International Guide Dog Day

Today, we celebrate the life-changing impact of guide dogs around the world. These incredible canines provide independence, mobility, and companionship to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

At Leader Dogs for the Blind, our mission is to empower people who are blind or visually impaired with safe and independent daily travel. On this special day, we invite you to join our mission in three meaningful ways:

1. Host a Breeding Mom: Open your home to one of our loving Leader Dog moms and help bring the next generation of Leader Dogs into the world. Your care provides a nurturing environment for our expecting moms.

2. Raise a Future Leader Dog: Volunteer as a puppy raiser and provide vital socialization, basic obedience training, and love during the first year of a puppy's life. This critical first step shapes well-rounded, confident Leader Dogs.

3. Make a Donation: Your financial support ensures we can continue providing our programs at no cost to clients. Every contribution makes a tangible difference in someone's journey toward greater independence.

This International Guide Dog Day, let's come together to support these extraordinary animals that guide with unwavering loyalty and devotion.

Visit www.leaderdog.org to learn more about hosting, raising, or donating. Together, we can create life-changing partnerships, one Leader Dog at a time.

And what a wonderful thing it is who have a guide Dog.

☆Katie 

The Shit We Put up With

Geting a lyft home from work an over eager lyft driver shut Happes tail in the car door and gave me a small heart attack. Happe is fine, though he did wimper.

☆Kati

Ooww! My tail! Mom stop!

 ♤ Happe

Happe's Thoughs on Gotcha Day

I agree that it's been 3 years and a wild ride but it coulda had more treats and more affection from mom.

♤ Happe

"Happe" Gottcha Day

It's been 3 years since I received Happe' we have been through so much! Graduation, getting married, 3 moves, going to England, summer camp, and now school. Thus wonderful dog has been a champ through it all and I don't give him enough credit. Thank you for spoiling me. Here's to many more wonderful years.

♡♡♡ you Happe

☆Katie

Story time:

I know I posted this before, but  it's a cute story and a great reminder of our great beginning as a team. I was not expecting to get a dog till mid April because that is when school ended for me, so when my instructor emailed me in February asking if I would be up to getting a new dog I was really surprised. They brought out two dogs that I got to work with to see if either of them would work. Juno 1(Danny) was sweet but there was not a connection there, he did his job and wanted to leave. Juno 2 (Happe) was also sweet and did not want to leave when it was time to go. A few weeks later on March 8th they brought Happe out for training  and now it's been 3 years and a wild ride.

To elaborate "did not want to go" means he tried to follow me up the driveway.

☆Katie