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trip to Toronto

November 3, 2014 by canadianlynx Leave a Comment

Finally, I got to see more of Toronto than just the airport or the Greyhound bus station, lol. Wednesday morning James Luna and I headed out to spend a few days in Toronto for the CNIB Braille conference hosted by CNIB The trip started off with us finally packing for the trip like at 6 … [Read more…]

Posted in: greyhound, guide dogs, guide dogs for the blind, James, leader dog, Luna, puppy raisers, traveling

guide dog application update time

July 14, 2014 by canadianlynx Leave a Comment

It’s update time once again. Sadly, it’s not jump up and down report time. I’m still in the hurry up and wait stage with a shot of pissed off thrown in. 1. Leader Dog, finished my last stage of the video so now I keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best. I hit … [Read more…]

Posted in: guide dog journey, guide dogs for the blind, Rants

guide dog application update

July 2, 2014 by canadianlynx 2 Comments

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve given a guide dog application update. I’ve been trying to wait on making this post until I heard something from Guide Dogs for the Blind but they seem to be taking their time. So, when I first started this process I was still trying to get over the … [Read more…]

Posted in: carleton, guide dog journey, guide dogs for the blind

GDB home visit with Chuck

May 7, 2014 by canadianlynx 5 Comments

Well, last night I had my home visit with Chuck from Guide Dogs for the Blind and I think it went pretty good. Meeting Chuck in person definitely erased the first impression I got of him which wasn’t in the best of circumstances dealing with a GDB grad, *smiles* It’s nice to see that Chuck … [Read more…]

Posted in: guide dog journey, guide dogs, guide dogs for the blind, Noah

GDB application update

April 17, 2014 by canadianlynx 2 Comments

Hello there and welcome to a brief update on where my guide dog journey stands. Apparently my silly doctor missed a whole back side of the form he was suppose to fill out, *grumbles* So this means that I will either have to go back there or maybe I’ll get lucky and Patty the person … [Read more…]

Posted in: guide dog journey, guide dogs for the blind

GDB phone interview

March 26, 2014 by canadianlynx 2 Comments

Well, this afternoon I completed the next step on my new guide dog journey. This afternoon i had my phone interview with Guide Dogs for the Blind and it was pretty painless. Patty kuehn is the person I spoke with and seemed very nice. The questions were pretty standard about where I go, my health, … [Read more…]

Posted in: guide dog journey, guide dogs, guide dogs for the blind

Am I getting another dog?

March 22, 2014 by canadianlynx 2 Comments

As I mentioned in a previous post it’s not easy retiring a dog at the best of times. A little over a week ago I had no choice put to retire Noah because I found out he had cancer. It was quite a blow and a shock. I took it extremely hard and blamed myself … [Read more…]

Posted in: canadian guide dogs, guide dog journey, guide dogs, guide dogs for the blind, Noah

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