Students at Cal Poly are participating in the Poly Pups club to socialize and train puppies before they move on to formal guide dog instruction, while also gaining hands-on experience working with service animals and understanding accessibility needs.
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Social distancing guidelines pose challenges for guide dogs in training
For Cal Poly students, it is not uncommon to encounter a puppy training to become a guide dog on campus. Identifiable by its green Guide Dogs for the Blind jacket, a puppy in training patiently sleeps during its raiser’s classes, strolls across Dexter Lawn and attends weekly Poly Pups meetings. Amidst nationwide stay-at-home orders, however, […]