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What is the source of the dogs for the Guiding Eyes for the Blind program?

April 26, 2017blind eyes Guiding program source

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What is the source of the dogs for the Guiding Eyes for the Blind program?

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Guiding Eyes for the Blind (GEB) has a Canine Development Center in Patterson, NY. The GEB breeding colony has been carefully developed over many years. GEB dogs are selectively bred to promote the confidence, temperament, and adaptability required of a guide dog and to minimize genetic-based health problems. Each puppy is tested at 7 to 9 weeks of age to provide the Canine Development Center staff with an initial indication of the puppy’s personality and confidence. Those puppies that show potential of having the traits necessary to become a guide dog are matched with puppy raisers.