Sentences with phrase «guide dogs for the blind in»

Participated in the Tour de France with his wife, Sienna Guillory, to raise money for Guide Dogs for the Blind in 2004.

After applying for a guide dog from the Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, CA, Seth Webster was introduced to Bamboo, his now 4 - year - old Black Labrador Retriever, on April 24, 2008.

Guide Dogs for the Blind in California can be found at [phone] or www.guidedogs.com / and Leader Dogs for the Blind in Michigan can be reached at [phone].

There are organizations that train and certify the dog, specific for the disability (such as Guide Dogs for the Blind in Santa Rosa trains guide dogs, Canine Companions train dogs for people who use wheelchairs, etc).

[37] Guide Dogs for the Blind in the United States trains only Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and crosses between these breeds.

A forensic scientist who has type 1, Mark Ruefenacht had trained dogs for law enforcement, and worked as a volunteer «puppy raiser» and supervisor for Guide Dogs for the Blind in Northern California.

Christine (Chris) joined Guide Dogs for the Blind in April of 2014.

Guide Dogs for the Blind in the United Kingdom trains usually only Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and crosses between these breeds.

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Bertolini, who still owns a home in West Hartford, is also a «volunteer puppy raiser» for Fidelco, the Bloomfield organization that provides guide dogs to the blind.

It was once unheard of for a blind woman with a guide dog to be refused a bus ride — this is not uncommon now, we have the beginning of Sharia in the UK, we have men with more than one legal wife in the UK, we have first cousin marriages causing terrible illnesses and so on.

Last month, he sold two 12 - ounce bottles of Hair of the Dog Dave, which consistently makes lists of the most coveted beers in the world, for $ 4,525.56 at a silent auction to benefit Guide Dogs for the Blind.

According to information provided by the TSA, officers screened 20 puppies and their trainers from the Finger Lakes Puppy Raising Region of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, as they practiced coming through the checkpoint in an effort to acclimate the future guide dogs with an important piece of the airport experience — the security checkpoint.

1) About The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is a British charitable organisation founded in 1934.

About The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is a British charitable organisation founded in 1934.

Golledge, who has conducted research on other virtual mapping systems for more than 15 years, notes that blind users would still need a guide dog or cane to navigate potholes in the real world.

In fact, every year we had a new puppy because we are «puppy walkers» for the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind.

I just attended a month's course at Guide Dogs for the Blind, in Boring, Oregon.

In addition to reading and discussing the book, the classes took a field trip to the nearby Guide Dogs for the Blind campus and even wrote letters and Valentine's Day cards to each other using the Braille stylus and slate.

Gilbert is outreach manager at Guide Dogs for the Blind, based in nearby San Rafael, and, a few months before her visit to Bacich with her German shepherd guide, Hedda, she teamed up with the school's third - grade teachers, and with the Marin County Office of Education, to help introduce materials from Guide Dogs for the Blind — and from the National Federation for the Blind's Braille Is Beautiful program — into school curricGuide Dogs for the Blind, based in nearby San Rafael, and, a few months before her visit to Bacich with her German shepherd guide, Hedda, she teamed up with the school's third - grade teachers, and with the Marin County Office of Education, to help introduce materials from Guide Dogs for the Blind — and from the National Federation for the Blind's Braille Is Beautiful program — into school curricguide, Hedda, she teamed up with the school's third - grade teachers, and with the Marin County Office of Education, to help introduce materials from Guide Dogs for the Blind — and from the National Federation for the Blind's Braille Is Beautiful program — into school curricGuide Dogs for the Blind — and from the National Federation for the Blind's Braille Is Beautiful program — into school curriculum.

Through her work with GDB and with the support of District leadership, in 2005, Savageau created the Companion Animal Science Program, allowing high school students to earn credit while training puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc..

Pets» resident pooch, Bella, joins in the fun as we show our support for Run for Light 2015, a charity run for the Guide Dogs Association of the Blind!

America's VetDogs is a nonprofit organization that was founded by the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc., which was established in 1946.

«We have an incredible agricultural education program in the state and the support of the administration, along with Guide Dogs for the Blind, makes my job possible,» says Savageau.

For instance, Oklahoma requires any driver of a vehicle who knowingly approaches within 15 feet of a person who is in the roadway or at an intersection and who is wholly or partially blind and who is carrying a cane or walking stick white in color, or white tipped with red, or who is using a dog guide wearing a specialized harness, or who is wholly or partially deaf and is using a signal dog wearing an orange identifying collar, or who is physically handicapped and is using a service dog, shall immediately come to a full stop and take such precautions before proceeding as may be necessary to avoid accident or injury to the person wholly or partially blind, deaf or physically handicapped.

