
Our little team got a very warm welcome at the Bosch summer camp we visited. First we talked with the children about visually impaired people and guide dogs, and then some volunteers showed us how they would help a person with sight loss cross the road at a zebra crossing. Finally we together learned the
Yesterday Ivett Balogh and her dog, Boglarka, the small yellow female Labrador has demonstrated their skills in Barcs. Fatigued by the long journey, the board of examiners was welcomed by a very nice and excited family. The route drawn was from the residence to the post office. The first stop of the route with crossings,
Foreign and Hungarian young people visited us organized by the Lions Club of Miskolc. Firstly, everyone learnt the technique how they can help correctly visually impaired people correctly in the future. Then our experienced experts willingly told about their day-to-day life and guide dogs. Finally, the young people could try out how to get through
We could start July with a fantastic traffic safety exam. Szabolcs Kurucsai and his guide dog, Elvis, presented their skills in Szeged in front of a three-member examining board. On the basis of Szabolcs’s draw, the exam rout started from the home of Szablocs and Elvis and ended at Association for the Blind and Visually
Zsuzsanna Vincze has lost her guide dog, Rumi, in February. Besides providing essential support to her owner in traffic, Rumi also predicted Zsuzsa’s attacks of epilepsy. She gave the girl autonomy and freedom. Without Rumi, her life has become much more difficult. Finally, after months-long struggle, Zsuzsa felt ready to get to know another guide
Tolerance and acceptance of others are one of the most important things in the world. In Hernádszentandrás we participated in an event that was centered around these principles. Let’s be more open and emphatic! Children and grown-ups from the village came to enjoy the programmes organized by Szimbiózis Foundation and Boldogkőváralja Nursing and Care Home.
As part of our puppy training program, Flash has been being raised for montsh in Zubony by a kind voluntary puppy training family. Everyone in the village knows the beautiful and smart dog. Thus, young and old alike welcomed Legó, the demonstrator dog, with great love and enthusiasm. With his help everyone could try out
It was the fourth time that we visited the Hungarian World Series by Renault. A lot of people were interested in Baráthegyi guide dogs who was again happy to demonstrate their knowledge to the visitors. Beside the professional guide dogs there came the guide-dogs-in-training and puppies-in-training, who were a great success among the visitors. In
We took part in the Equal Opportunity Day event organized by Esélyek Háza (House of Opportunities) in collaboration with the staff of Northern Hungarian Centre for the Visually Impaired. It was good to meet again with colleagues who have their own areas of expertise and work for the acceptance of people with disabilities just as
We participated in a program organized in Miskolc on the occasion of the Festive Book Week with the associates of North Hungarian Rehabilitation Center for Visually Impaired People. Those interested could try out what it feels like walking with a guide dog with the help of Bodza, a guide-dog-in-training and a demonstrator dog, Delta. In
Our team was participating in a Children’s Day event at Pais Dezső Primary School in Békásmegyer.The children were able to experience through playful activities what it is like being blindfolded and walking through the school yard with the assistance of a white cane or a guide dog. Students had come to realize that guide dogs
We participated in Children’s Day in Mozgásjavító Álatlános Iskola (Motion Correction Elementary School) in Sály. We were greatly welcomed by the children. Diamond, the demonstrator dog, approached every pupil for some caresses. Beside caresses he got a lot of hugs and dog treats. With the help of Dió, an experienced colleague of Diamond, the pupils