

They stepped into each other’s lives unexpectedly, at a time when neither of them was looking for love. Their first handshake has lasted ever since — they’re already engaged. And funny enough, they’re planning their life together in Székesfehérvár as a trio. A guide dog might have something to do with that. “We always say

SMC Hungary Ltd. has selected our foundation as one of the supported organizations, making it possible for us to improve the lives of more visually impaired people and make them safer. The Baráthegyi Guide Dog and Assistance Dog School Foundation, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, has so far provided more than 200 guide

Our guide dog helped her owner for six years, and after her retirement, her owner will help her. We visited Sáfrány Írisz and Dolly at their home in Győr. Dolly, the guide dog, underwent spinal surgery in the autumn of 2024. At first, it seemed that everything would be fine and that she could return

Borsó’s nine puppies are thriving and have changed a lot in the past two weeks. The little group is becoming more active, louder and more curious day by day, while Borsó is a caring, routine mother who looks after them during their first, very important stage of life. Melinda Leidgeb, Borsó’s owner, is following every

Baráthegyi Guide and Assistance Dog School Foundation began its operations twenty years ago. Over the past two decades, we have provided more than two hundred guide dogs to visually impaired applicants, and in recent years we have also been involved in the training of personal assistance, mobility assistance and therapy dogs. In the anniversary year,

Marcsi-futi started from friendly connections and has grown into a larger circle of friends and a professional community. We develop the guide dog trainees, we learn a lot from our trainer and from each other — all while having a great time. Shared programs and outings have become a kind of small celebration for our

Borsó gave birth to nine puppies on the night of January 21st. There are yellow and black girls and boys among them. All are beautiful, viable puppies. Our dam’s owner, Melinda Leidgeb, reported on how their first two days went. It is a great excitement for Melinda to help Borsó with the care of the

This week, Topáz’s puppies are moving to their puppy-raiser homes, as they are all ready for the transition. Before that, in the rainy weather, what else could they do but happily run around the garden, muddy from head to toe. Alongside this joyful news, we must also share a sad one. This week, we said

Topáz’s puppies enthusiastically threw themselves into challenging, playful tasks: at seven weeks old, we conducted their first puppy test. We spoke with our puppy foster coordinator about how she finds matches between foster families and puppies. Guide dog training organizations, including the Baráthegyi Guide Dog School, conduct a brief but comprehensive test series with puppies

Topaz’s puppies have just eaten their first solid food. According to the general rule, such additional feeding can be started at three weeks of their age, if there is not enough milk to keep them completely full. Topaz’s litter with nine puppies is undoubtedly wonderfully uniform, everyone is swelling with strength and developing quickly. Only

Two average months pass quickly, but to someone who raises puppies, it seems like at least half a year. The litter with the letter M moved to volunteer puppy-raising families this week. Strengthened and enthusiastic, they begin their new phase of life, which will last until they are one to one and a half years
