Guide Dogs of America is one of
the only guide dog schools in the country that grants puppy raisers the privilege of naming the puppy they will raise.
Not exact matches
They are commonly but incorrectly called «Seeing Eye»
dogs, since Seeing Eye is the name of
only one of many
guide dog training
schools.
• Past President and current member of the Connecticut Animal Control Association • Member of the National Coalition developing response plans for FEMA in the event of national disasters (she does not work for FEMA) • Consultant on the Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control Committee (she is the
only lay person on the panel) • Evaluator for Animal Control Departments throughout the United States, ensuring compliance with National Standards • Board of Directors of the New England Animal Control / Humane Academy in New Hampshire currently serving as Assistant Director & Instructor • National Task Force for Animal Hoarding • New England and State of Connecticut Task Force for Animal Fighting • Member of the New England Stock
Dog Association • Member of Curriculum Advisory Committee, University of New Hampshire, Thompson
School of Applied Science Teaching Experience: • Cruelty Investigation Instructor for Police Officers and Animal Control Officers • Certified as an Instructor to teach at the FBI and Police Academy • Teaches Cruelty Investigation, Criminal Law and First Aid to Police, Animal Control and Humane Officers at the University of New Hampshire • National and Connecticut Animal Control Association • Numerous Kennel Clubs and
Schools Author — National Animal Control Association Training
Guide — Disaster Planning American Kennel Club • Certified Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator • Completed Obedience requirements for becoming an AKC Obedience Judge.
At
Guiding Eyes for the Blind,
only the top 50 percent of the returning puppies will stay with the
school — so the
school places a little over 400 puppies with raisers each year, needing
only 200
dogs for the training program.
Of these, Fidelco, Southeastern, 2 new
schools in New York state, (Upstate
Guide Dog Association and Freedom
Guide Dogs), and a very recently established program in Oregon (Northwest
Guiding Eyes) serve
only people from their own «region.»
In fact, people can obtain a
dog from any of the
schools, save five (which serve
only their own geographical regions), and many
dogs from The Seeing Eye, Leader Dogs, Guiding Eyes and the other schools work on the west coast, while many dogs from Guide Dogs for the Blind work all around the coun
dogs from The Seeing Eye, Leader
Dogs, Guiding Eyes and the other schools work on the west coast, while many dogs from Guide Dogs for the Blind work all around the coun
Dogs,
Guiding Eyes and the other
schools work on the west coast, while many
dogs from Guide Dogs for the Blind work all around the coun
dogs from
Guide Dogs for the Blind work all around the coun
Dogs for the Blind work all around the country.