[nagdu] News broadcast, a boy and his guide dog

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K9 Buddy and Community Canines

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Some of our dogs are better suited for jobs other than guidework. Certain 
specially-selected dogs are chosen to become K9 Buddies to blind children; 
others continue to support our mission by becoming Community Canines with 
agencies and organizations for the blind, search and rescue, companions for 
the blind who can no longer have a guide and other capacities, including 
hearing dogs.

Our goal is to maximize each dog's potential. Labradors, German Shepherds 
and Golden Retrievers are working breeds and they are often most happy when 
given a job to do.

Our staff selects dogs that are not destined to become mobility partners for 
placement as K9 Buddies for legally blind children and as Community Canines 
with blindness professionals and agencies to provide companionship and 
improve quality of life. Community Canines are placed with blindness 
professionals working with children in schools or in the community.

Our goal is also to maximize our impact on quality of life through 
partnerships with these wonderful, loving canines.The dogs come from Guide 
Dogs' own colony, but are not qualified to work as mobility assistance 
dogs.The dogs available to be placed as Community Canines and K9 Buddies are 
black and yellow Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, and Labrador 
Retriever/Golden Retriever cross breeds.Most are young dogs that are 
unsuitable to be Guide Dogs for medical or behavioral reasons, but would 
make excellent companions. Guide Dogs for the Blind strives to match each 
individual dog with a home that meets the specific needs of both the dog and 
the adopter.

What others say about the K9 Buddy Program: "Although not a mobility dog, 
the K9 Buddy placed in our home has made a huge impact on our family. Since 
they've become a pair, our daughter has done better in school, has more self 
confidence, and her relationships with her classmates have improved."


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Learn More:
Read more about applying for a K9 Buddy in our Youth Programs!
Read the story of Gilley, a Community Canine


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] News broadcast, a boy and his guide dog


> I'm wondering if they baught one of the career change dogs or if its an 
> actual guide dog?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "loriandleo" <loriandleo at ohiohills.com>
> To: "the-dog-park" <the-dog-park at yahoogroups.com>; "nagdu" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 7:09 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] News broadcast, a boy and his guide dog
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This is for anyone who's with Guide Dogs For The Blind.
>>
>> This evening we were watching the news . They had a story about a nine 
>> year
>> old boy in Texas who received a guide dog from Guide Dogs for the blind. 
>> The
>> reporter said it was a"buddy dog". They showed a team from the school who
>> brought 5 or 6 dogs with them.
>>
>> I always thought that you had to be at least 18 before getting a guide 
>> dog.
>> Is this a new program?
>>
>> Actually my boyfriend wants to know.
>>
>> Lori and the Gipper
>>
>>
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