Tails of Their Journey to Greatness: 2 days!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

2 days!

Only two days until I leave for my two weeks at GEB! On Saturday I'm leaving between 7 and 7:30 and I will be stopping at Halsa's foster's house on the way there to see Halsa and meet her foster! I'm so very excited!! :) Then I'll drive the last two hours to GEB and start my volunteering on Sunday 7AM-4PM! I'll try to update my blog as much as possible, and the best part is at the end of the two weeks I get to visit Whitley! :)

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Sydney and Partner said...: How exciting! I loved my internship with GDB it was such a wonderful experience and pretty much cemented my thought of working there.

Lucky that you get to see whitley! My puppy Hanalei was in training during mine and it was really hard because she was there and I would sometimes see her but I wasn't aloud to interact with her at all.

Have fun!; March 17, 2012 at 4:19 PM

Bethany, Dahlia, Julia, GEB Galaxy, & GEB Fritz

I'm a Christian girl who loves puppy raising! I am a Puppy Raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind. I currently am raising Galaxy (#15) and Fritz (#16). I am also fostering Julia who is a brood. Keith (#13) took his IFT in October 2016 and is currently in training. Krista (#14) is currently with her finisher raiser in the Erie, NY Region. Whitley (#4) and Edlyn (#9) are working guides in Illinois and Nova Scotia. Margie (#11) is an active brood. Dahlia (#2) was adopted by me! Toby (#5), Teddy (#6), Paula (#7), Lucky (#10), and Mitchell (#12) were adopted through GEB. Beau (#1) was a working guide in Oklahoma March 2010-2015, Eden (#8) was a working guide in Virigina March 2015-February 2016, and Halsa (#3) was a brood and had 4 litters (P312, EE13, L14, and KK15 litter's).

Beau
Male Yellow Lab
Tattoo: 6B08
DOB: January 9th, 2008
Parents: Thelma (retired - 47 pups) and Alex (retired - 322 pups
Siblings:
Babe (2B08; FBL) - Retired GEB Brood - J10 and K12 litter's
Balsam (3B08; FBL) - Released at Puppy Test
Baldwin (4B08; MYL) - Working Guide from CGD in Canada
Barlow (5B08; MYL) - Retired GEB Stud (76 pups); F409, G409, J409, H10, T10, D410, P11, T11, and AA11
Blaine (7B08; MYL) - GEB guide in FL March '10; retired
January '11
Bamboo (8B08; FYL) - Retired GEB Brood (28 pups); L10, L12, and E14
Belgium (9B08; FYL) - Heeling Autism Dog in NY as of 10/1/11
Pre-Training: 3/8/08-8/2/09
IFT: 8/4/09 - he passed!
Breed Eval: NA
Training: 8/4/09-3/9/10

Pre-Phase Report: 9/09
Phase 1 Report: 10/09?
Phase 2 Report: 11/4/09
Phase 3 Report: NA
Phase 4 Report: 12/18/09
Phase 4 Report: 1/29/10
Match Day: 3/3/10
Graduated: From the ACTION program on 3/9/10
Retired: 3/6/15
Status: Retired Guide Dog living with his partner and family in Edmond, OK

Dahlia
Female Yellow Lab
Tattoo: 5DD09
DOB: May 15th, 2009
Parents: Moon (retired - 47 pups) and Alex (retired - 322 pups)
Siblings:
Dan (1DD09; MBL) - released and adopted by raiser
Dewey (2DD09; MYL) - released and adopted by a GEB staff person
Dottie (3DD09; FBL) - Heeling Autism dog in NY
Ditto (4DD09; MBL) - GEB Guide in NY as of 5/28/11
Dreyfus (6DD09; MYL) - working in Washington DC with ATF
Dudley (7DD09; MYL) - GEB Guide in Portugal as of 5/28/11
Dee (8DD09; FBL) - medical release for 3 ear infections ~ brood for Susquehanna Service Dogs
Pre-Training: 7/22/09-9/5/10
IFT: 9/5/10 - she passed!
Breed Eval: 9/710-9/27/10; dropped for a double ear infection
Training: 9/27/10- 7/12/11
Pre-Phase Report: 11/18/10
Phase 1 Report: NA
Phase 2 Report: 1/8/11
Phase 3 Report: 3/17/11
Phase 3 Report: 5/12/11

Phase 4 Report: 6/26/11
Status: released from training and now living as my pet!

