It’s that time of year again, when Mother Nature is especially generous, and Southeastern Guide Dog puppies need loving homes to help them on their journey to careers as extraordinary guide and service dogs.
Becoming a puppy raiser is like being a foster parent–taking a sweet puppy into your heart and home for about a year, and teaching them basic house manners and obedience while exposing them to all kinds of environments out in the world. From the age of about 10 weeks until they return to Canine University on the Palmetto campus a year or so later, puppies thrive in loving puppy raiser homes.
Puppy raisers learn new skills and make new friends in their local puppy raising group…currently located in seven states. Groups meet twice a month to practice skills and get support. If full-time puppy raising is not possible, co-raisers can team with a friend, neighbor or more experienced raiser, and puppy sitters fill in when raisers are traveling or need a helping hand.
“Puppy raisers can be single people, families, working professionals, retirees, college students, and more,” says Leslie Shepard, director of puppy raising services. “Dogs have the same access rights as service dogs and can go with their raisers to most places. Raising a puppy is also a great way to teach children to give back and to help teens earn their community service hours.”
To learn more and apply, go to: https://www.guidedogs.org/volunteer/raise-a-puppy/.
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