Exposure Activities
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Pea Patch Island Trip
This past weekend, Guiding Paws of Delaware took a scenic and educational trip to Pea Patch Island, home to Fort Delaware State Park. Our pups-in-training, along with their dedicated handlers, boarded the ferry and enjoyed the breezy ride across the Delaware River—an adventure in itself! Once on the island, we hopped on a quick tram…
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Guiding Paws at the Mall
Guiding Paws recently practiced their leash skills at the Christiana Mall. We love a good mall walk – it’s accessible for pups of all ages, it is indoors which is nice in the dead of summer or winter, it’s easy to plan and meet up, and there’s always a lot of activity. This is an…
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Puppies Observe Cape Henlopen
Fun in the sun! Recently, Guiding Paws beat the heat for an early morning trip to Cape Henlopen State Park! The puppies explored an observation tower where they practiced walking up the 75 foot metal spiral staircase to enjoy the view from the panoramic lookout deck. Afterward, the puppies took a quick group walk on…
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Guiding Paws at Vince’s Sports Center: Mini-golfing
Recently our pups went mini-golfing and had a “hole” lot of fun! They practiced resting and ignoring the golf balls while their raisers putted! They were also exposed to statues of different animals as they made their way around the course! Thank you to Vince’s Sports Center for hosting us!
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Wilmington Riverfront Pack Walk Event
Guiding Paws met up recently for a walk of the Wilmington Riverfront. This outdoor walk was an excellent exposure opportunity for our puppies in many ways. All of these exposures are great for these potential future guide dogs. The puppies practiced good leash behavior throughout, including walking with a short leashes and leisurely walking when…
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Cecil College Campus Visit
Cecil College regularly invites our raisers from Guiding Paws to participate in events on campus. Recently, four puppies were in attendance for an end-of-semester program for students to relax and pet some puppies! The event is mutually beneficial. Students can de-stress from end of semester exam prep with our dogs. The dogs are exposed to…
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Guiding Paws Ag Day Adventure
Guiding Paws joined Puppy Raisers of UD for an exposure activity and community outreach activity at Ag Day. The event is hosted by the University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Every year (rain or shine!) we attend this event to expose our dogs to crowds, live music, interesting sights and smells, greenhouses…
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Guiding Paws at the Ballpark
Several members of Guiding Paws attended a baseball double header where the Wilmington Blue Rocks played against the Hub City Spartanburgers. Though the Blue Rocks dropped the first game in a close one, they picked up a win in the second game, 6-0. Bringing our puppies to Frawley Stadium is a great exposure event. There…
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Puppies in Wonderland: Guiding Paws Attends a Musical
Guiding Paws spent a recent morning attending the dress rehearsal for Alice in Wonderland Jr. at Alfred G Waters Middle School in Middletown, DE. Five of our puppies got the opportunity to experience a large auditorium, production lights and sounds, and talented young actors running the aisles. Musicals feature unexpected loud noises and lighting changes.…
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Middle School Health Class Visit
A few volunteers from Guiding Paws of Delaware attended Health classes at Everett Meredith Middle School recently. Six puppies got to experience a large gymnasium, bleachers, staircases, public bathrooms, hand dryers and more. Meanwhile, students learned about the mission of The Seeing Eye. They also learned about the puppy raising process that our Guiding Paws…
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