BARÁTHEGYI Guide Dog School
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We are delighted that Zsófia Lengyel has won the SuperWMN “Believe in yourself” award. She was accompanied on stage at Müpa Budapest by her guide dog Mokka. Zsófi works for equal opportunities in Székesfehérvár. On Monday evening, Zsófia Lengyel received the WMN Magazine “Believe in yourself” award, based on votes from the public and the
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The North-Hungarian Rehabilitation Centre for the Visually Impaired provides subsidised housing for the visually impaired in the city of Miskolc. Sheltered housing is available for visually impaired people who want to use community services instead of institutional care. The EU-funded building in Miskolcapolca can accommodate ten people in single and double rooms. Applications are particularly
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Brigitta Hegedüs and her guide dog Artúr graduated with flying colours from the University of Miskolc. Artúr proved that he is not only a guide dog but also an emotional support dog, helping Brigi in more ways than one. Some of the university professors even put the dog’s name on the register to check is
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The only way our volunteers can raise wholeheartedly a pup is by experiencing what it’s like to be blind and solve situations on their own. Guide dogs give owners an emotional and physical sense of security, and it’s important that puppy raisers know what that feels like. On Sunday, before the indoor programme, we gave
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One of our readers reached out to us with a question: how can you tell if a dog is an assistance dog? We published an article earlier about Dora’s adventures on the train when the ticket controller demanded Dora’s guide dog to be muzzled. So we decided it was important to explain how to tell
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It is not compulsory to put a muzzle on a guide dog and this has been in effect for 15 years, so the guide dogs do not have to wear muzzles on trains either. But not all the ticket inspectors know this fact. Dóra Pozsgay has reported on what happened to her and Noé on
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There are many examples of guide dogs guiding owners safely on slippery roads. It has been said that white cane transport does not provide such a good solution for the visually impaired in this case either. Guide dog on the ice “Two days ago, we were driving on terrible ice with Körte. I have a
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Our guide dogs entered the new year safely, but we want to think about all dogs, so we are now writing about loud noise and light to help owners to prevent them. It is completely normal for the dog to react to loud sounds, for example to hide in a safe place. This is not
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Bukfenc patiently stood in line, then walked in the snow and took part in decorating the Christmas tree. Dóra, the puppy raiser of our future guide dog shares her Christmas experiences with 7 months old Bukfenc. We participated at the Christmas Charity Photoshoot The line was so long… … but Bukfenc was waiting patiently. It
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More puppies, successfully passed exams, fantastic volunteers and a moving. We show you the most important events of the year. Puppy raising 50 dogs participated in our puppy raising program in 2023. We held a puppy meeting every month so that the next generation could start the guide dog studies prepared and capably. The transfer
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The little Labradors sleep peacefully under the Christmas tree. Tired from the big game, Zina’s 8-week-old puppies snuggled up next to each other to rest. We invited Nóra Varga, who received her guide dog from our foundation and takes our mission to heart. We wrote about Zina’s 10 puppies here earlier. The puppies were born
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The Baráthegyi Guide Dog School gave Christmas presents to visually impaired and needy children. Real children’s wishes came true, so the holiday was not about need, but about dreams and love. The angels chose one child at a time, meaning that their own personal experience was included in the gift-giving, making it a loving holiday
