2009 POOCH PARADE!

The 2010 TVGDPR Pooch Parade will be held on Aug 4th, 2010. 

For 2009 Photos Click

Winners and Parade here

TRVGDPR club members here

For 2008 Photos Click here
For 2007 Photos click here
For 2006 Photos click here

Take a look at the latest additions to our TVGDPR website!

January 31st, 2010
Our Puppies  page has been update.

January 25th, 2010
MEMBERS ONLY club phone list updated.

Dec 28th, 2009
CALENDAR updated.

January 31st, 2010
FUN Page updated

November 14th, 2009
Graduate Page updated.

February 5th, 2010
Puppy News updated.

  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.  Visit our Puppies section to see how many dogs we currently are raising,  Beside raising a puppy members can also be puppy sitters.  Puppy sitters provide support when a program dog puppy raiser's go on vacation.

     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.  Next year's parade will be on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010!  To find out more about the  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 your own.