Tag: Baráthegyi Guide Dog School


  • This is our Guide Dog Gang

    Darinka Farkas began organizing a community for visually impaired and sighted people in February 2024. She is at home in this circle, as she has been training guide dogs for 21 years and has been a member of our foundation for nine years. In addition to training, she has long strived to bring guide dog

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  • The nest of Darázs has been built

    Darázs will soon be a mother; we are expecting the puppies at the beginning of July. The ultrasound scan shows the little ones yawning and stretching in the womb, and in recent days, their kicking has even been visible through the belly. Darázs, our small mother dog, was born in our breeding program, from Czech

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  • This is life at 5 weeks – Azúr’s puppies already have such unique personalities

    Azúr’s puppies are five weeks old now and they are visibly developing day by day – this is what Sára Kovács, the beloved caregiver of the little ones told us. The puppies are growing more active and curious, and their personalities are steadily developing. They’re learning to climb stairs In puppyhood it is not recommended

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  • Meet Malina’s Puppies

    Zoltán Cser has worked hard in the coal mine in the city of Ajka for 22 years. Moving up the career ladder, he mastered the collier profession and became a leader who was responsible for his colleagues’ lives in the deep stulms of the mine. Not long before his retirement, he decided to keep on

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  • Malina’s Puppies Discover Daisies

    Malina’s puppies turned three weeks old this week: their eyes have opened, their teeth are coming in, and they’ve started to explore the world. These tiny adventurers spend their days tumbling around, taking long naps, and making new discoveries. Romping around their new space According to their caretaker, Zoltán Cser, the puppies’ daily routine is

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  • They are now seeing and hearing the world for the first time – Azúr’s puppies are 3 weeks old

    Azúr’s puppies are now 3 weeks old. They can see and hear, so they’ve started reacting to different sounds and movements and are crawling more and more skillfully. We spoke with Sára Kovács, the puppies’ caregiver, about the magic of this third week: Three weeks is a truly special time with puppies. I love watching

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  • Ánizs Is the Only Guide Dog Working in a Hospital in Hungary!

    There is only one guide dog team in Hungary working in a hospital, where patients actually meet them during consultations. Ánizs and her handler, Zsuzsanna Kollár, were given this opportunity at the Clinical Centre of the University of Pécs, in the spirit of equal opportunity. „Ánizs gave me my freedom back” Zsuzsanna Kollár has worked

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  • Malina’s One-Week-Old Puppies Are Barking

    Malina’s two puppies have turned one week old. Their mother is taking great care of them: she’s producing plenty of milk, nurturing them attentively, and keeping them clean. The little ones are already trying to hide from all this care to get some rest. They’re growing well — they’ve already reached a weight of 1100

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  • Let’s Work Together for a More Dog-Friendly World!

    Do you know which places are dog-friendly? Fortunately, there are more and more of them — making life easier and freer for people living with dogs. That’s why the Baráthegyi Guide Dog School wants to draw attention to an app called DogMap, which helps users find dog-friendly locations both in Hungary and abroad. Alfa with

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  • Azúr’s puppies are crawling around

    Azúr’s puppies were born twelve days ago, and they’ve already come a long way. They are healthy, growing nicely, crawling around, squinting, and slowly beginning to show their true personalities. Meet the Four Little Adventurers “Everyone is doing well, and Azúr has recovered beautifully,” said Sára Kovács, Azúr’s owner. “The little girl is very sensitive

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  • Four Guide Dog Puppies Were Born

    This week, Azúr gifted us with four beautiful puppies. Everyone is doing well — the three males and one female are eating and sleeping peacefully. The mother dog is taking exemplary care of them.  Three of the puppies have darker coats, while the firstborn male has inherited Azúr’s light coloring. She keeps them spotless, giving

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  • Faced with a Choice: Either the Dog or the School!

    Milán Tóth made one of the hardest decisions of his life when he chose his guide dog over school—a decision he has never regretted, though it came at a great cost. More than ten years later, he decided it was time to share his story. Since we trained Nelson for him, he trusted us with

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