Well, the original six pups, Nura and Natura, Melville and Neutron, Miranda and Maureen have all moved on to their new lives from Washington State to Texas. They are all terrific creatures, each and every one. But as we all know, only a few of all the pups that start out as future guide dogs fulfill that promise. We're happy that two of our original pups are serving Guide Dogs for the Blind and that a second round of great dogs are with us in North Texas.
So eventhough our first dogs are off on their own new venture and this blog has been retired, please feel free to read back through the exciting first year and a half of the great pups of the Lone Star Puppy Raisers.
All the Best!!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, October 7, 2011
Temple Grandin - What Brilliance!!
"Of course animals have emotions! There are thousands of pages of studies that have been written about it!"
That was just one of the many pearls of wisdom from one of TIME Magizine's 2010 Most Influential People during her forty-minute talk to a crowd of over 600 attendees at SMU's McFarlin Auditorium last night.
Whether about horses, ferrets, cows, pigs, future guide dogs or autism, Dr. Temple Grandin delivered a fact-filled presentation that left numerous question-answer participants clammoring for more.
Dr. Grandin has a fully-packed schedule of speaking engagements during her four-day tour of North Texas, from Sulphur Springs to Fort Worth. We're just thrilled that she made the time to wow our crowd on behalf of Lone Star Puppy Raisers Thursday night.
The event ended with a touhching video compilation of photos of a puppy named in honor of the good doctor followed by a presentation to her on stage of puppy "Grandin."
What Brilliance!
That was just one of the many pearls of wisdom from one of TIME Magizine's 2010 Most Influential People during her forty-minute talk to a crowd of over 600 attendees at SMU's McFarlin Auditorium last night.
Whether about horses, ferrets, cows, pigs, future guide dogs or autism, Dr. Temple Grandin delivered a fact-filled presentation that left numerous question-answer participants clammoring for more.
Dr. Grandin has a fully-packed schedule of speaking engagements during her four-day tour of North Texas, from Sulphur Springs to Fort Worth. We're just thrilled that she made the time to wow our crowd on behalf of Lone Star Puppy Raisers Thursday night.
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| Puppy Grandin meets the good Dr. Photo Courtesy of FR8Dog Photography |
What Brilliance!
Monday, September 19, 2011
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Especially if it's done by a professional photographer.
Lone Star Puppy Raisers is very happy to announce that FR8DOG Photography of Addison, Texas has joined in on our Temple Grandin event by sponsoring at the "Freedom" Level.
Thank you FR8DOG Phtography!!
Here's a little bit about FR8DOG:
FR8Dog Photography is a local studio filling a variety of customers needs. We provide still, video and aerial photography to North Texas.
At FR8Dog Photo, we can deliver high quality images ranging from family and loved ones in fun and personal settings to those with a more formal studio feel. We will help make your family events and parties much more memorable and enjoyable by giving you great pictures to have and share with your friends and freeing you up to play host instead of photographer. In addition, we can also deliver high quality images of your pets, FFA/4H projects and show animals. You will be as proud of these images as you are of your animals.
We work with alumni, social groups, clubs and non-profit organizations to provide group pictures. In addition, we can do candid images from all of your events, which can be used for fundraising or social media. These images will attract attention and give your external communications a professional appearance that amateur photos cannot provide. With our industry leading aerial platforms, we can also provide group images in locations that no other studio can.
Business can also realize other benefits from the high quality professional images FR8Dog Photo can provide. We can shoot products for your advertising or website that will get the results. We can also provide images for annual reports. We can photograph your specific processes for safety and compliance. We can also make your company events more memorable by offering formal photographs along with the casual shots that will remind your employees of a fun outing. For those in the real estate business, we can provide interior and exterior images, as well as economical aerial images – something that no other provider currently offers.
At the very least, let us help you get out from behind the camera/phone and put you back into your pictures that you will be proud of. Visit us at www.FR8DogPhoto.com or email Ted@FR8DogPhoto.com. Let us support your visual needs.
FR8DOG Photography covered our big day at WFAA. What a nice shot of Cynthia and "Iza" !!
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| Cynthia Izaguirre WFAA Channel 8 and "IZA" |
Please support FR8DOG Photography and all of our sponsors. Thank you and thanks to FR8DOG Photography!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
GEICO Gecko Partners with Lone Star Puppy Raisers
He's a cute little fella, that GEICO Gecko. Smart too!--we're still trying to figure out where he carries his wallet and smart phone. Only 11 years old, he's become one of America's most beloved Ad Men.