Halsa
Female Yellow Lab
Tattoo: 7HH10
DOB: May 11th, 2010
Parents: Shelby (retired - 36 pups) and Eli (retired - 72 pups)
Siblings:
Hobbs (1HH10; MYL) - 1st graduation 5/26/12; GEB guide in OK as of 9/15/12
Harriet (2HH10; FYL) - Narcotics Detection Dog for MSA as of 5/17/12
Henrietta (3HH10; FYL) - GEB guide in ME as of 4/28/12
Henna (4HH10; FYL) - Retired GEB Brood - JJ12 litter; in training at CSP, scheduled to graduate 11/30
Harris (5HH10; MYL) - GEB guide in MA as of 2/25/12
Holiday (6HH10; FYL) - released for harness sensitivity, adopted by raiser's
Hawaii - Lily (8HH10; FYL) - Released at Puppy Test
Hawkins (9HH10; MYL) - released for seperation problems, adopted through GEB
Pre-Training (with me): 7/22/10-9/5/10
Pre-Training (with finisher raiser): 9/11/10-10/13/11
IFT: 10/18/11 - she passed!
Breed Eval: 10/18/11 - 12/12/11
Brood: 12/12/11 - 1/2016
1st Litter: Born 7/26/12, P312 litter - 3 puppies (Patty, Pakse, and Paula. 2 guides, 1 released). Stud - Frankie.
2nd Litter: Born 5/2/13, EE13 litter - 6 puppies (Eden, Effie, Edward, Emerald, Esther, and Evita. 3 guides, 1 brood, 2 released). Stud - Dell.

3rd Litter: Born 3/6/14, L14 litter - 5 puppies (Luna, Lucky, Latte, Liza, and Lex. 1 in training, 1 on breed eval, 1 stud, and 2 released). Stud - Maestro
4th Litter: Born 6/18/15, KK15 litter - 7 puppies (Kathy, Keith, Keaton, Kindle, Kahn, Kimberly, and Ken. 5 on program, 2 released). Stud - Garth
Status: Retired GEB Brood

Whitley
Female Black Lab
Tattoo: 4WW10
DOB: July 6th, 2010
Parents: Wren (retired - 32 pups) and Olaf (duel career - 9 pups)
Siblings:
Wanda (1WW10; FBL) - GEB guide in NY as of 5/26/12
Winetta (2WW10; FBL) - CGD Guide in Canada as of 4/6/13
Whimsey (3WW10; FBL) - NEADS Hearing Dog in NC as of 4/7/13
Wonder (5WW10; FBL) - released from training
Woodruff (6WW10; MBL) - released at IFT, adopted by raiser
Wilson (7WW10; MBL) - release from training

Pre-Training: 9/7/10-12/11/11
IFT: 12/13/11 - she passed!
Breed Eval: NA
Training: 12/13/11 - 7/4/12
Pre-Phase Report: 2/8/12
Phase 1 Report: 3/13/12
Phase 2 Report: 4/6/12
Phase 3 Report: 4/27/12
Phase 4 Report: NA
Match Day: 7/4/12
Graduation: 7/21/12
Status: Working guide in Plainfield, IL

Toby
Male Yellow Lab
Tattoo: 8T410
DOB: December 12th, 2010
Parents: Buffy (retired - 19 pups) and Venture (retired - 116 pups)
Siblings:
Tad (1T410; MYL) - in Heeling Autism training
Tahoe (2T410; MYL) - GEB guide in IL as of 1/26/13
Taxi (3T410; MYL) - GEB guide in LA as of 12/8/12
Teddy (4T410; MYL) - PIT at NEADS
Therese (5T410; FYL) - released at Pup Test
Tim (6T410; MYL) - released at Pup Test
Pre-Training (with me): 02/10/11 - 06/20/11
Pre-Training (with finisher raiser): 06/20/11- 06/03/12
IFT: 06/05/12 - he passed!
Training: 06/05/12 - 08/23/12
Pre-Phase Report: 7/30/12
Released: 08/23/12 - lack of confidence & harness sensitivity
Status: released from training and adopted through GEB, now living in Chappaqua, NY

Ben
Male Yellow Lab
Tattoo: 7BB11
DOB: April 28th, 2011
Parents: Sasha (retired - 25 pups) and Innsbrook (retired - 37 pups)
Siblings:
Barnes (1BB11; MYL) - GEB Guide in CA as of 5/25/13
Bethanne (2BB11; FYL) - GEB Guide in Canada as of 11/2/13
Baldwin (3BB11; MYL) - raised in Dominion, VA; died July 2011
Becker (4BB11; MYL) - released at Pup Test
Boyko (5BB11; MBL) - GEB Guide in NC as of 5/25/13
Bernice - Bella (6BB11; FYL) - released at Pup Test
Ben - Cooper (8BB11; MBL) - released at Pup Test
Pre-Training: 06/29/11 - 09/30/12
IFT: 10/02/12 - he passed!
Breed Eval: 10/02/12-10/8/12
Training: 11/05/12-12/16/12
Graduation: NA
Released: 12/16/12 - Medical Release for Soft Trachea
Status: adopted by us!

