BARÁTHEGYI Guide Dog School
Tag: guide dog
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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
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Debóra Szabó was confidently preparing for her traffic-safety exam, but then, something happened unexpectedly in Kaposvár, and then something else in Pécs and it was not over after all. “I had some pain in my leg which has not gone. The doctor found out, that I had fatigue fracture, which with the trouble is, that
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We’ve hidden four words for you in four Facebook posts for the Advent Sundays. You can decipher the words written in Braille with this key! It only takes a few minutes! The Braille script is an important communication tool for visually impaired individuals; here is an opportunity to get acquainted with it.
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Vera and her guide dog Tramini successfully passed their guide dog exam last week in Budapest. Despite being Vera’s first guide dog, Tramini and Vera managed to impress the exam board last week by being in complete harmony with each other. Tramini and Vera managed to impress the exam board last week by being in
