Blog posts in 2020
Blog Post Teasers
![A young man wearing a reflective safety jacket walking with his guide dog across a street at night.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Night-Route-11.jpg)
The Gift of Safe Travels
Blog Post Date: Dec 23, 2020
![Jamie Mattison with a black Lab on a snowy forested path.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Jamie-intro-1.jpg)
![GDB Grad Zack Thibodeau kneels beside black Lab guide dog Namath in the park.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Zack-and-Namath-for-web.jpg)
High School Senior’s Guide Dog is a Holiday Wish Come True
Blog Post Date: Dec 16, 2020
Categories: GDB Alumni, K9 Buddy
![GDB Instructor Adam Gilbert is seated on the steps of a home with a yellow Lab guide dog during an in-home training.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/koi-idaho.jpg)
Meet Adam Gilbert
Blog Post Date: Dec 03, 2020
![Guide Dog Mobility Instructor Megan Dodder kneeling with two guide dogs, a chocolate Lab and a yellow Lab.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Megan-Profile-picture.jpg)
Meet GDB's Newest Qualified Guide Dog Mobility Instructor, Megan Dodder
Blog Post Date: Nov 30, 2020
Categories: GDB Careers, Guide Dog Training
![Two yellow Lab guide dog puppies in training sit together in the snow on a bright day.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/222633/DSC_0319.jpg)
![A screen shot of the opening slide of the featured video that reads "Thank you, Puppy Raising Volunteers! From the GDB Community Field Representatives"](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Screen-Shot-2020-11-25-at-11.05.49-AM.png)
With Gratitude from our CFRs
Blog Post Date: Nov 25, 2020
Categories: GDB Volunteers, Holiday Greeting, Puppy Raising
![Kadi smiles for a photo op on a hiking trail with stunning mountain vistas. Kadi is holding a small white dog in her arms.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Bio-Pic-1.jpg)
Meet Kadi Forrest
Blog Post Date: Nov 19, 2020
Categories: GDB Careers, GDB Community, GDB Staff Profile
![Donors Erika and John Ammirati pose in their yard with their carreer change dogs Fondy and Shiloh.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Ammirati-04.jpg)
You Had Us at the GDB Graduation!
Blog Post Date: Nov 11, 2020
Categories: Donor Profile, Fundraising, GDB Graduation
![Two members of the GDB Training staff demonstrate how they are able to use extended training tools during training in order to maintain required social distancing.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Extended-Juno-Handle-04.jpg)
Training Innovations in the time of COVID
Blog Post Date: Nov 07, 2020
Categories: Guide Dog Training
![GDB grads walk through a wooded park on a fall day. The GDB logo and the American Foundation for the Blind logo appear on the bottom right corner of the image.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/3.png)
GDB and American Foundation for the Blind Launch Extensive Research Study
Blog Post Date: Oct 21, 2020
![GDB grad Bruce Gilmour sits on a bench with his golden retriever guide dog Marley](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Bruce-Gilmour-02-resized.jpg)
Bruce Gilmour Describes the Guide Dog Lifestyle
Blog Post Date: Oct 05, 2020
Categories: GDB Alumni, GDB Community
![GDB Grad Aria Mia Loberti and black Lab guide dog Ingrid descend the stairs at Royal Holloway University](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/220289/FC5709CB-7A06-4ABD-8DB8-54AB0AA4B99A.jpg)
GDB grad Aria Mia Loberti heads to the U.K. as a Fulbright Scholar
Blog Post Date: Sep 26, 2020
Categories: GDB Alumni, GDB Community
![Marta Van Leuven walking with her white cane in a crosswalk.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/OMI_Marta-Van-Leuven-34.jpg)
Orientation and Mobility Immersion Program Client Spotlight
Blog Post Date: Sep 24, 2020
![A Golden Retriever Puppy in Training sits politely in the leg room area of the airplane seats while wearing their green training vest.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/OAK-Alaska-Airlines-101.jpg)
Planes for Puppies!