That's why Lone Star Puppy Raisers is very happy to announce that the Regional GEICO office in Dallas is supporting our "Evening With Temple Grandin - Animals Make Us Human" by sponsoring at the "Independence" level. Indeed, all the proceeds from this event will go toward providing independence to blind Guide Dog recipients.
It will be a terrific evening getting to hear Dr. Grandin's wonderful stories of animal human-ness and human humane-ness, so please come out and join us. And if you'd like to support Lone Star Puppy Raisers, please consider joining up with the GEICO Gecko and becoming a sponsor for the evening's event.
Our sincere thanks to Michael Shaw and the entire team at GEICO, Dallas for their sponsorship of "An Evening with Temple Grandin - Animals Make Us Human."
About GEICO and the Dallas Regional Office: Earlier this year, the Dallas GEICO office hired 100 new employees into a team of over 1,350. September 9th this year, GEICO celebrated its 75th anniversary. GEICO handles auto insurance coverage for 10 million private passenger auto policies and insures more than 16 million vehicles.
GEICO: "Ensuring a Better Community for the Communities We Insure." http://www.geico.com/
"Day Break" WFAA Channel 8
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| Day Break Hosts Cynthia Izaguirre and Ron Corning with 'Iza' and 'Ron' |
Group leader Dave Adams was surrounded in the studio by a cadre of raisers that make up LSPR along with puppy 'Fred', poster boy for National Guide Dog Month.
The surprise came out on the mall when pups were presented to Ron and Cynthia. Ron actually knew about it all along, but Cynthia's pup 'IZA' (pronounced 'eeezah') was the surprise that was up Ron's sleeve.
"Oh, she looks just like me!" Cynthia beamed. Ron joked, "yeah, I think she peed on my leg earlier!" That Ron has a great sense of puppy raisin' humor!!
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| Donna, David and Ron Corning with Puppy 'Ron' Lindsey and Cynthia with Puppy 'Iza' |
Puppies Ron and Iza are being raised by Donna and David Wright and Lindsey Amos, respectively.
Little Ron and Iza are the newest pups to join our group and we all couldn't be happier about it.
Thanks WFAA Channel 8! You'll see us out on the mall when the pups get just a bit older...
Saturday, September 3, 2011
National Guide Dog Month
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| National Guide Dog Month Poster Boy Lone Star Puppy Raisers FRED |
They've teamed up with PETCO and independent Pet Stores to Celebrate National Guide Dog Month and raise money and awareness for guide dog organizations across the country. Throughout September, shoppers at PETCO can also "round up" their purchases at the register to donate the difference to the cause.
If you would like to help celebrate National Guide Dog Month, you can make a direct donation to Guide Dogs for the Blind by clicking here: https://secure2.convio.net/gd/site/Donation2?idb=1835610813&df_id=1680&1680.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=kipl0ebmu3.app202b
Be sure to support Fred and specify TX Lone Star Puppy Raisers, #10-06.
Enjoy National Guide Dog Month and look for Fred on the special bags of Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance dog food.
Friday, September 2, 2011
The Last Goodbye...
“So many hands did guide me, and love me along my way.
And they bowed their heads... in tears, and slowly walked away.
For they understood their purpose, and the gift they had to give.
And they loved enough to let me go
So that someone could freely live.
I'm standing here before you, no longer just a dog,
I understand my purpose, and the gift I have to give,
And I'll gladly take the challenge,
So that someone may freely live.”
Melville, I will miss the way you somersault in between people’s legs, how you make loud noises when you yawn, that your favorite place to play is in the bathtub, your free-spirited personality, and most of all - the way you love unconditionally.
You were the first of the original six Lone Star puppies to arrive and the last to leave. Sunday I am going to say goodbye and not farewell because down the road, I hope we see each other again. Goodbye my little sidekick, now go make me proud! Lindsey
Maureen, Nura, Miranda, Natura all returned to San Rafael this week. Melville returns this coming Sunday. All special pups in their own way...we know they'll make us Texas Proud.
-Lindsey Amos
And they bowed their heads... in tears, and slowly walked away.
For they understood their purpose, and the gift they had to give.
And they loved enough to let me go
So that someone could freely live.
I'm standing here before you, no longer just a dog,
I understand my purpose, and the gift I have to give,
And I'll gladly take the challenge,
So that someone may freely live.”
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| Melville |
You were the first of the original six Lone Star puppies to arrive and the last to leave. Sunday I am going to say goodbye and not farewell because down the road, I hope we see each other again. Goodbye my little sidekick, now go make me proud! Lindsey
Maureen, Nura, Miranda, Natura all returned to San Rafael this week. Melville returns this coming Sunday. All special pups in their own way...we know they'll make us Texas Proud.
-Lindsey Amos
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