I love visiting puppy raising clubs for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Hearing them talk about issues with the puppies gives me insights into the process of creating the dogs who become guides. I am always surprised at how much work it is, and how willingly these volunteers give their
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When I was training to get my guide, Hedy, Debbie Kraimer was receiving her second dog. As a Retrain, she knew what it was like to live “the guide dog lifestyle,” and she impressed me with her knowledge of Access Laws and wisdom about the surprising kinds of encounters that
I’d been emailing Kathy Ulm for over a year—ever since my son Thomas gave me her contact information. He’d met her at a Disabilities Awareness Faire event in Sacramento. When he saw the puppy, he figured I’d want to talk with her. Until that time, I didn’t know that Canine
Puppies are susceptible to Parvo in the small window of time before they receive all their vaccinations. For that reason, when puppies from Guide Dogs for the Blind are that age, their raisers carry them when they are in public areas. Puppies from Guide Dogs for the Blind wear bright
Hal Baker sent me these stories written by his father-in-law, master painter Milford Zornes, N.A. Story 1 from 1957 Several years ago I was an instructor at The Old Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. At that time also, as is not too uncommon with artists, I was deeply in