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  • Adria Accompanied Zoé to Her Sister’s Graduation Ceremony

    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

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  • How much does a guide dog work on an average workday?

    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.

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  • Ánizs Lives Freely in a Big Dog Commuity

    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

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  • Two Bodies, One Soul – Dóri and Noé

    Even without being asked Noé knew how he could help his owner. A guide dog is capable of doing things his master will never forget. International Day of Guide Dogs is celebrated on 27 April. In honour of this we have made a seven-part series of articles. The first one will be Dóri and Noé’s

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  • She Replaced Gothic Elegance with a Guide Dog

    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

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  • The World of Guide Dogs Comes to Debrecen

    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

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  • Attila and Parfé Start a New Life in the Capital

    “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,

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  • The Lake Balaton Walk for Guide Dogs!

    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.

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  • Skiing Sets You Free – Even Without Sight

    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

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  • The Hero Guide Dog Has Retired!

    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

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  • Following as a shadow, protecting as a support – Naspolya’s path to her calling

    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

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  • Orka, Oberon, Ónix – the guide puppies were given interesting names

    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

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