Blog posts in 2022
Blog Post Teasers
![Tawna Crispin (center) with her mother, her husband and four of their children, and three guide dog puppies, from 2008.](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/gdb-assets/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Crispin-Fun-Day-2008.jpeg)
All in the Family
Blog Post Date: Dec 20, 2022
![Camille Jassny with her Golden Retriever guide dog Egan.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Camille-and-Egan.jpeg)
![A beaming young girl wearing festive holiday attire holds a plush puppy.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Dear-Santa-006.jpeg)
Ho, Ho, Ho! GDB Featured in New Holiday Docuseries, "Dear Santa"
Blog Post Date: Dec 02, 2022
Categories: GDB Community, K9 Buddy
![A person sits on a brick bench next to five guide dogs with the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay in the background.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/80BE176E-B742-4568-9028-4FD427AB8F41.jpeg)
Introducing GDB's newest guide dog mobility instructor, Taelor Michehl
Blog Post Date: Nov 28, 2022
![A fluffy, long-coated, black Lab/Golden cross rests on top of round seat inside the real life room at GDB's Puppy Center.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_3134.png)
Black AND Fluffy? Welcome, Neutrino!
Blog Post Date: Nov 17, 2022
Categories: Dog Care & Health, GDB Breeding Program, Puppy Raising
![Dr. Matern sits in her work cubicle surrounded by thank-you cards on the walls.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Dr.-Matern-at-desk_2023-06-21-181225_diom.jpg)
Keeping Teams Together Through GDB's Veterinary Financial Assistance Program
Blog Post Date: Nov 09, 2022
Categories: Dog Care & Health, GDB Alumni, GDB Staff Profile
![A young boy with a white cane stands next to a yellow Lab K9 Buddy dog.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Luke-and-Yeti.jpeg)
Our K9 Buddy Program is Growing!
Blog Post Date: Nov 02, 2022
![Shelby Gelormo sits next to three guide dogs in training.](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/gdb-assets/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Shelby.png)
Meet Shelby Gelormo - GDB's Newest Qualified Guide Dog Mobility Instructor
Blog Post Date: Oct 19, 2022
![Yolanda Avila walks with guide dog Puma down a sidewalk.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Yolanda_25.jpeg)
Building Bridges
Blog Post Date: Oct 03, 2022
![A group of people stand outside Guide Dogs for the Blind's Puppy Center.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/258231/IMG_3942.jpg)
GDB Hosts Assistance Dogs International Annual Conference Attendees
Blog Post Date: Sep 20, 2022
![Belo Miguel Cipriani hugs his black Lab guide dog, Limo](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Belo-Cipriani-and-Limo-01.jpg)
![The Roxie and Jerry Enneking pose with a Golden Retriever guide dog puppy](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Ennekings-and-guide-dog-puppy.jpg)
Donors Support GDB for Nearly Four Decades
Blog Post Date: Sep 01, 2022
Categories: Donor Profile, GDB Career Change Dog, Legacy Society
![A smiling Cal football player holds a smiling guide dog puppy.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/GDB-Pups-at-Cal-Football-Practice-51.jpg)
Guide Dog Puppies Visit Cal Football Practice
Blog Post Date: Aug 31, 2022
Categories: GDB Community, Puppy Raising
![Three puppy raising volunteers post next to a yellow Lab guide dog puppy at Fun Day.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Puppy-raisers.jpg)
GDB’s Friendly Community Keeps Puppy Raisers Engaged
Blog Post Date: Aug 10, 2022
Categories: GDB Community, GDB Volunteers, Puppy Raising
![A smiling teen in front of a whitewater raft on a river.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Camp-GDB-2022-1.jpg)
Camp GDB - Let's Go!
