IN FOR TRAINING

After about 12-16 months in the raiser home, the guide dog puppy returns to Guide Dogs for the Blind to begin the formal training of guide work. Upon completion of approximately four months of intensive training the puppy, now a fully trained guide dog, is matched with a blind or visually impaired student. The new team undergoes about three weeks of extensive training to become a finely tuned pair.

Rush Breed: Male Lab/Golden cross Date of Birth: 10/09/23 Sire: Horatio Dam: Hapuna Raiser: The Westerkamp family	Shaw Breed: Male Yellow Lab Date of Birth: 10/14/23 Sire: Adventure Dam: Camille Raiser: The Cooper family	Merlin Breed: Male Lab/Golden cross Date of Birth: 10/01/23 Sire: Kip Dam: Niobe Raiser: The Preeo family and Stephanie

IN FOR TRAINING

Rush

Breed: Male Lab/Golden cross Date of Birth: 10/09/23 Sire: Horatio Dam: Hapuna Raiser: The Westerkamp family

Shaw

Breed: Male Yellow Lab Date of Birth: 10/14/23 Sire: Adventure Dam: Camille Raiser: The Cooper family

Merlin

Breed: Male Lab/Golden cross Date of Birth: 10/01/23 Sire: Kip Dam: Niobe Raiser: The Preeo family and Stephanie