Wiggles, kisses, and puppy breath.

Volunteers help turn wiggly puppies into dogs with a purpose

Guiding Eyes for the Blind 'puppy raisers’ train dogs to aid people with vision loss.

By Associated Press

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/kidspost/2022/03/07/service-dogs-for-blind-people/ 

March 7, 2022 at 10:08 a.m. EST

Grand, left, and Kenji are awarded medals in a “Puppy Olympics” for dogs in training with Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Easton, Maryland, on February 15. The medal ceremony helps puppies become comfortable having something placed over their heads. Volunteers work with the puppies before they receive advanced training at the Guiding Eye training center in New York. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Wiggles, kisses, and puppy breath.

Guiding Eyes has puppy raisers in most East Coast states, Ohio and Colorado. Kids and teens who volunteer are eligible to earn Presidential Volunteer Service Awards (presidentialserviceawards.gov). To find out more information about the puppy raiser program, visit guidingeyes.org/how-to-help/volunteer/puppy-raising.