December 2015 Breeder's Digest

 Litter Announcements  Labrador Retrievers 12/6/15 David x Namiko: 3 males, 3 females; litter letter E12/8/15 Richard x Omaha: 3 males, 2 females; litter letter J12/9/15 Phoenix x Fausta: 1 male, 6 females; litter letter K12/25/15 Jenkins x Sitka: 3 males, 2 females; litter letter M12/30/15 Bartley x Vesta: 2 females; litter letter O 12/30/15 Sid x Parsley:...

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GDB Puppy Raising Youth Scholarship Recipient: Megan Iriving Essay

My experience raising guide dog puppies, especially my second puppy Harlow, has benefited others in my community. Harlow was a pretty easy puppy, other than her tendency to swallow socks whole. Harlow’s graduation was the first opportunity I had to meet a recipient of my hard work in raising guide dogs. Her new owner, Philip Doblado, shared with my family and I the difficult...

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Celebrating the Power of Partnerships: Sierra Hayes speech

Keith Gillard recently graduated from GDB. He was teamed with Golden Retriever, Newburg, who was raised by Sierra Hayes of College Station, Texas and the Harrison family of Tracy, California. Below is Sierra's touching and funny speech from the graduation ceremony.Newburg is a firecracker of personality and there was never a dull moment. Seriously, he woofs in his...

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New Disney-Pixar App: changing the way low vision and blind audiences enjoy movies

Help us celebrate audio description, technology, and access for all. Guide Dogs for the Blind is thrilled to help Disney-Pixar celebrate its latest innovation in motion pictures. Today, with the in-home release of The Good Dinosaur, Disney-Pixar has fundamentally changed the movie-viewing experience for people who are blind. The Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) app will include...

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November 2015 Breeder's Digest

Litter AnnouncementsLabrador Retrievers11/1/15 Phoenix x Yiska: 3 males, 2 females; litter letter U11/4/15 Lucio x Malibu: 3 males, 5 females; litter letter H11/10/15 Anthem x Gabby: 4 males; litter letter K11/11/15 Jolt x Sherpa: 3 males, 2 females; litter letter N11/11/15 Sid x Oprah: 2 males, 1 female; litter letter P11/12/15 Stockholm x Tisha: 1 male, 1 female; litter...

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GDB Puppy Raising Youth Scholarship Recipient: Sam R. Nelson Essay

I was 15 years old when my grandfather moved in with my family. He was 93, blind, deaf and didn’t have use of his hand because of his neuropathy. Although we had been raising guide dog puppies since I was 11, I never fully appreciated what a service dog could do for people with disabilities until I lived with my grandfather on a full time basis.My sister started raising a...

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October 2015 Breeder's Digest

Litter AnnouncementsLabrador Retrievers10/2/15 Gonzalo x Whitley: 5 males, 5 females; litter letter R10/4/15 Stockholm x Cinder: 2 males, 6 females; litter letter T10/5/15 Jolt x Mandarin: 5 males, 2 females; litter letter V10/6/15 West x Nellie: 4 males, 2 females; litter letter A10/6/15 Timothy x Novel: 2 males, 4 females; litter letter W10/7/15 Sid x Syrah: 4 males; litter...

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GDB Puppy Raising Youth Scholarship Recipient: Delphine Medeiros Essay

Many people my age leave the house in the early morning and head out for a full day of high school classes. For some students, traveling to school is a time to wake up fully; to reflect on tests to be taken, and assignments due. Bleary-eyed “commuter kids” traveling by themselves may have the luxury of balancing to-go mugs of hot coffee or cocoa in their laps – something to...

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GDB Puppy Raising Youth Scholarship Recipient: Mikaela Haglund Essay

I raised six puppies with my family over a period of eight years of volunteering for Guide Dogs for the Blind as a puppy raiser. Two were selected to become breeders and one recently became a working guide. Those that became breeders have in turn had puppies which have led to fourteen active working guides, with more puppies still in training. We also adopted a career change...

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GDB Puppy Raising Youth Scholarship Recipient: Ian Miller Essay

On May 31st, 2015, I will have to walk Pasha, the female golden retriever I am currently raising, up on to the puppy truck, placing her in a crate and say my goodbyes. It will be an intensely emotional time, and I am certain that I will be deeply saddened. I’ll say goodbye to Pasha, however, knowing that she’ll make someone’s life so much better, not just as a guide but also...

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