I grew up feeding, playing with, and walking family pet dogs my entire life. When I began college 6 years ago I joined the guide dog foundation volunteer puppy raising program. As a puppy raiser I was responsible for basic obedience training, house breaking, crate training, loose leash walking training, and socializing in public. I raised multiple puppies from 8 weeks old to 1.5 years in the organization, one of which graduated as a working seeing eye dog. I have been a Group Leader for GDF for 2.5 years and oversee and assist with the service training of puppies ages 8 weeks - 4 months.