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Welcome Breezie! – Guide Dog Home Training

Posted on: December 16, 2020 Last updated on: December 16, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 1
In January this year, I began my application with the Guide Dog Foundation for my next guide dog. While Tom was still doing just fine, I noticed he wasn’t as keen as he’d usually been about winter. So I decided…
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black retriever in colorful bandana a guide harness smiles in the woods

8 Years

Posted on: May 1, 2019 Last updated on: May 1, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 8
When I think back to how much life has changed in 8 years, I think ‘where has time gone?!’  I’ve been lucky and privileged enough to share the past 8 years with Tom.  And hopefully will get to share may…
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Send a Puppy a Bone

Posted on: June 24, 2018 Last updated on: June 24, 2018 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
The program that trained and matched Tom and I, the Guide Dog Foundation, recently posted an Amazon Wishlist for the puppies and guide dogs in training in their kennel. If you’re looking to make a future guide dog’s day, take…
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Community

Posted on: May 11, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Last week on May 1st, I mentioned an event Tom and I were going to later that day.  One I knew he was going to be excited about and enjoy.  What I didn’t realize was how much I was going…
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7 Years of Teamwork

Posted on: May 1, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
7 years ago today, May 1st, I met Tom and he met me!  I arrived at the Smithtown, NY campus of the Guide Dog Foundation just a few short hours prior, had my juno walk with our trainer and then…
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Weekend Fun – NYC!

Posted on: February 12, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Last week a good friend of mine, S., who lives in TX called to chat, mentioning she’d be traveling to NYC for the week with her adult daughter.  Miracles of miracles, her trip north coincided with the one free weekend,…
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Unobtrusive

Posted on: November 21, 2017 Last updated on: November 21, 2017 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Last night hubby and I went out for my belated birthday dinner.  I’ve been sick with a bad cold for over a week and last week I was in no shape to be going out.  But last night the lure…
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Puppy Walker

Posted on: September 21, 2017 Last updated on: September 21, 2017 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
About a year after Tom and I were matched, his puppy walker (what the Guide Dog Foundation calls their puppy raisers) sent me a package.  A lovely hard cover book filled with photos of Tom growing up in their family. …
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6 years of partnership

Posted on: May 1, 2017 Last updated on: May 1, 2017 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
May 1st.  6 years ago today, May 1st, I arrived in Smithtown, NY where my instructor for the next 2 weeks picked me up in a class van at the ferry dock to attend training with my new guide dog. …
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Find The Trail

Posted on: October 31, 2016 Last updated on: October 31, 2016 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
I love the adaptability of my guide dogs.  I’ve been very lucky in that respect.  Both Tom, and James before him, have been very go with the flow, very intelligent, adaptable dogs.  In Tom’s case when he and I were…
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