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Thank you for your wonderful
article bidding farewell to Norris, the “Post Office Puppy”.
On Jan 7, Norris went up to the Guiding Eyes for the Blind (GEB) training school, where he successfully completed his in-for-training test. He will begin his harness training shortly.
I’d like to thank this fine community for all its interest and support of Norris during his time with us. A number of people stopped by the Post Office before he left to say goodbye and wish him well. That lucky pup has quite a fan club!
I’m especially grateful to all the offices and businesses that welcomed us so readily. While it is now a law in Virginia that any service dog in training is allowed access to all the places a working'service dog is allowed, it is nonetheless sometimes an imposition for some businesses to accommodate a dog. Getting these young dogs out into public places is critical to their ability to be rocksteady in every situation they’ll encounter as guides.
Guiding Eyes For The Blind js one of many schools in the country that produce superbly trained guide dogs. The estimated cost of raising and training a guide dog is $30,000, and yet they are given free of charge to the blind and visually-impaired, empowering them with the mobility and independence that those of us with sight take for granted.
I .ike all non-profit organizations, GEB relies heavily on donations, fundraisers and volunteers.
While Guiding Eyes has an extensive and carefully monitored breeding program at its
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