PORTLAND, Ore. — Before a puppy becomes a guide dog, it has to learn to be a good dog. That's where our Everyday Heroes, Puppy Raisers, come in. Jenny Collins is training 15-month-old yellow lab Metzi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Whether you've been a 'dog person' for years or have never had a dog, you can be a puppy raiser," Leader Dogs for the Blind in ...

The Seeing Eye, a nonprofit based in New Jersey, relies on volunteers to raise puppies to become future guide dogs for people who are blind. A visit to a New Jersey fair decades ago proved ...

When Peter Lockhart first decided to become a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs NI, it was initially to appease his children who really wanted a family dog. Six years later, they are on their fourth puppy ...

BORING, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) aims to broaden its network of volunteer puppy raisers by launching a new puppy raising initiative in Oregon that provides support and ...

Lisa Rossano spends her days hanging out with Jethro, a 5-month-old yellow Labrador retriever. But Jethro isn’t Rossano’s new dog. Instead, Rossano is a “puppy raiser” for the Guide Dog Foundation and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meet Flyer, a young Labrador puppy with a big future. He is in training to become a guide dog for the blind, and is at the center ...

"Whether you've been a 'dog person' for years or have never had a dog, you can be a puppy raiser," Leader Dogs for the Blind in Michigan shared Kimberlee Speakman is a Writer-Reporter on the News team ...

Peter Lockhart has been volunteering as a puppy raiser with Guide Dogs NI for six years When Peter Lockhart first decided to become a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs NI, it was initially to appease his ...

"Whether you've been a 'dog person' for years or have never had a dog, you can be a puppy raiser," Leader Dogs for the Blind in Michigan shared Over 70 Michigan puppies are looking for some love and ...