Who is this adorable baby black Lab? Why, it’s Hedy! Puppy raiser, Heather Findley, and her patient, loving family, took in this sweet, little puppy nearly seven years ago, carefully socializing her to have good house manners and to be unafraid and ready for training to be a guide dog
Category: Guide Dogs
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I was back in Northern California, where many of the contributors to A Gift of Puppies live. I was scheduled for lunch with Barbara and Jerry Edwards, whose first guide dog puppy was a yellow Lab Doris. The account of that adjustment in their lifestyle and the blessing she was
It was Monday morning. I was curious. What would Eileen find out when she called the Braille Institute? Would they be interested in turning my books into braille? Eileen was efficient. She had tracked down the one in charge of the library. She described my books. This is what she
Day three was Guide Dogs for the Blind Fun Day held on the grounds of an elementary school in Oceanside. Three large puppy groups from the San Diego area were there, along with some who came down from Riverside in their cute matching blue shirts. I knew some of them
Day 2 was PetCo, LaMesa. Manager Amy had us stationed right in front where customers coming through the doors couldn’t miss us. Pat Salzarulo knew Nathan and I were exhausted, so she told us to get some rest; she would take care of everything. “Just show up at noon,” she