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Summer Experience Camp, an Instructor’s Perspective
By Leslie Hoskins, COMS EXHAUSTING! If I had to describe Summer Experience Camp in just one word, it would be “exhausting.” However, it’s more than that—it’s meaningful, impactful and a great experience for campers and instructors. As instructors, camp allows ...
Continue Reading This Article No Limits
Ashley, center, at camp in 2016 Two days after her 16th birthday, Ashley Eisenmenger came to Leader Dog for the first time for Summer Experience Camp. What followed was a week of new experiences that changed her life. “I rode ...
Continue Reading This Article Hidden Disability
By Leader Dog Client Jackie Panos Perception. It’s all a matter of perception. When you see a person in a wheelchair in a handicapped parking space you think nothing of it. That’s what the space is for, right? Well, what ...
Continue Reading This Article Pet Fire Safety
While you might not think that pets have much to do with fire safety, an astonishing 1,000 fires are started by pets each year, with another half-million pets being affected by home fires. As dog lovers, here are our top tips ...
Continue Reading This Article Macular Degeneration: A Family Affair
By Gretchen Preston | Leader Dog Client I adored watching sunsets, scanning the sky for shooting stars and summer fireworks. Never did I consider these simple things would become only visual memories. In the fifth grade, I began having problems ...
Continue Reading This Article Tips for Traveling with Your Dog
By Jeff Hawkins | Leader Dog Client Gracie and I have traveled to France, Italy, Toronto, Chicago, Wyoming, Colorado and annually to Florida over the last several years. We’ve been together through a lot. But Gracie isn’t a human traveling companion ...
Continue Reading This Article Partner Spotlight: Chief Financial Credit Union
As the saying goes, it takes a village, and it certainly takes a village to make the work that we do here at Leader Dogs for the Blind possible. An important community within the village is our corporate partners, and ...
Continue Reading This Article A Leader Dog is Not Always Working
By Paul Teranes | Leader Dog Client and Board Member The average day in the life of a Leader Dog varies as much as the life of its user. Some dogs spend most of the day in a work environment ...
Continue Reading This Article Training Corner: Tips on training your new puppy
Spring is finally here, and for many families, this is a popular time to get a puppy. To help you successfully train your puppy, here are our top five tips, based on our experience training and successfully placing over 123 ...
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