
Choosing the right dog name is always a difficult decision. How can we do this in a creative and unique way? At the Baráthegyi Guide Dog School, we decide on a lottery. So that’s not what we human are… Our community followers are asked to send as many names as possible to the puppies born in our foundation’s breeding program. Of the hundreds of names, we have a hard time choosing, so we have two helpers: one Fortuna istennő, who holds our hand (that is, our paw) during
Being a visually impaired person and sitting in a canoe, while performing similar results as unblinded people, seems to be unbelievable at first hearing , but it is not that. Mihály Dombai is a perfect example for this, as he has been delivering well in a dragon boat for years. He does not only improve
Müzli the golden retriever lady already proved at the February Puppy Meeting how much she had learnt. Together with her puppy trainer, Réka Sápi, she performed perfectly in all the tasks so now she can start her adult training in Miskolc. Müzli blew the candles on her first birthday cake and then said goodbye to
Just after his first birthday, Márvány said goodbye to the family that had raised him and “went to college”. Márvány, a beautiful golden retriever is one of the largest pup in Litter M. He loves kids. He will be trained now by Lajos Cserven. At Mr. Cserven, he can train together with Artúr, another one
Pieces of bacon pierced with needle were scattered around the place where one of our guide dogs goes to work. Guide dogs are most at risk from such mischief because their visually impaired owners are not able to keep dogs from being tempted by lures in all situations. We summarized why this behavior is dangerous
Shortly after his first birthday, Latte packed his suitcase and said goodbye to his puppy-parents to enter a new phase of his training. Latte then practices with our trainer, Mónika Köbli, to turn a beautiful yellow Labrador into a true guide dog once and become a loyal companion to a visually impaired person. Latte’s paws were a bit difficult to let go of her trainers, as they had loved the adorable little lady for the past year. They said goodbye to Latte: “With tears in our eyes but with limitless pride,
At our monthly puppy gathering in February, Winnipeg’s puppies (whose names all start with the letter ‘P’) joined their older canine friends (whose names all start with the letter ‘O’ and some nearly one year-old puppies whose names start with a letter ‘M’). Considering the rather high number of puppies and the age differences between
The puppies of Iris have turned 1 last month. To celebrate, they have come together at our monthly puppy classes to show off their skills. Mágnes, Mese and their other siblings performed really well and are ready to enter the next phase of their training. We would like to thank the families that raised the puppies
Over the past year, several cases have been reported in the press about visually impaired people with a guide dog being prevented from moving freely. In a totally unlawful way. We have just learned about the latest case, so we are turning to the public. In two cases, the companies concerned had to pay fines of hundreds of thousands following the actions of the Consumer Protection and Equal Treatment Authority. The Baráthegyi Guide Dog School conducts awareness-raising activities to reduce the risk of degrading people. More and more people know that guide dogs have the right to go wherever sighted people are. Not just public institutions, but shops and even restaurants, but there is no doubt that we still have a
Over the past year, several cases have been reported in the press about visually impaired people with a guide dog being prevented from moving freely. In a totally unlawful way. We have just learned about the latest case, so we are turning to the public. In two cases, the companies concerned had to pay fines