{"id":782,"date":"2008-09-18T21:41:37","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T05:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?p=782"},"modified":"2008-12-30T20:25:48","modified_gmt":"2008-12-31T04:25:48","slug":"a-small-tribute-to-seeing-eye-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?p=782","title":{"rendered":"A Small Tribute to Seeing Eye Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was waiting for the bus today and saw a woman with her guide dog.  He was a very handsome and intelligent German Shepherd.  I watched as he carefully led her across the street.  I marveled at the expert training he must have received since he was a puppy and his lifelong dedication to assisting humans with visual impairments.  <\/p>\n<p>*Photocredit A: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyedogfoundation.org\">http:\/\/www.eyedogfoundation.org<\/a><br \/>\n*Photocredit B: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeingeye.org\">http:\/\/www.seeingeye.org<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-782 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?attachment_id=783'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/seeing-eye-puppy-named-shorty-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-783\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-783'>\n\t\t\t\t(A) Shorty in Training\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?attachment_id=789'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/training-lineup-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-789\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-789'>\n\t\t\t\t(A) Training Lineup\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?attachment_id=790'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/training-on-stairs-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-790\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-790'>\n\t\t\t\t(A) Training on Stairs\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?attachment_id=784'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/seeing-eye-german-shepherd-138x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-784\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-784'>\n\t\t\t\t(A) Seeing Eye German Shepherd\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?attachment_id=791'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/golden-retriever-mom-puppy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-791\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-791'>\n\t\t\t\t(B) Golden Retriever Mom &#038; Her Puppy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/?attachment_id=792'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycupcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/seeing-eye-labrador-retriever.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-792\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-792'>\n\t\t\t\t(B) Seeing Eye Labrador Retriever\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was waiting for the bus today and saw a woman with her guide dog. 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