LINKS, BLOGS & PODCASTS
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
Puppy Raising Program
Schedule and
Events
Arapahoe County
4-H
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Arapahoe
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LINKS, BLOGS & PODCASTS |
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. Puppy Raising Program |
Schedule and Events |
Arapahoe County 4-H |
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| BLOGS
& PODCASTS |
| Aerial's Blog -Aerial
Gilbert is the outreach manager at GDB. Read her blog about
training with her 6th Guide Dog, Splash here. |
| Astoria's
Blog - By Astoria, a working guide raised in Colorado. Fun
entries from the perspective of the dog itself. |
| Erin's Blog
- Erin Lukachovic is a HPWT raiser who kept a blog during her
internship in the training department at Guide Dogs for the Blind. |
| GDB BLOG - Keep up with puppy raisers and
working guides everywhere at this fun
and informative blog from Guide Dogs. It features articles of
home-raised puppies from HPWT's own breeder dog, Neo (raised by Wendy
Kalkus) and wondeful story from Barika's blind partner as you scroll
down. (Barika was raised by Carmen Moyer). |
| GDB
PodCast -Just
click on the link on GDB's home page, or Subscribe on iTunes (search
for Guide Dog Podcast) at no
charge! |
| Janine's
Journal - Journal of
Janine, a puppy raiser who lost her sight, as she
trains with her first Guie Dog. |
| Thru Labs Eyes - Blog of two former Guide Dogs - Lots
of links to other puppy raiser blogs & other fun stuff. |
| SERVICE
DOG GROUPS |
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| Assistance Dogs of
America |
Great Plains Assistance Dogs
(seizure dogs) |
| Assistance Dogs International |
Helping Paws |
| Canine Companions for
Independence |
International
Association of Assistance Dog Partners |
| Canine Partners for Life |
KSDS (Kansas) |
| 4 Paws for Ability |
Loving Paws Assistance Dogs |
| Freedom Service Dogs
(Colorado) |
Noah's Assistance Dogs (Nebraska) |
| Delta Society |
Paws with a Cause |
| Denver Pet Parteners |
Pacific Assistance Dogs Society
(Canada) |
| Dog
Play (links to therapy dog sites) |
Psychiatric Service Dog
Society |
| Dogs for Diabetics |
Summit Assistance Dogs
(Washington State) |
| Fidos for Freedom |
Therapy Dogs, Inc. |
| Genesis Service
Dogs (Labradoodles) |
Therapy Dogs International |
| SERVICE ANIMAL GROUPS |
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| Guide
Horse Foundation |
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| Helping Hands Monkeys |
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| ADOPTING
A DOG |
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| Adopting a Career
Change Dog from Guide Dogs |
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| If you can't wait the years it might take to adopt a
Career Changed Guide Dog, check out a breed rescue group or shelter in
your area! |
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| Colorado Breed Rescue Groups |
Denver Area Pet Shelters |
| Golden Retriever Rescue
of the Rockies |
MaxFund |
| Retriever Rescue
of Colorado |
Denver
Dumb Friends League |
| German Shepherd
Dog Rescue of Utah (also serves the Colorado area) |
Humane Societ of Boulder Valley |
| Colorado Canine
Connection Links to many breed rescue groups and shelters
across Colorado |
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| OF
INTEREST |
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| ASPCA
Animal Poison Control |
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| Americans with
Disabilities Act -Definitions of service animals for business
owners. |
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| The Bark magazine features a story about dogs. A story about Guide Dogs is HERE. Another article about Raising Guide Puppies HERE | ||
| Bold Designs - Quality
service-dog style leashes |
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| Braille Shirts - Shirts with
jeweled braille in your choice of lettering. |
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| Colorado
State Law Regarding Service Dogs in Training
(24-34-803, section 2) |
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| Disaster
Preparedness for Service Animals |
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| Dog Island - Hoax
website claiming to be a place where dogs can finally be "free
forever." (check it out at snopes.com) |
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| Dogwise.com - Books and other
products-- "all things dog" |
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| Flicker
Cam - A nestbox
camera maintained by the webmistress of HPWT |
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| Guide to
Assistance Dog Laws |
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| Guided By Angels - Stories,
Poems and information about Guide Dogs |
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| Kids and Dogs
- Simple rules young kids can follow to stay safe around dogs. |
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| Lab coat color
genetics |
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| Lab-Tested - A Labrador tests
various dog toys to see if they can stand up to his "Teeth of Doom" |
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| Labradoodles Australia
(Lab/Poodle cross bred dogs for people with allergies--originated as
service dogs) |
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| Lodge
& Gidget's Story - Denver Pet Partner's Team of the Month,
June
2005 |
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| Nimoy's
Story -Denver Pet Partner's Team of the Month, December 2003 |
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| Oregon Labradoodles
U.S.A. (Lab/Poodle cross bred dogs for people with allergies) |
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| Plants that are
Poisonous to Dogs |
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| Puppy Training Links, P.1
P.2 - Links
to information on puppy training and behavior from top dog trainers
worldwide. |
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| San Francisco
SPCA Hearing Dog Program (GDB Career Change dogs
sometimes find a job as hearing dogs through this
program) |
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| State
Laws for Service Animals |
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| Tribute
to Search & Rescue Dogs |
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| VetInfo (a veterinary information
service for dogs & cats) |
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| Weight
Chart - Evaluate your dog's weight |
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| West
Nile Virus Info - Centers for Disease Control |
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| Wildlife - Tips for living with coyotes, cougars, bears, and other wild animals that may be dangerous to pets | ||
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