Guide Dogs for the Blind - Fremont, CA Puppy Raisers

10/19/2025

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Puppy Raisers of Fremont, CA are proud to announce that Vanya has graduated as a guide from Guide Dogs for the Blind! Vanya was raised in our club by Madeline and Janine Weston. After returning to campus for formal guide dog training, Vanya went through rigorous training and guide work assessment with professional guide dog mobility instructors and has been matched with their handler.

As a guide dog, Vanya will work with their partner to navigate the complexities of pedestrian travel in their new home environment. They will also live as a beloved member of their new family while doing the work that they were born to do.

To learn more about GDB’s programs and how you can support Vanya on their next chapter of this journey, and how you can become a puppy raising volunteer, visit guidedogs.com. 💚

10/15/2024

Consider learning more about raising a puppy for GDB--you will be astonished how many lives are changed for the better!

Raise a puppy, change a life! 💚🦮

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In this photo, a yellow lab guide dog puppy in training, wearing their green puppy jacket, stares inquisitively towards the camera!

11/17/2023

Timber, I'm falling in love! Welcome male, yellow Labrador Retriever, Timber, raised by seasoned raisers, Madeline and Janine Weston, in the Fremont club!

PD: A series of photos of an handsome, dark yellow Labrador puppy wearing his green puppy jacket in various sit and down positions in front of a gray and white barn at Ardenwood Farm. In some shots he is accompanied by Rhonda, light yellow, female guide dog puppy in training, also in green jacket.

11/17/2023

Please welcome our sizzling summer addition, Starlet! This sweet female yellow Labrador Retriever is raised by new raisers, Kristen Fu and family, in the Fremont club!

PD: Two photos of a mushy, dark yellow Labrador puppy with loose wrinkles above raised eyebrows sitting on the tile floor at her first club meeting. She sits calmly and looks up at the camera in her black puppy collar.

11/17/2023

Give a warm welcome to female black Labrador Retriever, Osha, raised by new raiser, Thomas Tran, in the Fremont club!

PD: A series of photos of an adorable, floppy, black Labrador puppy in various sit and down positions, looking at the camera with deep brown eyes, some shots in green jacket and gentle leader and some without.

08/13/2023

Fremont Fire Station No. 2 hosted our GDB puppy-raising club today for a tour of the station and socialization with our fearless first responders. As a bonus, the downtown farmers market, art gallery, shops and Essanay Film Museum welcomed us with open arms.

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#1 Six GDB-affiliated pups practice their sit and stay commands in front of a shiny red and chrome fire engine.

#2 Yellow lab pup-in-training and raiser visit with a crouching firefighter in helmet, jacket, boots, oxygen tank and breathing apparatus.

#3 Fremont GDB Puppy Raisers club members and six dogs pose with firefighters behind the fire engine inside the station.

#4 Puppy club members and dogs gather inside downtown Niles Essanay Film Museum for some historical enlightenment on silent films.

04/11/2023

Nothing like a heartfelt thank you from students and teachers at California School for the Blind! We love sharing our puppies and what we do as puppy raisers!

03/05/2023

Nothing builds community better than a Guide Dogs for the Blind 🦯🦮 puppy-raising workshop! Today our Fremont club joined clubs from San Francisco and Santa Cruz to learn, discuss, and practice the best training techniques with our Puppy Raising Field Manager, Cyndi Davis. Our biggest takeaway, is that positive reinforcement training is not only good for the puppies and we raise, but also the people we interact with.
PD: Nine culturally diverse members of the Guide Dog Puppy Raisers Fremont club, spanning from teenagers to retired adults, gather with field manager, Cyndi, for a group photo. Raisers are bundled in their winter jackets and pose along the back wall of the gym with six of their black and yellow puppies of various ages sitting obediently at their feet, smiling and beaming with pride.

01/27/2023

Please welcome three new puppies to the Fremont club! Introduced from left to right is Seattle (raised by Ishant), Joan (raised by Nerissa), and Pinecone (raised by Randy).

PD: Three young guide dog puppies-in-training sit in front of their raisers. On the left is a cream colored, female yellow Labrador retriever. In the middle, an ten-week-old, female dark yellow Labrador retriever, with extra loose skin to accommodate future growth. On the right a dark chocolate, male Labrador retriever.

12/25/2022

Happy holidays and thank you to all the puppies in training, breeders, retirees, career changes, trainers, and handlers. May your holiday season be safe and healthy into the New Year.

PD: Two Labrador-Golden crosses sit in front of a festive holiday window wearing red and green jingle bell collars. On the left, a short-haired, black, young, career-change with golden eyes. On the right, a long-haired, blonde, puppy-in-training with thick eyelashes and chocolate brown eyes.