PUPPIES OF PENZANCE! * We were very paw-leased to welcome 13 Guide Dogs for the Blind puppies-in-training and their raisers to the dress rehearsal of The Pirates of Penzance. Attending live theater is a great opportunity for environmental socialization, where these future guide dog candidates can experience unusual sounds like soaring vocals and loud applause, and work on skills like settling for longer periods of time, ignoring distractions, polite greetings, and navigating crowds. These pups are all in the "puppy raising" stage, where they'll spend 13-15 months with a "raiser" from Seattle Puppy Raisers before heading to guide dog training in California or Oregon. We're so glad we got to be a small part of their journey! Guide Dogs for the Blind - Seattle Puppy Raisers is an all volunteer puppy raising group for Guide Dogs for the Blind. If you're interested in volunteering to raise a pup, check out www.gdbseattlepuppyraisers.com

Isn't this cool?! #GuideDog #PuppyRaiser #Seattle

three cutout images of a fluffy, light brown Goldendoodle puppy named Molly. The background is pastel pink with a pattern of white daisies, small rainbows, and yellow sunbursts. At the top, the text reads "Meet Molly" in a bold, cursive font with a dark brown outline, giving it a 3D effect. Below, in a smaller orange script, the text says, "Follow her journey to become a service dog!" Molly is depicted in three different playful poses: Standing with a red collar, looking straight ahead. Leaping forward energetically. Standing confidently with a fluffy coat. The overall aesthetic is cheerful, warm, and inviting, emphasizing Molly's training journey to become a service dog.

Here’s our newest puppy-in-training! This is Molly -- our second goldendoodle! She’s being raised by our long-time puppy raisers Mitch and Nancy!

#puppyraiser #hawaii #puppyraisers #peoplewithdisabilities #volunteer #servicedogintraining #disability #puppy #goldendoodle #volunteers

A yellow labrador puppy sitting on a beach with the ocean in the background. In test above his head says Meet Boomer. text under it says Follow his journey to become a service dog for our client Larry B!

Meet Boomer. He’s our newest puppy-in-training to become a service dog for our client Larry B! Follow his journey and adventures with his puppy raisers.
#hawaii #peoplewithdisabilities #servicedogtraining #disability #puppyraisers #puppyraiser #servicedogintraining #puppy #volunteer #labrador

Red haired lady to left of screen with a fluffy puppy in the center. My work car behind them

A puppy sitting in front of a patrol car

Raising Heroes program pup Hali with her puppy raiser Margaret. She's the sweetest puppy!🫶🏻😍🐾
#RaisingHeroes #WorkingDogsOregon #PuppyRaiser #HeroRaiser #DogsOfBlueSky #LHShepherd

A picture of a 2012 police cruiser wrapped in Working Dogs Oregon logo. To the right of my car, 12 week old German Shepherd puppy and his hero raiser

Foreground a German Shepherd puppy my work vehicle in the background.

Raising Heroes program pup Flynn with his puppy raiser Margaret. Cuteness overload 🫶🏻😍🐾
#RaisingHeroes #WorkingDogsOregon #PuppyRaiser #HeroRaiser #DogsOfBlueSky #LHShepherd

Pictured long-haired German Shepherd sitting facing camera.

Pictured black and red puppy Shepherd girl on a log back end towards camera but face turned towards camera. Her puppy raiser is luring her with treats.

Comfort Dogs in Training Mick (Born 4/3/24) & Mira Lee (Born 9/24/24) got some AKC titles. Mick got his CGC & TKN today. Mira got her TKN today!

CGC- Canine Good Citizen
TKN- Trick Dog Novice

Wohoo Rockstar pups! ❤️🫶🏻
#WorkingDogsOregon #RaisingHeroes #PowerOfDoG #PuppyRaiser #DogsOfBlueSky

A very big German Shepherd puppy on the left with a guy in a beard on the right.

Raising Heroes program puppy Mick with Working Dogs Oregon executive director Darin Campbell. Vet check today. 9 mos, 92lbs. Dainty puppy!
#DogsOfBlueSky #WorkingDogsOregon #PuppyRaiser #HeroRaiser #GermanShepherd #TongueOutTuesday

Honored and grateful to have raised three future service dogs. 🙏 🐾 These amazing pups bring independence, comfort, and so much joy to their future human partners. ❤️ #GuideDogs #PuppyRaiser