History and Statistics

Our volunteer group has raised or help raise 19 puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind since the group was formed in 2005. Right now our group has seven puppies in the puppy-raising stage and one in training (ie, in college). We've had three puppies (Evita, Lido and Dane) who made it all the way through training and are now working as guide dogs. Eight of the puppies did not complete the program for various reasons ranging from undesirable behavior to medical issues.

The puppy I helped raise (Ezra) was dropped after making it halfway through guide dog college. He is now living as a pet dog in the Bay area. My co-raiser and I went to visit him before he left college to go to his new family, and we discovered that he has grown into a big, goofy, playful dog who was more than happy to fetch all of the balls we tossed at him. Here are the photos we took that day.

Click on the links below to see photos of the puppies taken at home and at our training sessions. We meet twice a month with all of the puppies and puppy-raisers together for socialization and training practice.

GUIDE DOG PUPPIES-IN-TRAINING BABY PICTURES

Ezra's Baby Photos Spring 2006

Evita's Baby Photos Summer 2006

Voyager's Baby Photos Capitola Mall, Summer 2007

Raffle's Baby Photos Capitola Mall, Summer 2007

Mitzi's Baby Photos Fall 2007

Angelique's Baby Photos Capitola Mall, Fall 2007

Two adorable baby puppies: Poco and Blakemore November 2007

PHOTOS OF OLDER PUPPIES

Ezra Summer 2006

Evita 2006-2007

Georgie (GSD) 2007

Azalea Fall 2007

Lido 2006-2007

Cadillac Fall 2007

Photos of Evita and Lido as working guide dogs!
Graduation, November 2007

And here's Raffle, looking alert and focused as always: