Attending a graduation ceremony at Guide Dogs for the Blind is one of the best ways to really get acquainted with our program. We advise guests to bring their tissues, because it's always a moving event, commemorating the efforts of our students and their dogs over their past weeks in class. Puppy raisers say goodbye to their graduating dogs, and the graduating class members bid farewell to return to their homes and families with new partners by their sides.
Guide Dogs' public graduation ceremonies take place at 1:30 p.m. on select Saturdays and are followed by tours of the campus. Bus groups must pre-register prior to the day of graduation.
Graduation Schedules
| 2010 California Campus Graduations January 23 February 13 March 6 March 27 April 17 May 8 May 29 June 19 July 17 August 7 August 28 September 18 October 9 October 30 November 20 December 11 |
2010 Oregon Campus Graduations January 16 January 30 February 13 February 27 March 13 March 27 April 10 April 24 May 8 May 22 June 5 June 19 July 17 July 31 August 14 August 28 September 11 September 25 October 9 October 23 November 6 November 20 December 4 December 18 |
Learn More:
Directions to Guide Dogs' California campus
Directions to Guide Dogs' Oregon campus
Take a campus tour
Learn about Guide Dogs' mission, vision and values


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