Guiding Eyes for the Blind Virginia Beach Puppy Raising Region welcomes Athena (Sister of VAB Akron) – who arrived on this blustery weekend to Linda P’s home to join the Atlantic Shores Puppy Love Program! A huge Thanks to Linda who provided such a loving start for pup Joanie – We will keep you posted on […]

I miss my puppy raiser, Kathy, she went to Florida. My puppy sitters have been so nice and I even met a new friend, Dell. Here we are playing.

We are happy to welcome another puppy, Athena, to Linda’s home. Athena is actually the SISTER of Akron being raised by Jocey. How neat to have siblings! Our region is very excited that Linda has agreed to start this little girl for us. As said in the beginning we like the exposure Atlantic Shores has […]

Hello, I am here! My name is Athena, and I can’t wait to meet you all. I am going to work hard so I can do just as well Joanie, and make Guiding Eyes proud. Hope you will love me too… xoxoxoxo

I am so excited to tell you that I’m being placed with a new family here in Virginia Beach. They have older dogs for me to learn from and train with. What a step up for me! I will drop you a blog line from time to time. Thanks, Linda, for the great care and […]

Later this month, the U.S. Postal Service will issue a set of four stamps to honor working dogs. The stamps include a guide dog assisting a woman who is blind, a tracking dog on the trail of a scent, a therapy dog visiting an elderly woman in her home, and a search and rescue dog […]