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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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For those of you who are just checking out this blog WELCOME!
This blog follows the life of a guide dog in training.
I raise guide dogs for the blind out of Southeastern Guide Dogs in Palmetto FL (http://www.guidedogs.org/).
The past dogs I've raised are: Brax, Frankie, Toby & Rudy (click the links under the header picture to read more about each one).
I'm currently raising my 5th guide dog puppy "Brandon"
(male yellow Lab - D.O.B. 9-4-11), who I recived on October 30th 2011.
I will keep Brandon for about 12-16 months, then he'll head
IFT (In For Training) back to the guide dog school for 6-8 months of training (plus evaulations) with "professinal" trainers and hopefully will then graduate with a blind person. *Please note though, that only 1 out of every 12 dogs will get "Carrer Changed" due to medical/training issues* I do currently have a guide dog puppy down at the guide dog school (Rudy) who is in "phase 3" (last phase of training) and will hopefully get placed with a blind person soon.
Please feel free to follow -
"Brandon's Life... As a Guide Dog In Training"
Enjoy!
Brandon's Raiser
Feel free to follow this blog and leave comments on the way!
Questions are welcome, I will try to answer them soon after they are asked - feel free to email me with one, or just leave it in a comment.
16 comments:
the sun is out-- Break Time! see ya in 5:)
tula
maybe he wants people to pity him
Gotta catch those sunbeams when they come out!
Smileys!
Dory
Well we can see Toby is working! So he is maybe wanting to get his harness off and go play. It is a very important job.
xxxx
You look pretty comfy!
Bunny
Woooos Toby! woo is not sad, just tired!
~puppy kisses~
-Kira The BeaWootiful
Woof! Woof! Great way to take a break. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
He must be tired to be able to nap with all that stuff on him!
Sonic
He looks darling (and sleepy)!
I understand!
I go into that zone too when I'm enjoying my time in the yard!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
Just has the serious "I am working" face on.
Great that he enjoys his outings ;)
Hey Toby dude, how ya doing???
Thanks for visiting my bloggy - yours is super cool!
I think it would be fun to be a service dog - what an important job you have!
You look like you need a nap now though!!
If you say Toby enjoys the outings... that's all I needed to hear.
Hi, Toby! :)
Twinkie
Sometimes we wonder the same thing about Clive, when we are out working - he seems so serious, we wonder is he enjoying it. But I think it is because he takes his job so seriously, he is concentrating and focussed.
Toby looks just like that too!
take care
Murray's Mom
Hi I'm Mariah you dont know me I'm in MrsO's class at Knoolwood elementry i just want to let you know that he is cute
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