Teddy
Male Yellow Lab
Tattoo: 4T311
DOB: October 5th, 2011
Parents: Vinca (active - 24 pups) and Jensen (active - 89 pups)
Siblings:
Trooper (1T311; MYL) - released from training
Taurus (2T311; MYL) - PIT at NEADS
Taft (3T311; MYL) - GEB Guide in NY as of 8/17/13
Tex (5T311; MYL) - Released at Pup Test
Thoreau (6T311; MYL) - CT Police Dog
Todd (7T311; MYL) -GEB Guide in CT as of 10/5/13
Tatum (8T311; FYL) - GEB Guide in CT as of 8/17/13
Thyme (9T311; FYL) - Retired GEB Brood - D14 and N314 litter's
Pre-Training: 12/03/11 - 1/13/13
IFT: 1/15/13- he passed!
Breed Eval: 1/15/13-1/22/13
Training: N/A
Graduation: N/A
Released: 1/30/13, insecurity around other dogs
Status: released from training and adopted through GEB, now living in Rye, NY

Paula
Female Black Lab
Tattoo: 4P312
DOB: July 26th, 2012
Parents: Halsa (active - 18 pups) and Frankie (retired - 60 pups)
Siblings:
Patty (1P312; FBL) - Raised in Cleveland West, OH, IFT 2/11/14 - GEB Guide in Washington, DC as of 3/25/15
Pakse (5P312; MBL) - Started in Eastern, MA; Finished in New Hampshire, IFT 12/18/14 - GEB Guide in MA as of 7/19/14
Pre-Training: 9/19/12 - 1/19/14

Spayed: 11/14/13
IFT: 1/21/14
Training: 1/21/14-2/5/14
Released: Medical Release - 2/5/14

Training at MSA: 3/7/14-3/24/14
Graduation: NA
Status: released from training and adopted through GEB, now living in Peekskill, NY

Eden
Female Yellow Lab
Tattoo: 1EE13
DOB: May 2nd, 2013
Parents: Halsa (active - 18 pups) and Dell (active - 87 pups)
Siblings:
Effie (2EE13; FBL) - Raised in Erie, NY Region; IFT 9/9/14 - working guide in MI as of 3/28/15
Edward (3EE13; MYL) - Raised in Erie, NY Region; IFT 9/9/14 - working guide in PA as of 5/30/15
Emerald (4EE13; FYL) - Raised in my region; IFT 8/12/14 - breed eval 8/12/14-8/20/14, medical release - adopted by raiser
Esther (5EE13; FBL) - released at Puppy Test
Evita (6EE13; FYL) - Raised in Southern, CT; IFT 8/12/14 - Active GEB Brood as of 12/19/14
Pre-Training: 7/1/13 - 9/7/14
IFT: 9/9/14
Training: 9/9/14-3/10/15

Pre-Phase Report: 10/20/14

Phase 1 Report: 11/14/14

Phase 2 Report: 12/15/14

Phase 3 Report: 1/28/15

Phase 4 Report: 3/8/5

Match Day: 3/10/15
Graduation: 3/28/15

Working Guide Dog in Richmond, VA: 3/28/15-2/2016
Status: Retired guide dog living in ??

Edlyn
Female Black Lab
Tattoo: 1E413
DOB: October 24th, 2013
Parents: Tiffany (active - 22 puppies) and Bosco (active - 37 puppies)
Siblings:
Elise (2E413; FBL) - Raised in Eastern Mass. Region; IFT 11/11/14 - released from pup program
Emlin (3E413; FBL) - released from pup test
Earnhardt (4E413; MYL) - Raised in Northern NY Region; IFT 3/24/15 - in training, possible graduation 9/19/15
Pre-Training: 1/20/14-1/23/15

