In this episode we talk about what it's like navigating an intersection for someone who is blind or visually impaired.

On this short episode of Taking the Lead we talk about how someone who is blind or visually impaired picks up after their guide dog.

In this short episode of Taking the Lead we address questions we've received about traveling in different environments.

On this episode we talk with Drew Harness on the importance of Orientation and Mobility (white cane) training and how these skills change throughout a person's life.

On this episode we talk with siblings Kayla and Zach Penzone. They are both Leader Dog clients who have retinitis pigmentosa and share their individual journeys.

On this episode of Taking the Lead we meet Leader Dog Client Brett Bowman. He was paired with our 20,000 Leader Dog Legacy.

In this episode of Taking the Lead we learn about what happens in formal training. We talk with Guide Dog Mobility Instructor Eric Rodman about training and matching clients with their guide dogs. Learn more about getting a guide dog from Leader Dog here: https://www.leaderdog.org/programs/guide-dog-program/

In this episode of Taking the Lead we meet Leader Dog Client Sara Claudia. She is a founder of Sara Claudia Ministries which encourages others to “Walk by faith, not by sight.” She’s an author of two books and has a podcast of her own. Sara Claudia shares her experience of going blind as a young adult.

In this episode of Taking the Lead we learn about what puppy raising for Leader Dog is. Puppy Raiser Angie Wolney joins us to talk about why she volunteers and shares stories from being a raiser. Learn more about being a puppy raiser here: https://www.leaderdog.org/volunteer/raise-a-puppy/

In this episode, we start to talk about the journey of a Leader Dog. We start with our breeding department where Dana Hunter, Breeding Manager at Leader Dog, talks about why we breed and the role volunteers play. At the beginning of this episode we talk about our upcoming virtual event Dinner in the Dark! Find out more about it here: https://www.leaderdog.org/dinner-in-the-dark/