Meet the dogs which have come through our club since it's origin in 1995!
Click each dog's name to see where they are today.
The T boys (first set)
Torch,
Temple,
and Token
were the first guide dog puppies in our club. They were littermates that arived in Harney Co. in July 1995. Torch became a guide, Temple a breeder, and Token was career changed.
The P boys
Prego
and Planet
came to our club in August 1996, soon after the T boys left. Both were career changed.
The A boys
Al and Athens
joined the club in March 1997. They have been our most similar looking puppies to one another. Both of these boys became guides in 1998!
The D boys
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Demming and
Dunbar
were returned to Boring and then both were pulled into the breeding program!!
The K boy
Kilroy
is a yellow lab who arived in June 1998, and was our first "single pup" without a littermate in the club. He is a son of Temple, raised in the first T litter. He was career changed.
The G boy
Gary
arived in the club at the end of October 1998. He is a transfer puppy, coming from another family at 16 weeks of age. Gary was career changed.
The T boys (set number two)
Trigger and
Trophy
are sons of Demming. They joined us in February 1999 and returned for formal training in February 2000. Both were career changed.
The C boy
Crosby
was a male yellow lab transfer puppy. He Graduated as a working guide!
The T boy (set number three)
Tray
is a male yellow lab. He joined the club in May 2000. Tray was career changed at eight months due to an injury. His raiser family took him back as a personal pet.
The D boy
Diaz
is a male yellow lab. He arived at the same time as Tray, in May 2000. Diaz was career changed.
The A boy (The second set)
Auburn
is a male yellow lab. He came as an eight month old transfer puppy ariving here in June 2000. He was career changed and returned to a relative of his first raiser family.
The R boys
Ramsey, Rainier, and Riddell
are all male yellow labs. They joined the club at ten weeks of age in March 2001 and will return for formal training in May 2002.
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Why All Males?
You might have noticed that our club has only had male puppies so far, and be wondering why. Well the reason is because when female guide dog pups come into season they MUST be kenneled for the entire time. Because of the size of our community we do not have any guide dog approved kennels, so we have stuck with males. A new kennel has just opened in our town, so females may soon be able to be raised in our club. Guide Dogs For the Blind does not have a preferance for males or females. Both can be equally good at guide work.