New - Watch "Growing Up Guide Pup" videos

New - Watch a special video of our meeting with interviews

Our Purpose

The Mid-Peninsula Puppy Guides group is located on the San Francisco peninsula in California. We are volunteer raisers of all ages and from all walks of life who are given the privilege of raising Guide Dog puppies from 8 weeks to 16-18 months of age. The pups are whelped at the breeding kennel, which is part of the San Rafael campus of Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. During the year or more that the pups are living in our homes, we teach them basic obedience commands, proper house behavior, and socialize them in all aspects of the outside world. It is important that they have plenty of experience going to public places and doing things that most dogs don't experience. They need to be fully used to and comfortable "working" in any environment.

This site is organized as follows

• Home - This page
• Puppies - Our current puppies and their raisers
• In Training - Our puppies now in training in San Rafael or Boring
• Graduates - Dogs raised in our group who are now working Guides
• Career Changed - They didn't quite make it but we love them!
• Other Careers - They found another important job!
• Photo Gallery - Miscellaneous photos of groups and events
• Forms - Forms and guidelines documents
• FAQ - Frequently asked questions about our group

Our Location

Our group meeting place is in Palo Alto. Our raisers and puppy sitters live on the San Francisco Peninsula, from San Mateo to San Jose.

Guide•Dogs For The Blind

Visit the Guide Dogs ForThe Blind web site by clicking on their logo at the bottom of the menu list on the left.