LINKS, BLOGS & PODCASTS
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
Puppy Raising Program
Schedule and
Events
Arapahoe County
4-H
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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. |
| 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. |
| Mety, life of a baby guide dog - Blog of a puppy being raised in the Czech Republic. Fun entries from the perspective of the 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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| HPWT
ALUMNI STORIES |
| Read the
story of Paddy, a successful therapy dog, raised by
Carolyn Shovlowsky, here. |
| Read about Mars's first official therapy dog visit here. |
| Read how Lizz Landert & Marnie are making a difference to patients at Littleton Hospital here. |
| Read a touching tribute by Barb Witcher, about her graduate, Delroy and his partner Judy here. |
| Read how Chanel, raised by Janet & Chris Ford, is changing lives in her new role as a psychological therapy dog in a high school here. |
| Read a story by Kathy about how diabetic alert dog, Odetta (raised Casey Horgan) is changing a life for the better! click here. |
| Read how Shakespeare, raised by Amanda Ingram & Steve Struck, has made an unusual friend in his blind partner's home! Click here to veiw the story on Guide Dog's blog. |
| 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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| ADA -
Revised Definition of a Service Animal, July 2010 |
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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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| Science
of Puppy Selection, Raising & Training - More for
pet owners than service dogs, but still interesting
information. |
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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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