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Raising a Guide Dog Puppy

Raising a Guide Dog Puppy. Picture by Patrick Kennedy. By: Rachael Kennedy . My Project. Raising and training a guide dog puppy. I chose to get my puppy from the organization of Guide Dogs for the Blind. Picture by Patrick Kennedy. Picture by Patrick Kennedy.

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Raising a Guide Dog Puppy

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  1. Raising a Guide Dog Puppy Picture by Patrick Kennedy By: Rachael Kennedy

  2. My Project • Raising and training a guide dog puppy. • I chose to get my puppy from the organization of Guide Dogs for the Blind Picture by Patrick Kennedy Picture by Patrick Kennedy

  3. Guide Dogs for the Blind: History • School created in May of 1942 by Lois Merrihew and Don Donaldson after WWII for service men who were injured in war • First opened in a rented home in Los Gatos, California • In, 1947 moved to San Rafael, California • In,1995 opened another campus in Boring, Oregon This is a photo of the visitor’s center at the Oregon Campus. www.guidedogs.com

  4. Guide Dogs for the Blind • Non- Profit organization • Receives all money from donations from private individuals and corporations or from bequests • The dogs are provided to the visually impaired people at no cost to them • Each dog after fully trained is worth over $60,000 Picture by Patrick Kennedy

  5. What was Involved: Overview • Received puppy at 8 weeks old • Went to weekly puppy meetings until the age of 5 months • Continued to attend meetings twice a month thereafter • Completed report each month • Socialized and trained the puppy on a daily basis Picture by Patrick Kennedy

  6. Close Up: To be Recalled • The puppy must learn twelve commands: sit, wait, stay, down, come, that’s enough, do your business, kennel, stand, go to bed, okay, and let’s go. • The puppy must be able to handle stressful situations with appropriate behavior. Picture by Patrick Kennedy Picture by Patrick Kennedy

  7. George’s Recall • Recalled on March 21, 2009 at Cabalas in Lacy, WA • Returned with eight other dogs • Currently at the Boring Campus in Phase 5 out of 10! Picture by Patrick Kennedy Picture by Patrick Kennedy

  8. Statistics • Only 40% of the dogs become guides • The other 60% become therapy dogs, search and rescue dogs, police dogs, diabetes dogs, or amazing pets www.mmrcrehab.org deleonfreepress.com

  9. New Learning • Responsibility • Time Management • Patients Picture by Patrick Kennedy

  10. Conclusion THANK YOU: Melissa Barnum, All Paws for Independence Members, My Parents, Ms. Monaghan, and YOU!

  11. Bibliography All about De Leon, Texas and the surrounding area... 16 May 2009 <http://deleonfreepress.com>. Guide Dogs for the Blind: Pairing blind people with Guide Dogs since 1942. 16 May 2009 <http://www.guidedogs.com>. Harrington, Paula. Guide Dogs for the Blind: Looking Ahead. San Rafael: Sandler/Becker, Inc., 1990. Methodist Rehabilitation Center. 16 May 2009 <http://www.mmrcrehab.org>.

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