The pets team was also out in full force to not only lend support to both Dog Walk 2015 and Run for Light 2015 — a 5 km run in support of the Guide Dogs Association of the Blind (GDAB)-- but also to spend quality time with one another and with our furkids.

Savageau has dedicated nearly 25 years to being part of Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. (GDB), and is now sharing her talents with young trainers - in - the - making.

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The second reason is far simpler; the first guide dogs for the blind and visually impaired were trained in Germany to provided assistance for those blinded in the war.

A former practicing veterinarian and scientist who studied reproduction and endocrinology, Dr. Olson has an extensive history in nonprofit work, including positions at Guide Dogs for the Blind and the American Humane.

In fact she was still considering the possibilities when she wrote a story for The Saturday Evening Post about the potential for guide dogs for the blind.

Detailed — Handicapped Persons § 30 -4-2 (2) Every person engaged in the training of a guide dog or service dog for the purpose of accompanying a person as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall have the same right to be accompanied by such dog being trained as the totally or partially blind person, deaf person, or physically disabled person has under paragraph (1) of this subsection, so long as such trainer is identified as an agent or employee of a school for seeing eye, hearing, service, or guide dogs.

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Quoting from an article in Popular Mechanics 4/2000; «Selective breeding of Labrador and Golden retrievers has produced an improved strain of dog guides for the blind.

Tom Olzak was first introduced to Guide Dogs of America (GDA) at a California Council for the Blind convention in 2004.

I once read an article about traits in Labrador puppies that indicate whether they will be good guide dogs for the blind, and the direction of the whirls in / near their ears was one indicator of a calm and purposeful demeanor.

She spent years in the Service Dog field, training both Guide Dogs for the Blind and Assistance Dogs for the Disabled, as well as many years working with pet dDogs for the Blind and Assistance Dogs for the Disabled, as well as many years working with pet dDogs for the Disabled, as well as many years working with pet dogsdogs.

Assistance dogs include guide or leader dogs that guide individuals who are legally blind; hearing dogs that alert individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to specific sounds; and service dogs for individuals with disabilities other than blindness or deafness, which are trained to perform a variety of physical tasks, including, but not limited to, pulling a wheelchair, lending balance support, picking up dropped objects, or providing assistance in a medical crisis.

Dr. Hubbard is also active in the care and treatment of puppies and guide dogs for Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

He is also used in search and rescue and as a guide dog for the blind.

And be sure to follow Guide Dogs for the Blind on Facebook to see some more guide dog puppies in training hard at Guide Dogs for the Blind on Facebook to see some more guide dog puppies in training hard at guide dog puppies in training hard at work.

Not only are Labradors terrific in the field, but they are also very reliable guide dogs for the blind.

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) was founded in 1942 by Lois Merrihew and Don Donaldson.

At Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a respected guide dog school based in Yorktown Heights, New York, trainers screen young puppies for guiding aptitude, and release 20 percent of them from the pGuiding Eyes for the Blind, a respected guide dog school based in Yorktown Heights, New York, trainers screen young puppies for guiding aptitude, and release 20 percent of them from the pguiding aptitude, and release 20 percent of them from the program.

So these two new Golden Retriever puppies in training from Guide Dogs for the Blind got to go on an outing to the local minor league soccer game in Reno, Nevada on Saint Patrick's Day.

The volunteers take them on lots of socialization outings, like soccer games, where they work on how to be a polite pup before heading back to a Guide Dogs for the Blind campus either in San Rafael, California or Boring, Oregon for formal training from official instructors.

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E. Every totally or partially blind person shall have the right to be accompanied by a dog in harness trained as a guide dog, every deaf or hearing - impaired person shall have the right to be accompanied by a dog trained as a hearing dog on a blaze orange leash, and every mobility - impaired or otherwise disabled person shall have the right to be accompanied by a dog, trained as a service dog, in a harness, backpack, or vest identifying the dog as a trained service dog, in any of the places listed in subsection B without being required to pay an extra charge for the dog, provided that he shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by such dog.

This versatile hunting breed comes in three colors — yellow, black and chocolate — and because of their desire to please their master they excel as guide dogs for the blind, as part of search - and - rescue teams or in narcotics detection with law enforcement.

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Detailed — Human Rights § 30/3 Every totally or partially blind, hearing impaired, person who is subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, or otherwise physically disabled person or a trainer of support dogs, guide dogs, seizure - alert dogs, seizure - response dogs, or hearing dogs shall have the right to be accompanied by a support dog or guide dog especially trained for the purpose, or a dog that is being trained to be a support dog, guide dog, seizure - alert dog, seizure - response dog, or hearing dog, in any of the places listed in this Section without being required to pay an extra charge for the guide, support, seizure - alert, seizure - response, or hearing dog; provided that he shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by such dog.