IFT: 01/28/15
Breed Eval: NA
Training: 1/28/15-7/18/15

Pre-Phase Report: 3/4/15

Phase 1 Report: 4/1/15

Phase 2 Report: NA

Phase 3 Report: 5/11/15

Phase 4 Report: 6/11/15

Phase 4 Report: 7/12/15
Match Day: 7/18/15

Graduation: July 25th, 2015
Status: Working Guide Dog in Nova Scotia, Canada

Lucky
Male Yellow Lab
Tattoo: 2L14
DOB: March 6th, 2014
Parents: Halsa (active - 18 pups) and Maestro (active - 41 pups)
Siblings:
Luna (1L14; FYL) - raised in Monroe, NY; IFT 8/18/15 - in training
Latte - Sammie (3L14; FYL) - released at pup test, adopted & living in Bedford, NY
Liza (4L14; FYL) - raised in Erie, NY; IFT 8/18/15 - in training
Lex (5L14; MYL) - raised in Southern Tier, NY; IFT 7/21/15 - Active Stud as of 9/1/15
Pre-Training: 5/2/14-4/27/15
IFT 2 Test: 4/27/15
Breed Eval: N/A
Training: N/A
Graduation: N/A
Medical Release: 4/27/15
Status: medical release from pup program and adopted through GEB, now living in Putnam Valley, NY

Julia
Female Yellow Lab
Tattoo: 8J313
DOB: August 6th, 2013
Parents: Chelsea (active - 26 pups) and Gibson (active - 19 pups)
Siblings:
Jeannie (1J313; FYL) - Active GEB Brood
Jasper (2J313; MBL) - released
Jeff - Luke (3J313; MBL) - NEADS
Jan - Sorche (4J313; FYL) - NEADS
Jim - Ed (5J313; MBL) - NEADS
Jonah (6J313; MBL) - released from training
Josiah (7J313; MBL) - in training
Pre-Training with Alice: 10/7/13-12/14/14
IFT: 12/16/14 - she passed!
Breed Eval: 12/16/14 - 1/22/15
Brood Graduation: 1/22/15

1st heat: 7/28/14 (no breed)

2nd heat: 12/18/14 (bred to Joe)

3rd heat: due 5/19/15

Active Breeder: 1/22/15 - ?
1st whelp: M15 - born 3/4/15

Status: Active GEB Brood

Margie - P
Female Labrador Retriever
Tattoo: 4M15
DOB: March 4th, 2015
Parents: Julia (active - 10 pups) and Joe (Duel Career - 18 pups)
Siblings:
Millie - Leah (1M15; FBL) - PIT at NEADS
Malcolm (2M15; MYL) - PIT in Maine; IFT 7/12/16
Mac - S (3M15; MBL) - PIT in Maine; IFT 6/21/16 - GEB Guide in ? as of 12/3/16
Macallan - S (5M15; MYL) - released
Michele - S (7M15; FBL) - PIT in Monroe, NY; IFT 6/21/16 - released and adopted by raiser 12/2016
Pre-Training: 5/4/15 - 8/10/15
Pre-Training with Laura: 8/10/15-6/19/16

IFT: 6/21/16
Breed Eval: 6/21/16-
Graduation: Active Brood since
Status: Active Brood living in CT

Mitchell

Male Yellow Lab
Tattoo: 5M314

DOB: 10/1/15

Parents: Doris (active - 14 pups) and Freddy (active - 34 pups)

Siblings:

Maury (1M314; MYL) - raised in Eastern, MA and Maine - released at IFT

Maverick (2M314; MYL) - PIT in Dutchess, NY

Mario (3M314; MYL)- raised in Eastern, MA - released at IFT

Mikey-Earle (4M314; MYL) - PIT at NEADS

Mojave (6M314; MYL) - PIT in Cleveland West

Maribeth (7M314; FYL)- raised in Eastern, MA - in training

Myrtle (8M314; FYL)- raised in Bay, MD - IFT Trn Eval

Pre-Training with Nancy: 12/3/14-7/2/15

Pre-Training with me: 7/8/15-2/20/16

IFT: February 23rd, 2016

Breed Eval: NA

Training: 2/23/16-October 2016

Status: Released October 2016 and adopted by starter raiser

Keith
Male Labrador Retriever
Tattoo: 2KK15
DOB: June 18th, 2015
Parents: Halsa (active - 26 pups) and Garth (active - 35 pups)
Siblings:

Kathy (FBL) - on medical hold

Keaton (MBL) - PIT in Cleveland West, Ohio; in training

Kindle (FBL) - PIT at NEADS

Kahn (MYL) - PIT in Virginia Beach, VA; in training

Kimberly (FYL) - PIT in Monroe, NY; in training

Ken (MBL) - PIT in Richmond, VA; in training

Pre-Training: 8/20/15- 10/2/16

IFT: 10/4/16
Breed Eval: 10/4/16-11/2016
Training: 11/2016 - 5/2016?
Graduation: 5/2016?
Status: in training

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

2 days!

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