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Show Raises Special Puppy Servo as Guide for Blind T By SHILLY KANCITIS May when a van filled with 22 wiggly puppies arrived at the Salt Lake Fairgrounds from San Rafael. Club members waited anxiously as each childs name was called. First they gave us the dogs name and training kit. Then they brought Review Correspondent ROY Bambl is a gangly places Schock. Bambis priorities will condition before she could begin the long process culminating in her assignment to a blind owner. Guide Dogs for the Blind, a organization, wad founded in San Rafael in 1942 by blinded World War II veterans who discovered there were no guide dog training facilities on the West Coast. Since its inception, more than 400 people have received guide dogs. The puppy training program began when it was discovered that dogs raised in private homes surpassed the performance of kennel raised puppies during training. The organizanon-prof- it tion then decided to find families who would take , 3C said as possible, Bambi has been to a variety of locations including church, the dentist, stores and the airport. I say lets go and Bambi always assumes shes in- golden retriever puppy who sometimes falls asleep with her nose resting in a favorite tennis shoe. She loves to eat bugs, lick people's faces and play with her security blanket, a well chewed us our puppy, sock. change dramatically when she reaches 18 months of age. Instead of chasing bugs, she will make decisions that can have life or death consequences for her owner. Bambi is no ordinary puppy. She is being raised to become a guide dog for the blind. Born in San Rafael, Calif., where Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. has its campus, Bambi had to pass intelligence and sociality tests, and be in top physical r Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, July 27, 1983 vited too. Puppies in training wear explained bright green and white jackets so people realize they are not Schock. Like any new family member, ordinary dogs. I always ask Bambi has baby pictures, a permission before I take Bambi said baby book and a collection of into a public building, her baby teeth. I thought the Schock. Unfazed by her travels, person who gets Bambi might Bambi usually ends up going to sleep. enjoy knowing about her past, After 15 months with the said Schock, whose eyes fill with teats when she discusses Schocks, Bambi will either fly the caring relationship that de- or be driven back to San Rafael velops between a guide dog and for five to six months of inten-siv- e its blind owner. guide dog training. Like other puppy trainers, the Everybody asks how we can Schocks had to apply and be give up Bambi. I look at it this interviewed before they were way. Its much harder to be accepted into the program. It blind than it is for us to give up takes a lot of work to train a our dog, even though well all puppy. The dogs first year is end up crying when Bambi especially important because it leaves. The Schocks and other club leaves impressions on them that last the rest of their lives, said members receive invitations to Schock. their dogs graduation cereParticipating children must monies. We can go to San be between 9 and 18 years old. Rafael at the end of Bambis They are required to follow training and present her to her training rules established by the new owner, said Schock. Some day one of our dogs San Rafael school. Along with weekly meetings, they must might even end up belonging to Gsrrrs yjf' 5 1 ... AM V rt. VVa 49. f; I . 4-- H booklet complete a seven-pag- e detailing information about the dogs habits, temperament and experiences. One primary goal is to expose the dog to as many different types of people, noises and a blind person living in our own community. For further information about guide dog club, joining a call club officers Donna Schock or Noreen Robinson at 3 4-- H GOLDEN retreiver, Bambi, gets attention of Erin Schock and Erin's mother, Donna. 731-623- at 745-387- 0. rearing the puppy to be a guide dog for the blind. The Schock family is puppies and rear them until they were 18 months old. Bambi and her family live in Roy. Her temporary owners are Lee and Donna Schock and their two daughters, Erin and Lind- $10 HOLDS ANY LAYAWAY FOR 90 DAYS sey. They received Bambi through involvement in a local 4-- H club. Our club is called GU)tO Loves (HifflTjfli Eyes to Freedom.' It means that through our love we raise eyes to give somebody free-dom- m If' ," explained Mrs. Schock. Utah is one of eight western states accredited through to participate in Guide Dogs for the Blind puppy training programs. In our Weber and Davis County clubs, we have six puppies that are being raised by children who have selected this activity as their project, said Schock. 4-- H - Schock said they hope to exguide dog clubs in the area and are eager to have new members. Our eventual goal is to have a club in each city in the two counties. It is an extremely pand 1 27-In- 10-SPE- BIKES sleeved ED teaches children responsibility and results in helping blind people gain more independence. Erin Schock, a third grader, is responsible for grooming and 20-In- frame warranty, crank frame, assembly. Center pull brakes. Stemshifting lever. wheels. 36-spo- &(D(D $t59.99 Reg. BOYS 20 MOTOCROSS Durable Frame MX Steel Rim & Spokes Hvy Duty Shocks Reg. $139.95., our bikes come with full warranties and in store service department. Theyre the best value for the money anywhere. 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