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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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