Tails of Their Journey to Greatness: July 2014

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Beau!

The other day I got some pictures of my first pup, Beau, it's always awesome to see pictures of my dogs who have since left me. He's still looking great and rocking that harness!

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Happy 2nd Birthday Paula and the P312 litter!!!

Happy 2nd birthday Paula, Patty, and Pakse!!

Patty, Paula, and Pakse

Paula

Paula at 16 months

Patty on her 2nd Birthday

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

A weekend home!

I went home for the weekend and got to see my girl Edlyn!!! She is officially mine when I get home in September! Yay!!!!

Edlyn at the store!

Edlyn at the ice cream shop :)

she has BEAUTIFUL eyes!!!

Edlyn got to come to my sister's grad party and she was such a good girl!!

She even got to swim in a pond!

On the 21st she got to have a play date with Kirby, Intrigue, Ben, Luna, and Dahlia

I'll see ya in September baby!

Monday, July 21, 2014

Happy Birthday Elora, Epic, and Esme!

Happy 1st birthday Elora, Epic, and Esme, and their other sister Elsie!

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Pakse Graduated!!

Today Pakse graduated as a guide dog! Pakse is moving to Massachusetts with his new partner Ricardo.

Go here for the blog post about today's graduation!

https://www.guidingeyes.org/22513/july-2014-graduate-class/

If you want to watch the graduation ceremony go here

https://www.youtube.com/watchv=6Wa08_Zoc5M&index=3&list=UUUl6V6Z6Drw5XkXBYlGq2WA

and if you want to watch the picture slideshow of the 2014 July class go here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc3SrEoz4-g&index=4&list=UUUl6V6Z6Drw5XkXBYlGq2WA

I am SO proud of Pakse and so glad that he graduated!!! Also a huge congratulations to his raiser's Elora Sen who had him from 8 weeks to 13 months and Dave Soha who had him from 13 months to 16 months!!

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Good Luck Eliza and Jiffy

Good Luck Eliza and Jiffy! They take their IFTs today!

Monday, July 14, 2014

Happy Birthday Cheyenne!

Happy 1st birthday Cheyenne and her siblings Caitlyn, Calliope, Candy, Callum, Celeste, Claude, Conner, Cabot, Cora, and Cobalt!

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Happy 4th Birthday Whitley!

Whitley is 4 years old today!!! Still rocking it and being an awesome guide dog in IL! :)

Lucky is 4 months!

Friday, July 4, 2014

Happy 4th of July!!!

L-R: Linen, Adria, Sirius, Florida, and Papaya

L-R: Lucky, Eden, Kate, Heaven, and Maestro

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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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