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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In Photos: Meet the guide dogs of the Poly Pups Club
Cal Poly’s Poly Pups club, in collaboration with Guide Dogs for the Blind, is making an impact on the lives of visually impaired individuals by raising and training guide dog puppies. Guide Dogs for the Blind is a non-profit organization based out of San Rafael, California. They breed lab and golden retrievers with the purpose […]
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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, […]
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Puppy-raising club helps train guide dogs for the blind
To become a puppy raiser, a student must attend three consecutive meetings, puppy-sit for five nights and undergo a house evaluation to ensure their living space is suitable for a puppy.