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February 2025

 
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Central Bark Podcast: What's in Store for GDB in 2025

Host Theresa Stern sits down with Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) President and CEO Christine Benninger to discuss GDB’s exciting plans to build a world-class, state of the art complex on our Oregon campus. You won’t want to miss this podcast!

LISTEN TO CENTRAL BARK
 
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Walk for PAWSitive Impact -- Your Time, Your Way

We're excited to announce GDB’s first annual Walk for PAWSitive Impact, April 26-27, in celebration of GDB’s life-changing mission.

Participate at any time and in any way that works best for you--whether a private stroll with your guide dog, puppy in training, or pet dog, or gathering with others for a community walk.
 
It’s simple to get involved! Create a fundraiser on our PAWSitive Impact site, share your story, and invite others to support you. Let’s walk together and raise funds for GDB’s life-changing mission! 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EXCITING EVENT!
 
Two people stand on a sidewalk with a black Lab guide dog.

GDB Client Files Complaint Against Vancouver Hotel

Traveling is often an exciting opportunity to relax and experience new places, but for Cory and Cyndi Fosco, their vacation to Vancouver quickly turned into an unexpected and frustrating ordeal when they checked into their hotel with Cynthia’s guide dog.

WATCH A TV INTERVIEW WITH THE FOSCOS

 
READ THE ARTICLE IN THE VANCOUVER SUN
 
Two black Lab puppies snuggle in a fleece lined bed.

GDB Research Paper Published in Peer-Review Journal

Does fleece-lined bedding lower a dog’s risk of developing hip dysplasia? A published GDB research paper found that GDB puppies raised on fleece-lined bedding did indeed have a lower risk of being diagnosed with hip dysplasia than those raised on newspaper bedding.

READ THE RESEARCH PAPER
 
A person sits on an armchair with their yellow Lab guide dog lying at their feet in a full body stretch.

Monthly Mission Moment

"Wizard is my silver lining. This blindness journey has been traumatic at times, and when Wizard arrived, everything changed. I know his goodness is bigger than my initial anger and loss. I’m so lucky to have worked with GDB and become a part of this welcoming, loving, and supportive community." – Linda Zuckerman with Wizard

WATCH A GRADUATION TO SEE MORE MISSION MOMENTS