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Welcome
to the Tri-Valley Guide
Dog Puppy Raisers
website! We are a group of puppy raisers from the Pleasanton, Livermore,
Dublin, Castro Valley, San Ramon, Danville and Fremont California areas that
train, socialize, and care for special puppies so that they can someday become
Guide Dogs for the Blind.
We have
welcomed many new people into our club to learn about Guide Dogs and how to
train and care for these important pups. The puppies learn how to behave
in different situations and they learn a variety of commands (12 actually) such
as "SIT", "STAY", "COME", "LETS GO", and "DO YOUR BUSINESS". They must obey all
of these commands in order to become a Guide Dog.
Our
puppies go to one meeting every week (typically Tuesday nights) so the raisers
can get tips on how to raise their pups and so the dogs can learn new commands
and become socialized with the other pups and raisers. Although our club
is fairly new, we have 18 puppies being trained and a few additional people who
are learning how to work with Guide Dogs Puppies so that they can soon begin
raising one of their own.
Every
August, our group hosts the Pleasanton Pooch Parade, held in conjunction with
the Downtown Pleasanton Association's First Wednesday Street Faire. This
is a great time for dog lovers from the Tri-Valley area and beyond to dress up
their favorite pooch (and the pooch's master!) and join us in a parade through
historic downtown Pleasanton. This has become quite a spectacular event,
growing better each year. Come join us for this year's parade on
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009! To find out more about this year's
Pooch Parade, Click Here!
If you
are interested in learning more about Guide Dogs in general, please look at the
Guide Dogs for the Blind website
www.GuideDogs.com. If you would like more information about
the Tri-Valley Guide Dog Puppy Raisers, click the link to our
TVGDPR Contacts page.
We hope
you enjoy this website all about Guide Dogs and the Tri-Valley Guide Dog Puppy
Raisers! Perhaps some day you will join us and raise a Guide Dog Puppy of
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