Blog Post Date: Aug 04, 2022
![GDB client Pam Berman with guide dog Gumbo, and GDB Field Service Manager Lauren Ross, lead a group of GDB O&M Seminar participants across a busy street in downtown Chicago.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Chicago.jpg)
![Camper Mina Lamarra walks with a black Lab guide dog alongside Guide Dog Mobility Instructor Megan Dodder](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/gdb-assets/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Camp-GDB-2022_Session-1_082.jpg)
![A GDB puppy raising volunteer and San Jose Earthquakes Goalie JT Marcinkowsi both hold yellow Lab guide dog puppies.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Earthquakes-1.jpg)
Kicking It with the San Jose Earthquakes
Blog Post Date: Jul 05, 2022
Categories: GDB Community, GDB Volunteers, Puppy Raising
![A yellow Lab puppy hugs her raiser with her paws up on her shoulders in a field of sunflowers.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Liza-Ball-and-Myrtle.png)
Puppy Transformation Project
Blog Post Date: Jun 10, 2022
Categories: Puppy Raising, Puppy Socializing
![A group of nine university students in front of a Guide Dogs for the Blind logo sign.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/SFSU-student-group.jpeg)
GDB Collaboration with SFSU
Blog Post Date: May 31, 2022
![Amit Ahuja hugs his black Lab guide dog, Tashi.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Amit-Ahuja-Tashi-09.jpg)
The Generosity of Raising a Guide Dog Puppy
Blog Post Date: May 31, 2022
Categories: GDB Alumni, GDB Community, Puppy Raising
![Bill Faulkner and his guide dog Armstrong pose for a photo](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Bill-and-guide-dog.jpg)
Chance Meeting Leads to Life-Changing Partnership
Blog Post Date: May 05, 2022
Categories: Donor Profile, GDB Alumni, Legacy Society
![Melba stands with her yellow Lab guide dog Chad on the campus of the college where she is tenured professor. She smiles widely at the camera.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/jQvaNR4Q-1.jpeg)
Guide Dog Helps Professor Communicate in New Ways
Blog Post Date: Apr 27, 2022
Categories: GDB Alumni
![Willie sits on a bench with Niner, his yellow Lab guidedog](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/William-Smith-and-Niner-5-smaller.jpg)
Alaskan Grad is on the Move
Blog Post Date: Apr 07, 2022
Categories: GDB Alumni, Guide Dog Training, Just for Fun
![BettyRose, a Lab/Golden Retriever cross puppy smiles into the camera.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Puppy-Betty-Rose-09.jpg)
Introducing BettyRose, Namesake of Betty White
Blog Post Date: Mar 21, 2022
Categories: GDB Volunteers, Puppy Raising
![Elizabeth Gard and Tom Furlong sit in the GDB courtyard flanked by two yellow Labs.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Gard-Furlong-pic-3-sm.png)
Donors Fund Canine Research Program
Blog Post Date: Mar 09, 2022
Categories: Donor Profile, Fundraising, Canine Research
![Guide Dog Mobility Instructor Joey Foat kneels next to a yellow Lab guide dog.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Joey.jpg)
Joey Foat: Career as a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor was "Meant to Be"
Blog Post Date: Feb 26, 2022
Categories: GDB Careers, GDB Staff Profile
![A woman with long black hair kneels against a rich brown backdrop. She has her arm around her black Lab guide dog. The guide dog is wearing her harness and a simple string of pearls with her collar.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Aria-Mia-and-Ingrid-PC_-Ryan-Collerd-Netflix.jpeg)
GDB Grad Aria Mia Loberti Cast in Netflix Series
Blog Post Date: Jan 12, 2022
Categories: Advocacy, GDB Alumni
![Betty embraces her Golden Retriever, Pontiac, who she adopted from GDB.](https://www.guidedogs.com/uploads/images/Blog/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Betty-White-small-for-newsletter.jpg)
Remembering the Amazing Betty White
Blog Post Date: Jan 12, 2022
Categories: Donor Profile, Fundraising, GDB Community
![GDB CEO Christine Benninger holds a yellow Lab puppy](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/gdb-assets/_600xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Chris-and-Pup-Town-Hall-LR.jpg)
80 Years Strong: GDB IS Just Getting Started!
Blog Post Date: Jan 12, 2022
Categories: GDB Community, GDB Youth Programs, O&M Immersion Program