Puppy Raisers of UD (PRoUD)

About this project:

Puppy Raisers of UD (PRoUD) club members expose young dogs to as many situations as possible to prepare them for their future job as guide dogs. To help with this, our puppies come with us to many of the places we go, including class, club meetings and events. Our club also has special approved housing areas where our puppies live with us. It is a time-consuming commitment, as our raisers are responsible for the puppy’s complete care, basic obedience and manners.  

The dogs raised by PRoUD come from The Seeing Eye, located in Morristown, NJ. The Seeing Eye is a guide dog school that breeds and trains Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds and Lab-Golden Crosses to become guide dogs for the visually impaired. The Seeing Eye was established in 1929 and is the oldest guide dog school in the world. It relies on volunteers to raise their puppies in a loving environment until the dog is old enough to return to the school for formal training. Volunteers receive puppies when they are 7-8 weeks old and typically keep them until they are 13-15 months old. During this time, the puppy raisers give the dogs affection, teach them basic obedience and expose them to a variety of social situations.

How your support makes a difference!

Your donation helps people who are blind achieve greater independence, confidence, safety and dignity. Seeing Eye dog partnerships make all this—and more—possible, but we can’t raise and train our dogs without your support.