Guide Dogs for the Blind - Ridgecrest, CA Puppy Raisers

10/12/2026

We’re having a bus adventure today!






PD 1: Yellow lab Theodore sits on the floor of the bus.

PD2: black lab Prelude rests her head in her raiser’s lap on the bus.

PD 3: Black lab Pandora and yellow lab Stu lay on the floor of the bus while cruising down HWY 178.

PD 4: with a backdrop of the Eastern Sierra Mountains, all 6 dogs and raisers take a rest off the bus.

PD 5: a raisers walks black lab Pandora on the yellow tactile bumps by the edge of the bus stop.

PD 5: raiser with black lab Royce wait inside a bus stop.

PD 6: a group shot of raisers and dogs wait to reload the bus while a larger bus pulls in behind ours.

10/12/2026

We’re packing 6 dogs on the city bus!






PD: a lady with yellow lab puppy in training, Stu, prepare to board the bus. Another woman and yellow lab, Theodore, wait their turn.

10/12/2026

GDB Ridgecrest Club is out for a bus ride this morning!





PD: a group shot of raisers and puppies in training, waiting at a local bus stop.

From left to right: Susan with yellow lab Stu, Kay with yellow lab Theodore, Kate with yellow lab Fortune, Rick with black lab Prelude, Donna with black lab Pandora, and Dawn with black lab Royce.

10/11/2026

Fortune went to the arcade!





PD: yellow lab puppy in training, wearing her green jacket, sits on a multicolored pixelated game platform.

10/02/2026

09/29/2026

How do you train a guide dog to work with someone who is blind or visually impaired? What type of training do they undergo?

In our five-part blog series, Focus on the Phases, we give you an inside look at the specific skills guide dogs learn and explore the various stages of the guide dog training process at GDB. Learn about the guide dog journey at https://www.guidedogs.com/blog/phases

09/21/2026

It’s always fun to see your sibling!




PD: 4 year old siblings, yellow labs, Fandango and Florita, sit on green turf, both looking toward the camera.

09/15/2026

Kate and Fortune at the flags!




PD: a ten year old raiser with a yellow lab in green jacket, sit on the green grass with American flags in the background.

09/15/2026

We try to let our puppies in training see all sorts of things, even splash pads on a hot summer evening!




PD: a splash pad in the foreground, with a group of raisers walking puppies in training around the outer edge.

06/23/2026

Stu was at last nights meeting, but we have so many puppies in our club now that I missed him for a photo op! Here is his make up picture!




PD: yellow lab sits on a time floor looking towards the camera.