BARÁTHEGYI Guide Dog School
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What’s the meaning of the lines and little bulges on the sidewalk? We walk beside them daily, but just a few knows why are these signs are there. Baráthegyi Guide Dog School finds it important to bring this topic into focus so Darinka Farkas (guide dog trainer) made some short interview in the M4 subway.
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There are people whose lives have been hard from the very beginning. Yet Katalin does not speak most of all about her losses or her trials — she speaks about the dog who is always by her side. About Dióda. Katalin was born at seven and a half months from a twin pregnancy. Her sibling
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The entire country was outraged when our guide dog was kicked on a Budapest bus route. Over the past month, Babér’s handler, Réka Kiara Nyőgér, has received an enormous amount of support — which has reinforced her conviction that speaking out against the abuse was the right thing to do. Réka has summarised her experience
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At the beginning of June, we held an awareness training session for public transport employees at the Kelenföld Bus Depot. For many participants, it was their first opportunity to learn how to properly assist people with visual impairments and wheelchair users in everyday travel situations. Our foundation was represented at the event, organized by the
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Kiss Barnabás has been through an emotional few days. The day before yesterday, he and his active guide dog, Tango, successfully passed their mobility and traffic safety assessment in Miskolc. Yesterday, however, his retired guide dog, Gyömbér, underwent surgery in Budapest after suffering a torn knee ligament. Throughout the assessment, Tango worked confidently and attentively
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Sometimes we also like to get away from it all – especially when we can learn, be inspired and have new experiences with our dogs. Last week, as a member of Assistance Dogs International (ADI), we traveled to Austria for the 2026 Trainers Workshop, where we met with interested assistance dog professionals from many parts
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Ánizs and her owner experienced rare acts of thoughtfulness while traveling on the Szeged–Pécs Volán bus service. Zsuzsa Kollár works at the clinic in Pécs and has an open, active outlook on life: she spends a great deal of time in nature and within the dog-owning community, takes guitar lessons, and engages in sports. This
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Ivett Bencze lives in the 11th district with her three children, her husband, and her guide dog. We asked her how she manages her daily tasks alongside her job. “Right now, my husband is my only help with the kids and other tasks, but he works all day, so it is Rozé who steps in
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“Can you imagine someone physically abusing a guide dog? Unfortunately, this happened to us recently,” begins the video message of Nyőgér Réka Kiara, a young visually impaired woman who travels with a guide dog. She decided to speak out publicly so that more people understand the exceptionally close bond between a guide dog and its
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The power of a helping spirit and a united community can truly move mountains — and this year’s Day of Selflessness was proof of that. At the event conceived by Zoltán Gazsi, civil organisations, socially responsible companies, and enthusiastic volunteers came together in pursuit of a more inclusive world. As Zoltán put it in his
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The news that a visually impaired person will be the minister of social and family affairs resonated with a lot of peer – support communities. Visually impaired people with guide dogs also articulate their opinion actively. Our foundation summed up send-offs in 5 points. These are based on the answers to the questions addressed
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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
