Starting with the puppy-raisers! Read this recent article in FYI 50+ magazine on how puppy raising changes lives. Click here to read the full article.
Category: Puppy Raising
“Woman’s World” Magazine Features Puppy Raiser, Holly Sjogren!
January 5, 2023“Her 5th Graders It’s A Lesson In Love!” “The pups and kids have a calming effect on each other,” says Holly. To read the feature in Woman’s World please click here to download full article.
Kennelside Chats
October 12, 2020Check out our Kennelside Chats series, Guide Dogs of America and Tender Loving Canines graduates discuss their personal experiences and journeys with their service dog partners. Our GDA Kennelside Chat series offers an in-depth look at assorted topics of interest … Read more
Don’t Isolate Alone
March 25, 2020We are living in uncertain times. As we continue to adjust to life during a pandemic, there is so much we just don’t know. With California presently under a Shelter-In-Place order, and local “non-essential” businesses, schools and public gathering places … Read more
Puppy Raiser Information and Orientation Sign-Ups
January 14, 2020Volunteer puppy raisers are the cornerstone of our training program at Guide Dogs of America. Our dedicated volunteers foster future guide dog prospects, teaching basic obedience, house manners, and how to be calm and confident in a variety of public … Read more
Raising a GDA puppy
July 9, 2019I have to admit that when I first brought home an adorable little puppy named Kiwi, one thought running through my head was that it was going to break my heart to give her up. And I did cry when … Read more
Help GDA Make Teams Come True!
May 9, 2019In two years, someone we haven’t met yet will sit anxiously in their dorm room, waiting for a trainer to walk in with a highly trained guide dog picked especially for them. In two years, someone we haven’t met yet … Read more
Can I Raise a Guide Dog Puppy?
October 2, 2018My goal was unique – I wanted to be a Guide Dogs of America puppy raiser! If you ask the average 7 year old what they want to be when they grow up you’ll probably get a variety of answers. … Read more
Transit Day for Guide Dog Pups!
August 13, 2018Puppies trained to become guide dogs practice public transit etiquette in Central Park Puppy raisers from the Sylmar puppy raising group recently had the unique opportunity to expose their foster puppies-in-training to three different busses, and they had the busses … Read more
