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Puppies About Town
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It’s All in a Day’s Training
- Published in: Update - Issue 2 - 2009
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One of the more important responsibilities of being a Leader Dog puppy raiser is getting the puppy out into the community.
This introduces the puppy to many different environments, gets them used to noise and crowds, and helps prepare them for their life as a Leader Dog. These outings are also a great way for people unfamiliar with Leader Dog to become aware of our organization. They also get to witness a small part of the overall effort that goes into turning a bundle of fur and energy into a confident, dependable dog guide.
Pucks and Puppies
Future Leader Dogs of all breeds, sizes and colors attended a
Detroit Red Wings game to help promote the Detroit Kennel
Club Dog Show. The puppies, and their devoted raisers,
worked the concourse to bring awareness of the show and
Leader Dog. They had a blast, but no rides on the Zamboni!
Pictured from l to r are: Tammy Bartz with Amos, Paul
Colombo with Sam, Kevin Anderson with Canute, and Dan
Dunn with Ernie.
Pictured from l to r are: Tammy Bartz with Amos (Black Lab), Paul Colombo with Sam (Golden), Kevin Anderson with Canute (Black Lab), and Dan Dunn with Ernie (Golden).
Dog in a Dog
Photo of two young women and a yellow Labrador Retriever wearing a blue Future Leader Dog jacket standing in from of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile which looks like a huge hot dog on wheels. Caption: Future Leader Dog “Sunshine” got to be the ‘dog in a dog’ during Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade this year.
Sunshine and her puppy raiser, Craig Goldwyn, were invited by Oscar Mayer to ride in the Wienermobile during the parade. Sunshine is pictured here with “Hotdoggers” Molly Fergus and Amanda Maurer. Photography by Craig Goldwyn.
At the Dog Show
Every year Leader Dog is privileged to participate in the Detroit Kennel Club Dog Show. This is a big effort that includes instructors, dogs in training, volunteers, puppy raisers and their Future Leader Dogs. They put on demonstrations, answer questions, and help raise awareness of our mission.
Pictured are Janet McBride and Finn who helped explain what it takes to raise a successful Leader Dog puppy.