 276 East Bagley Road, Berea OH 44017.
Alternate Class Location:
Tuesday Evenings, 6pm to 8pm at Orchard Hill Church, 2434 W. Comet Road, Clinton, OH 44216
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Meet volunteers from the Cleveland West Region on Facebook.
Classes: Wednesdays from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Hrynik House, 21639 Miles Road, North Randall, Ohio.
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Meet volunteers from the Cleveland East Region on Facebook.
Classes:
Tuesday from 6pm to 7pm and the first and third Tuesdays from 7pm to 8pm at University Baptist Church, 50 W. Lane Ave., Columbus, OH 43231.
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East Greenwich area on Wednesdays. Contact us for specific dates and times
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Classes:
Tuesdays, at Sacred Heart Francis de Sales Church, 238 Main St, Bennington, VT 05201.
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(Previously Dominion region)
Classes:
Regular classes in Chantilly, VA; outing classes on Sundays at locations across our region (metro area including DC, Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County and Loudoun County)
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Meet volunteers of the NoVA- North region on Facebook
(Previously Prince William region)
Classes:
Thursday evenings at various locations in the county of Prince William.
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Meet volunteers from the NoVa- South Region on Facebook.
Classes:
Tuesday evenings at various locations in the Richmond area.
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The Colorado region is comprised of a small group of experienced puppy raisers in the Denver area. We are not accepting new applications at this time.
If you’d like to help out in other ways, reach out to us at coloradoregion@guidingeyes.net
The Remote Region is accepting applications from those who wish to raise a Guiding Eyes puppy, but do not live within one of our regions, including people who have raised a Guiding Eyes puppy or a puppy from another assistance dog school. We provide virtual support, a puppy kit, crate, monthly preventatives, and vet expenses. If your area is adjacent to one of our existing regions, we may be able to provide some in-person support as well.
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