

A guide dog is always considered part of the family, even during life’s most important moments. This time, Adria accompanied her owner, Balogh Zoé, to a graduation ceremony. This week, Balogh Luca said goodbye to the Fényi Gyula Jesuit High School in Miskolc. We asked her sister, Zoé, what it was like to return to

Many people ask Ádám Balogh how much his guide dog works in a day. Sometimes with a tone suggesting that the dog must be overworked. This is why the Baráthegyi Guide and Service Dog School Foundation decided to mark Labor Day by showing exactly how many hours a guide dog works within a 24-hour period.

Zsuzsa lives an active life, she works, now she is just organizing her daughter’s wedding. At the same time she also pays attention to her guide dog to live free. On the International Day of Guide Dogs we mustn’t forget that they also deserve some rest and relaxation. Zsuzsa is organizing a wedding We have

Flóra Kasztner and Akác have been living together in Szombathely for two years. We went to see them to get to know the versatile, interesting girl and her guide dog better. Since then, we can thank Flóra for one of our most striking dog sayings: “Before Akác, I represented gothic elegance. But black velvet and

The HUN-REN SZTAKI conference in Debrecen offered a scientifically grounded journey into the world of digital development. One of its programme events was “Without Barriers,” in which the team of the Baráthegyi Guide Dog and Service Dog School Foundation delivered a disability awareness session. Our foundation’s aim was to foster understanding and empathy towards people

“I am in a constant state of problem-solving” – this is what a talented young man turned into a career. It’s literally what drives him forward. What’s more, his problem isn’t a temporary one, because it’s rooted in something serious: the loss of his sight. We sat down with Attila Bodnár, who, full of confidence,

On Saturday, an enthusiastic group set off from Balatonfűzfő. The organizer from Győr embarked on the 10-day, 200-kilometre journey together with her guide dog, Gesztenye. Their goal was to help our foundation train as many guide dogs as possible. UPDATE: The team completing the trip around Lake Balaton reached the finish line in early April.

There is no freedom without risk. Everyone learns that when they learn to ski. It may sound surprising, but this risky sport gives visually impaired people a sense of freedom unlike any other. More and more people are putting on skis for this very reason, like Zsófi Lengyel from Székesfehérvár. Whether with limited vision or

Gyömbér recently retired. Five years ago, he protected his owner with his own body from a vicious dog attack. The heroic guide dog is now spending his retirement years with his owner and his successor, Tangó. Five years ago, Gyömbér and his owner, Barnabás Kiss, were attacked by another dog. Barnabás was on his way

Csaba Leskó and his wife have been raising Naspolya since she was a tiny puppy. The now five-month-old yellow Labrador is spending her puppyhood in Budapest’s 2nd District. The family’s dream is for her to become a guide dog. “Naspolya is a spirited little girl and a joy to work with. She is curious and

We held the naming ceremony of our 26th litter. Borsó’s future guide puppies received special names from the followers of our foundation’s Facebook page. Five black and four yellow Labrador puppies were born, a mixture of males and females. Their mother is a dog from the Baráthegyi Guide and Assistance Dog School Foundation, Borsó, and
