Tag: Baráthegyi Guide Dog School


  • Telling you the story of the first birth

    Zina had puppies four times and Gizella Ménesi was in at the birth of all, who had been our volunteer for long ages. We had a talk with her and our professional mentor, how the mother dog experienced the first birth and the period of puppies breeding. Birth “The mother dog instinctively knows what she

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  • More and more volunteers help to train guide dogs worldwide

    The total number of trained guide dogs worldwide does not yet reach the pre-Covid pandemic level, this is the reason why the applicants have to wait longer for guide dogs. However, it is encouraging that more and more guide dogs are being trained and a record number of volunteers are taking up work at the

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  • Rest at the trainer

    Rest at the trainer

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    The Guide Dog Trainees rest a lot, which they need since they get tired both physically and in mind. They live half a year long in the home of their trainer therefore their soft bed is waiting there for them. At the end of April, we celebrate the International Day of Guide Dogs, which is

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  • This is the reason we reward our dogs with treats

    Reward treats accompany our guide dogs lifelong. Puppy raisers, trainers and owners reward Labradors gladly and the dogs admire them. Although the quantity decreases year by year, that has its explanation though. We introduce you in a series of articles on how we care about the wellbeing of the puppy pupils in the Baráthegyi Guide

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  • Playing with the Trainer

    This is how we care about the wellbeing of our dogs The dogs, in guide dog training are not only working dogs, but the member of our trainers’ family. Did you know that they only learn 3-4 hours a day? So, they have time for many things. For having rest, playing, and for having a

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  • Check Gandhi

    Check Gandhi

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    Good form-masters are concerned their former students, what happens with them during the years. We think the same way, that is why we check our senior dogs. Gandhi, the chocolate male dog looks the same as in his young ages, only on his chin and around his ears can be found grey hairs. We are

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  • Dog attacked one of our guide dogs – it has been  rescued by two brave pupils

    On April 8th, one of our doubles was attacked in the 14th district. An unattended greater dog rushed at Veres Katalin and her guide dog. The wound on Zenit’s ear had to be sutured. He’s been to the scene of the attack several times since then and is not yet over the shock. Our Trainers

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  • Citrom in the Big City

    Citrom’s (Lemon) puppy raisers, went for the spring holyday to a place where they could not take their puppy, therefore Citrom got from Piliscsaba, from a house near the forest to a busy traffic point of the 11th district of Budapest, where the trams were passing in every minute and the final stop of the

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  • Born to be a rescue dog

    Trafi is a recognized rescue dog, he saved lives with his owner at the site of the earthquake in Turkey. Our dog is at full strength, but it’s time to take care of supplies so that the rookie can learn from him. Fortunately, a young talent appeared who seemed to have been born to be

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  • Sensitivity Training for Volunteers

    On the 28th March we held a sensitivity training for our volunteers at the Yettel Headquarters. Our charity’s work is supported by more that 250 volunteers, who help for example by raising the puppies, walking and exercising our guide dogs, providing transport to the doctor’s or the vet’s. It is paramount that we provide a

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  • Guide Dogs on Scooters

    Our guide dogs at Barathegyi Guide Dog School show a great example for everyone how to use scooters around town. They were all able to ride a scooter on their own, what’s more, they even tried riding in tandem. Once finished, they put their scooters back in an orderly fashion. Our three guide dogs, Zenit,

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  • Deka has become an exchange student

    Litter D’s two-week puppy rotation is almost over. Deka is a lovely little girl who has lived a quiet, peaceful life in the suburbs and has now conquered the city centre. The D litter puppies have reached an exciting age: they are 6 months old and it’s time for their puppy swap. This is when

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