Blog Post Date: Sep 23, 2020
![A black Lab lays happily in a pink plastic pool on a hot day.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_5845.png)
![Yellow Lab guide dog in harness.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/audible-beacon-safety-light.jpg)
Preparing for an Emergency
Blog Post Date: Aug 28, 2020
Categories: Dog Care & Health, GDB Community, Travel
![Paralympian Matt Simpson poses with his silver medal and his yellow Lab guide dog, Lacrosse.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Matt_Simpson1.jpg)
Meet Matt Simpson, GDB Alum and Silver Medalist
Blog Post Date: Aug 21, 2020
Categories: GDB Alumni, GDB Community
![Letticia walks through the Olympic Village in Colorado Springs with her guide dog, Philly.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/218689/IMG_4628-2.jpg)
Letticia Martinez, GDB Alumna, Mother and US Paralympian
Blog Post Date: Aug 14, 2020
Categories: GDB Alumni, GDB Community
![A yellow Lab newborn puppy sleeps with its littermates in the GDB Puppy Center.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Neonate-Puppies_5.6.20-65.jpg)
Welcome to the Australian Litter
Blog Post Date: Aug 13, 2020
![Maia Scott and her guide dog Gleam sit on a bench in the woods](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Maia-and-Gleam-on-a-bench-small.jpg)
Maia and Gleam, A Perfect Pair
Blog Post Date: Aug 05, 2020
Categories: GDB Alumni, GDB Community, Just for Fun
![Side by side photos of GDB Field Service Managers Charles Nathan and Chuck Farrugia.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/CharlesChuck.jpg)
30 Years with GDB and the ADA
Blog Post Date: Aug 02, 2020
![Claire and yellow Lab guide dog Tulane walk through the CA campus of Guide Dogs for the Blind on a bright sunny day.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Claire-Stanley-and-Tulane-17.jpg)
GDB Alumna Claire Stanley on 30 years of ADA
Blog Post Date: Jul 31, 2020
![Class photo of Deb seated beside yellow Lab guide dogs Praline at their GDB graduation.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Bio-Photos/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/DebCookLewis_Praline.jpg)
GDB Alumna Deb Cook on Accessibility
Blog Post Date: Jul 30, 2020
![In this photo, Jane walks with her yellow Lab guide dog, Pilaf, along a coastal trail with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Jane smiles while looking forward and Pilaf looks focused on their destination.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/img_7992_26027654608_o.jpg)
ADA Turns 30: Jane Flower
Blog Post Date: Jul 28, 2020
Categories: Access & Etiquette, GDB Alumni, GDB Community
![Selfie shot of Beth Deer smiling into the camera with her black Lab guide dog, Patronus, by her side.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Beth-and-Patronus.jpg)
Canadian Grad Hopes Pandemic Will Shine Light On Access
Blog Post Date: Jul 18, 2020
Categories: Access & Etiquette, GDB Alumni
![Angela sits on a bench beside a yellow Lab on a sunny day on the California campus of GDB](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Angela-Smith-1.jpg)
Welcome, Angela Smith!
Blog Post Date: Jul 10, 2020
Categories: GDB Careers, GDB Staff Profile, O&M Immersion Program
![Melissa Padron with her guide dog Cameo. Melissa carries her young daughter in a baby carrier on her back.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Melissa-and-Cameo.jpeg)
Rideshare Laws With A Guide Dog
Blog Post Date: Jun 29, 2020
Categories: Access & Etiquette, Advocacy, GDB Alumni
![Guide Dogs for the Blind CEO Christine Benninger smiles at the camera while embracing her Golden Retriever, Theia.](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/gdb-assets/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/CBwithTheia.jpg)
GDB's Statement on Recent Events in our Communities
Blog Post Date: Jun 04, 2020
Categories: GDB Community
![A black and white line drawing of a simple origami puppy.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/GDB-Origami-Puppy.jpg)
![A black Lab guide dog walking briskly beside a person whose legs are shown.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Working-Guide-BL-1.jpg)
GDB's Response to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Proposed Amendments to the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA)
Blog Post Date: Mar 26, 2020
Categories: Access & Etiquette, Advocacy
![Guide Dog Mobility Instructor Gina Paolini with a black Lab guide dog in harness.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Gina.jpg)
New Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Gina Paolini
Blog Post Date: Mar 12, 2020
Categories: GDB Careers, GDB Staff Profile, Guide Dog Training
![](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/gdb-assets/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/210909/Shelby-and-Kelvin2.jpg)
New Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Shelby Gernhart
Blog Post Date: Feb 21, 2020
Categories: GDB Careers, GDB Staff Profile, Guide Dog Training