Follow the puppies as they grow up to become Guide Dogs for people who are blind. Hear heart-warming stories from the people who raise, train and care for them. From the breeding program, through puppy raising, training, and matching dogs with blind people, Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California and Boring, Oregon provides an exceptional service. Dedicated to fostering lifelong partnerships between trained mobility dogs and blind or visually impaired individuals, Guide Dogs sets a standard for what can be accomplished when teamwork is the goal. In these entertaining and informative 15-20 minute interviews, you'll learn what it takes to create and nurture a guide dog. Joanne Greene, who also hosts the 'Good Dog' podcast, discusses what's involved every step along the journey with professionals, volunteers, and partners of Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Episode 8: Life with a Guide Dog
Maile George shares how her guide dog has enhanced her life. Her father, Fred George, a volunteer docent, says that without a guide dog, he's not sure Maile would have survived.
Episode 7: Training a Blind Person and His Guide Dog
Meeting and learning to work with one's new guide dog is an exciting time. Richard Faubion shares his enthusiasm and is joined by his instructor, Jessica Drew.
Episode 6: Turning Puppies into Guide Dogs
Long before a guide dog meets his human partner, he's been thoroughly trained by a team of experts. Instructor Adam Waskow explains what's involved.
Episode 5: Veterinary Care for Guide Dogs
Ensuring the health of Guide Dogs and Guide Dog puppies is the work of a very special team of veterinarians. Learn about this exciting work in an interview with Medical Director Dr. Jeff Williams.
Episode 4: Raising Puppies
From 8 weeks to about 18 months, Guide Dog puppies are lovingly raised by volunteers in their homes. Enjoy an interview with puppy raiser and leader Kay Blachley as she explains what's involved in the commitment.
Episode 3: The Puppy Stork
Can you think of a more fulfilling job than traveling throughout the West making home deliveries to puppy raisers for Guide Dogs for the Blind? Meet Mick Aguilera, affectionately called "The Puppy Stork."
Episode 2: Newborn Puppies
Countless hours of hard work and care go into nurturing our precious puppies during their first 8 weeks of life. Turn on your speakers and listen in as we take you behind-the-scenes in an interview with Mark Bollinger, Assistant Manager of our kennels. Mark will take you on a journey into the secret life of a Guide Dog puppy in those amazing first days of life.
Episode 1: Breeding the Best Guide Dogs
We begin our exciting series of audio interviews at the beginning, of course — with an in-depth interview with our resident breeding expert, Director Marina Hall. Turn on your speakers or plug in those ear buds and tune in to hear what goes into the process of producing some of the very best dogs in the world — the beautiful babies that grow up to become working Guide Dogs.
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