Volunteer puppy raisers and sitters prepare our pups for guide dog training. Raisers bring puppies into their homes to teach them how to live with people and to enjoy learning the skills they need to take on a job that will change someone’s life. Puppy sitters take dogs on short term assignments while still maintaining the skills learned from their full time puppy raiser. Many of our volunteers find the experience life-changing too.
Simply put, raisers and sitters care for and teach puppies to enjoy being with people and cultivate the confidence a future guide dog needs. They provide hours of patient teaching and socialization experiences over a 12-to-16-month period before returning a well-socialized young adult dog to Guiding Eyes training staff for harness training.
All the volunteer’s work culminates when a person who is blind or visually impaired receives their priceless gift − a guide dog providing mobility, companionship and independence.
For more information visit: https://www.guidingeyes.org/puppy-raising/
