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Summer Heat and Your Dog

Summer is here! As the temperatures rise, it is important to monitor your dog’s health and behavior for signs of heat stroke.

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Respect the Harness: Guide Dog Etiquette

Learn the top 12 tips of proper guide dog etiquette to ensure the safety and independence of individuals with visual impairments.

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How to Become a Guide Dog Instructor

Have you ever wondered how to become a guide dog trainer? That’s a frequently asked question here at Southeastern Guide Dogs.

Ask the Vet: 13 Common House Plants That Are Toxic to Dogs

Hundreds of plants can be toxic to dogs, so it is important to educate yourself on the type of plants in your environment.

Recent Articles

Meet Grant!

Gregarious Grant loves his siblings and his humans, too. This guy has places to go, people to see, and stuff to sniff. Good boy, Grant! Someday, you’ll go far! Every guide dog and service dog starts out as an adorable puppy. When you sponsor a puppy like Grant for just $19 a month, you can…

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Meet Guide Dog Class 297

Congratulations, Guide Dog Class #297 Brave and determined students with vision loss arrived at our campus recently to train with the guide dogs that will forever change their lives. Whether affected by terrible trauma or medical adversities, each of our Class #297 graduates hoped for renewed independence and confidence. They found new strength in the…

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A women kneels and smiles with two yellow labs

Behind the Scenes: Creating Dogs of Destiny

This behind-the-scenes outtake is just a hint of what you can expect in our new web-series Dogs of Destiny as you meet the producer.

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Extraordinary Dogs, Transforming the Lives of Veterans and Families

Class 296 consists of veterans who lived and trained on our beautiful campus and those who trained in their home and communities. They include service dogs for PTSD and other disabilities, emotional support dogs for veterans needing help and friendship, Gold Star Family dogs for military families who have lost a loved one, and facility…

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Finally Feeling Free

Click here for audio description for the visually impaired  “I lost my vision but I gained Buddy” Kenneth E. Hughes came for a guide dog and went home with his best buddy, Buddy. What a difference a dog makes! We met Kenneth in August 2020 when he arrived from Greenville, South Carolina, to our Palmetto,…

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