Before last week's Nor'easter, there were steps from Katherine and Larry's deck to the beach. Growing up in the Midwest, I’d never ever heard the word “Nor’easter” before. But then in 1997… more →
Safe & Sound blogbethfinke wrote 1 week ago: Before last week's Nor'easter, there were steps from Katherine and Larry's deck to the b … more →
Chillingworth wrote 1 week ago: My friend Evan pointed out some surprising facts last week. At least they were surprising to me. D … more →
bethfinke wrote 2 weeks ago: I wonder. If I could see, would I have been afraid to visit the Chicago public schools Hanni and I w … more →
bethfinke wrote 3 weeks ago: Last Thursday Hanni and I gave a guest lecture for an animal sciences class, and some students came … more →
partialbigots wrote 3 weeks ago: I know. What a bold title. An audacious title. To level such accusations and observations against … more →
bethfinke wrote 1 month ago: Showing the girls how the harness works. I spoke at the Milwaukee Montessori School last Wednesday, … more →
bethfinke wrote 1 month ago: “How much does Hanni weigh?” That was the first question asked after our presentation at Jackson Mid … more →
bethfinke wrote 2 months ago: Ask any guide dog user. They’ll tell you. When a guide dog encounters a fellow worker, the two dogs … more →
animaldebate wrote 2 months ago: photo courtesy of Yahoo! There are currently about 10,000 people who use guide dogs just in the U.S. … more →
chanleepeng wrote 2 months ago: Service dogs are remarkable unpaid employees. They go through a rigorous “interview” and … more →
jerrymace wrote 2 months ago: No one knows when the concept of using assistance animals for the blind first came into being. It is … more →
bethfinke wrote 2 months ago: That's Dora--my first Seeing Eye partner--off duty during one of our countless strolls on the be … more →
bethfinke wrote 2 months ago: Earlier this year my publisher was asked to donate a copy of Hanni and Beth: Safe & Sound to the … more →
bethfinke wrote 3 months ago: To celebrate its 80th birthday, the Seeing Eye invited all its canine and human graduates to a reuni … more →
bethfinke wrote 3 months ago: A story on All Things Considered last Monday reported that U.S. soldiers are teaching Iraqi security … more →
bethfinke wrote 5 months ago: Hanni is my co-pilot. (Photo by Kaitlyn Cashman) A story in the San Francisco Weekly last week descr … more →
CeliaSue wrote 6 months ago: there is a lot of talk about whether animals have emotions and feelings as we humans do these day … more →
gooddeedaday wrote 6 months ago: Doesn't it look like a Star Wars character? If only it could talk .... Took a stroll down my str … more →
merrieway wrote 8 months ago: SEEING EYE DOG TO THE RESCUE – 5 Tips to Reduce Diabetes I had a wake-up call at a recent char … more →