
The biggest evidence that the guide dog really learnt the lessons when he leads his covered-eye trainer. With this exercise we made sure that the dog is capable to pay attention to a person, to assist her, he learns self-confidence and patience, and acquires high level of self-determination. After approx. 20 hours spent with practice
From the 6th to the 9th of November in 2018 we had the opportunity to visit the Guide Dogs breeding center in Birmingham such as the Training School of Leamington, thanks to our IGDF membership. The Baráthegyi Guide Dog School has started their breeding program this year. In addition to this, we found it very
This year the deadline for the competitors to give in their pumpkin-creations was midnight, 31st October. We are proud to say that many of you became inspired by our calling. Really, a wickedly great number of you! The task was not less than making real (pumpkin) statues representing your best-loved pets, or, like last year,
Much has been written on the pitfalls of being a helicopter parent, one who insulates children from adversity rather than encouraging their independence. A new study seems to back up this finding—in dogs. Researchers showed that doting mothers seem to handicap their puppies, in this case reducing their likelihood of successfully completing a training program to become
New research led by the University of Sydney has revealed the life expectancy of chocolate Labradors is significantly lower than their black and yellow counterparts. The study of more than 33,000 United Kingdom-based Labrador retrievers of all colours shows chocolate Labradors also have a higher incidence of ear infections and skin disease. Its findings were
In the beautiful autumn weather on 11th October, Anikó Nagy was taking her usual afternoon stroll with her two dogs, Brunó and Emma. Their mood was great and Brunó was chasing his ball on the streamside when suddenly a third, unknown dog appeared. It did not have a leash or a collar and started to
Dogs have been assisting blind humans for a very long time, but the arrangement only became formal recently. Read more
Over the past 4 weeks, our Labrador puppies have grown tremendously. The deaf and blind babies who initially only ate and slept have now become active, playful puppies. They are playing a lot with each other and their mothers, are developing their skills, finding out more and more territory from their environment, and are happy
It’s hard to explain how we feel when we hold them in our hands. On 19 th january the six yellow puppies, five males and one female, were born. We hope that with their help we can start our own breeding project and will be able to train them to become excellent seeing eye dogs. Our
On White Cane Safety Day future guide dogs, Labrador puppies were taken to the students in the Primary School of Blind Children. For the blind and visually impaired children it was a great experience to have the puppies of Baráthegyi Guide Dog School next to them, and to pat and stroke the animals. They also