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Guide Dog Puppy Raising Club

Arapahoe County, Colorado

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Youth raisers ages 9-18 may join 4-H and raise their puppy as a 4-H project. Each year in July 4-H youth enter their project in the County Fair. Entries include a project book with a story and a poster or scrapbook describing one aspect of the puppy raising project. Entrants may also participate in an interview with the judges about their project. (At this time there is no Guide Dog project at the state level, so winning entries do not go on to the state fair). Winners receive recognition at the 4-H Awards night from both Arapahoe County and Guide Dogs for the Blind, and may be eligible to apply for 4-H and Guide Dog scholarships. Our raisers' posters are displayed throughout the year whenever we do educational programs. The stories are published in our newsletter, the Puppy Pipeline.

FAIR PROJECT TIPS from Carmen Moyer If you are a 4-H raiser, it’s always time to think about next year’s project. Wouldn’t it be great to avoid the last minute scramble to re-create data from an entire year of puppy raising? The trick is to keep good records all year round, as the events occur. Learning to keep accurate records is a life-long tool toward successful living. Here are a few tips to get you started: Have a plan for saving important information such as height and weight, big Club or state-wide activities, vet info, money spent on the dog for supplies and food, etc. Make a file, assign a box, or even write on your calendar to keep records. Keep the HPWT newsletter. It is a good reminder of guide dog activities during the preceding year. Take pictures as your puppy grows and at special activities. Put the date and other vital info on back of pictures and include them in your file. They will be needed for the 4-H project and are often used to prepare an album for the puppy's eventual blind partner. You’ll need a record of your growing pup’s weights and heights (from the shoulder to the floor). To help remember, vow to weigh and measure on heartworm day, or when you fill out your monthly puppy report.

2007 ARAPAHOE COUNTY FAIR RESULTS FOR HPWT PUPPY RAISERS:

Carrie Wagner received a Blue Award and the Junior Champion for her project, "Raising a Guide Dog Puppy."


Casey Horgan's project, "Enhancing Lives" received a Blue Award, Senior Reserve Champion, and Overall Reserve Grand Champion.


Erin Lukacovic's project, "How can you help a Guide Dog or Guide Dog Puppy in Training Succeed at its Job" received a Blue Award, Senior Champion, Overall Grand Champion, and The GDB Pin for Best Record Book: Senior.


Jennifer Sutton received a Blue Award, the Junior Reserve Champion and GDB Pin for Best Records: Junior, for her project, "Raising a Guide Dog Puppy."


Leah Jonas received a White Award for her County Fair entry, "Traveling with a Guide Dog Puppy."


Nicole Groves received a Red Award for her project, "Life with Theodore."


Tonya Santaus received a Blue Award for her project, "Change Is Not Always Easy."


Trevor Kalkus received a Red Award for his project, "Puppy Play."


Wendy Kalkus received a Red Award for her project "Puppy Paw'nderences"


2006 ARAPAHOE COUNTY FAIR Have Paws Will Travel Entries
Casey's project took the form of a memory album. She received a blue award, senior division.

	Christina received a blue award and reserve champion, junior division for her project, My Raiser & Me

	Jennifer received a blue award, & champion, junior division for her project about the life of a Guide Dog puppy.

	Michelle received a blue award, senior division for her project, Generations of Guide Dogs.

	Tonya received a blue, reserve champion and reserve grand champion, senior division for her project: The Transition: Life Between Guide Dogs

	Wendy received a blue, champion & grand champion, senior division for her project, The Life of a Guide Dog

2005 ARAPAHOE COUNTY FAIR Have Paws Will Travel Entries
Wendy Kalkus' project: My "Guide" to High School.	Wendy received a blue award in the Senior Division for her project.

Michelle Mueller's Project: A Day in the Eyes of a Guide Dog	Michelle received a white award in the Senior Division

Casie Peet's project: On a Road Trip with a Guide Dog Puppy	Casie received a blue award and champion ribbon in the Junior Division

Kelsey Rea's project: Life After Puppyhood	Kelsey received a blue award, and champion ribbon in the Senior Division, and was awarded Grand Champion.

Tonya Santaus's project: Together as One: a Working Guide Dog's Story	Tonya received a blue award, and Reserve Grand Champion in the Senior Division, and was awarded Reserve Grand Champion

2004 Arapahoe county FAIR
Have Paws Will Travel Entries

Tonya peruses the 2004 Guide Dog project display at the Arapahoe County Fair, July 28th. Bayla, relaxing at her feet, seems content to wait.

Kelsey Rea received a blue award, and the Champion and Grand Champion in the Guide Dog Senior Division,
for her project, "The A.B.C's of Guide Dog Puppy Raising"

Wendy Kalkus Received a blue award for her 2004 Guide Dog Project, "Traveling with a Guide Dog in Training," in the Senior Division.

2003 Have Paws Will Travel
Arapahoe County Fair Entries

Kelsey Rea received a Blue Award,
Senior Division Champion, and
Guide Dog Unit Reserve Grand Champion for her project,
"A Day in the Life of Wonder, a Guide Dog Puppy In Training

Wendy Kalkus received a Blue Award and
Junior Division Reserve Champion for her project:
Puppy Sitting & Getting New Pup