Category: Graduate Teams

Meet Graduate Barbara Graduate Team:  Barbara and FlandersAbout the Team:  Flanders, a male yellow Lab, is Barbara’s 14th guide dog and 1st from Guiding EyesHometown:  Cheyenne, WyomingGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Stephanie KoretMarch On-Campus Training Barbara is an experienced guide dog user, having received her first in 1972 and many since, but Flanders is her first Guiding… Continue reading Barbara and Flanders

Meet Graduate  Irma Graduate Team: Irma and CaeserAbout the Team: Caeser, a male yellow Lab, is Irma’s 4th Guiding Eyes DogHometown:  Penitas, TexasGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: James GardnerFebruary Home Training Irma is a returning Guiding Eyes graduate living in Penitas, Texas. She is retired from her career at a local high school where her focus was… Continue reading Irma and Caeser

Meet Graduate Joseph Graduate Team: Joseph and PabloAbout the Team: Pablo, a male yellow Lab, is Joseph’s 1st Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Raleigh, North CarolinaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Caryn FellowsMarch On-Campus Training Joseph lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is engaged to fiancé Quameisha, a recent Guiding Eyes graduate of the December 2021 residential class. Quameisha,… Continue reading Joseph and Pablo

Meet Graduate Fred Graduate Team: Frederick and LinusAbout the Team: Linus, a male yellow Lab, is Fred’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Great Barrington, MassachusettsGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Kathy Rooney February Home Training  Fred recently relocated from Pennsylvania to Great Barrington, Mass. with his wife of 28 years, Heidi, whom he met at a Sixties party… Continue reading Fred and Linus

Meet Graduate Jasmin Graduate Team: Jasmin & OsaAbout the Team: Osa, a female black lab, is Jasmin’s 2nd guide dogHometown:  New York, New YorkGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Lori BusseFebruary On-Campus Training Jasmin lives in New York, NY with her cat Loki and guide dog, Osa. Jasmin works remotely for Universal Studios where she takes dining… Continue reading Jasmin and Osa

Meet Graduate Ivor Graduate Team:  Ivor and TabithaAbout the Team:  Tabitha, a female yellow Lab, is Ivor’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown:  Sonoma, CaliforniaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Melissa SmithFebruary Home Training Ivor graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he studied Restaurant Management. Following his time at Cal Poly, Ivor’s educational pursuits took him north… Continue reading Ivor and Tabitha

Meet Graduate Gregory Graduate Team: Gregory and KennerAbout the Team: Kenner, a male yellow Lab, is Greg’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown: Las Vegas, NevadaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Lori BusseFebruary Residential Training Greg and his wife, Kim, have been married for 30 years. They met at Vincennes University in Indiana, both receiving an associate degree. Greg… Continue reading Gregory and Kenner

Meet Graduate Mariana Graduate Team:  Mariana and EinsteinAbout the Team:  Einstein, a male yellow Lab, is Mariana’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogHometown:  Miami, FloridaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Dan WeesnerFebruary Residential Training Mariana returns to Guiding Eyes for her second guide dog. She is employed as a claims specialist at the Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Center… Continue reading Mariana and Einstein

Meet Graduate Johanna Graduate Team: Johanna and ClydeAbout the Team: Clyde, a male yellow Lab, is Johanna’s 1st guide dogHometown: Birmingham, AlabamaGuide Dog Mobility Instructor: Dan WeesnerFebruary Residential Training Johanna grew up in Decatur, Alabama, and attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), about 90 miles away. She graduated from UAB’s Nursing program and… Continue reading Johanna and Clyde

Meet Graduate Joyce Graduate Team:  Joyce and SherbertAbout the Team:  Sherbert, a female black Lab, is Joyce’s 1st guide dogHometown:  Acton, MassachusettsGuide Dog Mobility Instructor:  Alyssa David and Stephanie KoretFebruary Home Training Joyce participated in Guiding Eyes’ Home Training Program for her first guide dog. Having earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and her… Continue reading Joyce and Sherbert