Blog posts in 2021
Blog Post Teasers
![A woman hugs a yellow Lab guide dog](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Megan-blog.jpg)
![Becky and her guide dog Georgie quickly walking along a hiking path.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/R4A0180.jpeg)
![A black Lab guide dog sprinkled with fresh-falling snow.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/snow.png)
![Leslys Garrow Vedder smiles holding three plush guide dogs in green training vests.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/leslys-vedder.jpg)
Generous Donor Once Again Offers $100K Matching Gift
Blog Post Date: Dec 08, 2021
Categories: Donor Profile, Fundraising, GDB Career Change Dog
![A black Lab sits outside in front of the Puppy Center](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/239126/Breeder-dog-in-front-of-puppy-center.jpg)
A Day in the Life of our Canine Welfare/Neonatal Team
Blog Post Date: Dec 08, 2021
Categories: Dog Care & Health, GDB Breeding Program, GDB Staff Profile
![Ky sits on a bench with four Labrador retrievers](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Ky.jpeg)
Meet Ky Wiese, GDB's Newest Qualified Guide Dog Mobility Instructor
Blog Post Date: Nov 28, 2021
![Three GDB staff members wearing scrubs each hold a young yellow Lab puppy in their arms outside the GDB Puppy Center.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Alex.Michelle.Jenna.jpg)
CWN Social Takeover
Blog Post Date: Nov 23, 2021
![Ronnie Bayduza and Greg Losito pose outside before an evening event](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Bayduza.Losito-Image-Legacy-News.jpg)
Holiday Luncheons Lead to Legacy Gifts
Blog Post Date: Nov 10, 2021
Categories: Donor Profile, Fundraising, Legacy Society
![Five Ophthalmology residents kneel together on the GDB campus with a yellow Lab guide dog in harness.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_5429.png)
GDB Partnership Feature: UCSF Ophthalmology
Blog Post Date: Sep 30, 2021
![Man kneeling beside a guide dog in harness.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Rabih-Dow-4-LR.jpg)
GDB Leading the Way with Innovative Outreach and Advocacy Strategies
Blog Post Date: Sep 08, 2021
Categories: Advocacy, GDB Alumni, GDB Community
![Yellow Lab guide dog in harness.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/audible-beacon-safety-light.jpg)
![GDB Trainer Joey Float kneels beside a yellow Lab guide dog with smokey skies behind them. Joey wears an N95 mask to protect himself from smoke inhalation.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Evac.jpg)
![Veterinarian standing nose to nose with a yellow Lab puppy on the exam table.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_0500.jpg)
![Ethan sits on a bench hugging his yellow Lab guide dog Ginsburg](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Ethan-and-Ginsburg-sm.jpg)
![Dimitrios walks down a street with his guide dog Cami](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Dimitrios-and-Cami-walking.jpg.png)
Grateful Grad Says Donors and Staff Touched His Heart
Blog Post Date: Aug 09, 2021
Categories: GDB Alumni, Guide Dog Training, Legacy Society
![A group photo of campers at Camp GDB at the trailhead of a hiking path.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Camp-GDB-2021-1824-121.jpg)
![Three people and a black Lab retired guide dog.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Delicious.jpg)
A Delicious GDB Collaboration
Blog Post Date: Jul 21, 2021
![Puppy raiser Wendy Davis smiles as she holds a yellow Lab puppy in front of the puppy truck](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Wendy-Davis-2-med-size.jpg)
On the Road Again
Blog Post Date: Jul 07, 2021
Categories: GDB Community, GDB Volunteers, Puppy Raising
![Tami gazes down at a black Lab puppy she holds](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/231405/zoom-photo.jpg)
GDB Employee's Passion Helps Facilitate Large Estate Gift
Blog Post Date: Jul 01, 2021
Categories: Fundraising, GDB Careers, GDB Community
![A woman and a black Lab dog.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Joan-and-Tallulah-reunion-small.jpg)
