
Our guide dog students are in the fortunate position that their puppy raisers do everything to make every moment of the summer enjoyable for them. They are taken on holidays, or they can have a dip or swim in their private pool, sunbathe and of course they spend time with their god friends, too. Labradors
The last of the “I”-generation, or, as his puppy educator, Marika Szűcs called him, “White Prince”, alias Ikon passed his road safety exam successfully. Széll István fell in love with his the precise, reliable work of Ikon when they first met, and attuned to each other very soon. Preparing to the exam, our trainer, Mária
Géniusz, in spite of his size, is a soft, sensitive dog, who likes doing the preparatory primer exercises. At the moment he is preparing to his future task at his trainer’s, Mária Nyíriné Kovács, so one day he can be the companion of a visually impaired person. Géniusz grew up in Solymár at a house
3 road safety exams were passed by our pairs within 1 month. Congratulations to Lilla and Inga, Ágnes and Ion, Tibor and Szamos. Thanks to our puppy educators and trainers and their cooperation for these great results! Lilla and Inga Lilla and Inga are a great pair, they proved this working together in the unexpected
Grafit came from a Slovakian kennel as a puppy, then he learned the basics of appropriate behaviour under the guidance of one of our devoted volunteers, István Bűdi. At the age of one, he started learning the guiding techniques with tremendous energy. He does everything with unfailing enthusiasm; he loves training and he practices tirelessly
Dolly, the black Labrador arrived at our foundation thanks to the donation of a family from Miskolc. Since then, she has been working very hard alongside her trainer, Mária Nyírné Kovács to become a guide dog. “Dolly has a big heart. Her owner means the world to her, she wouldn’t leave their side and together
Ágnes Mészáros and Ion passed their traffic safety exam today. Ion, the black Labrador guided his owner with great confidence, paying no attention to the crowd heading to work. Ágnes and Ion were prepared for the exam by the trainer, Mária Nyíriné Kovács. Ágnes’s jitters shook Ion’s confidence a little bit before the traffic safety
Ágnes Mészáros, vice president of the Central Hungarian Regional Association for Blind and Partially Sighted People likes helping others and she feels that she is in the right place to do that. Ágnes has been visually impaired since her birth, and her condition further deteriorated when she was a teenager. Three years ago, Ágnes decided
Körte was born at out Foundation and she moved to our puppy raiser, Ágnes Birkás at her eight weeks of age. Now she is studying further at our trainer Mária Nyíriné Kovács so that later she can be a companion for a visually impaired person. Körte is a beautiful yellow labrador, a real lady: she
Lilla Plachy and her guide dog passed the road safety exam today. Lilla and Inga make a great pair, they could work together as real partners even in case of unexpected situations. Lilla and Inga were prepared for the exam by our trainer, Mónika Köbli. There were lots of extra excitements before the exam, because
One of the characters in the newest book of the writer, Panka Pásztohy was modeled after our former guide dog student. Rumi was a perfect guide dog and he also learnt how to indicate the epileptic seizures of his owner. There is a guide dog which was modeled by the writer after our Rumi in
Future guide dogs are trained until the age of approximately one to one and a half years by volunteer puppy raisers. In the interview, László Rab talks about his first experiences as a puppy raiser. He took on this adventure with his wife, Szonja. Although they already own a dog, raising Latte is an entirely
