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Huba’s master died after Christmas. We knew that because of his age, Huba won’t work as a guide dog anymore so we were looking for a family to adopt him. There was a huge interest, many of you applied for Huba. Thanks for everyone who was touched by his story! The story of the retired
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It’s an interesting question: Can/Does a guide dog know (or “know”) that its owner/handler is blind? Dr. Herzog explored this question, too: But what about trained guide dogs? I vaguely recall mumbling on the radio that night that a [guide] dog would surely know that its owner was blind. Was I correct? Read more
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Six little puppies were born in the beginning of January. The Baráthegyi Guide Dog School is waiting for their new candidates for the puppy-educating programme, which will start in March. The participants can make a great base for the guide dogs with much love, caring and enough attention. The cheerful and active puppies spend 10-12
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With fireworks filling our skies for Bonfire Night, Diwali and New Year’s Eve soon after, it can be a stressful time for dogs that don’t like loud noises. How can you help keep them calm? We’ve got you covered with these four key steps. But, if your dog has a severe reaction to fireworks, you
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A guide dog is a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) that is specially trained to provide mobility support to a blind or visually impaired owner. Read more
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In December 2018, within one month since our previous success, we once again saw our hard work pay off. Just as in every year, we were working hard on putting as many dogs as we could to work with their visually impaired owners. At the end of the year, it was the turn of Ion,
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A new report finds there are 11 dog attacks on guide dogs every month in the UK, on average. Guide dogs provide essential assistance to people who are blind or partially sighted. When other dogs attack guide dogs, the consequences can be severe. The charity Guide Dogs has been keeping records of these attacks, and a new
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