World Traveler and Lifelong Companion
Blog Post Date: Jun 08, 2021
Categories: Donor Profile, GDB Alumni, Travel
![A combo image showing two photographs of people walking through an airport with their guide dogs.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/GDB-TSE.jpg)
GDB and TSE Collaborate to Help Airlines and Airports Assist Travelers Who Are Visually Impaired
Blog Post Date: May 20, 2021
Categories: Access & Etiquette, Advocacy, Travel
![Emily Crisp kneeling next to a Golden Retriever guide dog](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Emily-kneeling.jpeg)
Meet GDB's Newest Qualified Guide Dog Mobility Instructor: Emily Crisp
Blog Post Date: May 10, 2021
Categories: GDB Careers, GDB Staff Profile, Guide Dog Training
![A young black Lab puppy is examined by the veterinary staff in the GDB clinic. Two staff members are seen wearing sterile gloves while performing their exam.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/First-Vet-Exams-in-Puppy-Pod-16.jpeg)
Guide Dogs for the Blind Position on California Telemedicine Regulations
Blog Post Date: May 04, 2021
Categories: Advocacy, Dog Care & Health, GDB Community
![Chari Chauvin and her guide dog, Haviland](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Chari-Chauvin-small.jpg)
Graduations Celebrate New Possibilities for Clients
Blog Post Date: Apr 26, 2021
Categories: Access & Etiquette, Advocacy, GDB Alumni
![Legacy Society members Donna and her mother Marjorie](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Donna-and-Marjorie-Legacy-Story-sm.jpg)
Part of the GDB Family
Blog Post Date: Apr 08, 2021
Categories: Donor Profile, Fundraising, Legacy Society
![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)
![A young girl with a black Lab dog](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Ella5.jpeg)
K9 Buddy Spotlight: Meet Ella and Lafferty
Blog Post Date: Mar 29, 2021
![GDB Client Sherry Brackett navigates a wooded trail with a white cane. O&M Manager Marc Gillard follows behind her.](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/gdb-assets/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/OMI-Client-Sherry-Brackett-24.jpg)
Access to O&M
Blog Post Date: Mar 19, 2021
![Three photos side by side of Chris LaFollete of Arizona Industries for the Blind, Christine Benninger of GDB and Kirk Adams of American Foundation for the Blind.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Screen-Shot-2021-03-12-at-8.50.01-AM.png)
Panel Discussion: Supporting People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Blog Post Date: Mar 12, 2021
Categories: Access & Etiquette, Advocacy, GDB Community
![Female black Lab standing in the sun in a secure indoor play yard.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Gift.jpg)
The Gift of Motherly Love
Blog Post Date: Feb 23, 2021
Categories: Dog Care & Health, GDB Breeding Program, Puppy Raising
![Mary Ann cooking at her kitchen stove with a GDB foster dog at her feet.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/In-the-Kitchen.jpg)
Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Ann Sorich
Blog Post Date: Feb 19, 2021
Categories: Donor Profile, GDB Foster Care, GDB Volunteers
![Eryn sitting next to her yellow Lab guide dog, Latke.](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/gdb-assets/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Eryn-and-Latke.jpg)
GDB Graduate and Illustrator Has Art in Her Heart
Blog Post Date: Feb 08, 2021
Categories: Fundraising, GDB Alumni, Guide Dog Training
![President and CEO of GDB and her Golden Retriever ambassador dog in front of the Puppy Center.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/chris-and-Theia-by-puppy-center.jpeg)
CEO Update: From Breeding To Serving Clients
Blog Post Date: Feb 08, 2021
Categories: GDB Breeding Program, GDB Community, GDB Volunteers
![OMI Client Peggy Hargrove receives instruction from OMI specialist, Angela Smith, on crossing a complicated multi-directional intersection.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/OMI-Client-Peggy-Hargrove-06.jpg)
The Role of Orientation and Mobility for GDB Grads
Blog Post Date: Jan 22, 2021
Categories: O&M Immersion Program