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Could've Been Worse? Nags Head Nor'easter8 comments

bethfinke wrote 1 week ago: Before last week's Nor'easter, there were steps from Katherine and Larry's deck to the b … more →

Tags: Beth Finke, blindness, guide dogs, Travel, Destruction, Havoc, kill devil hills, nags head, Noreaster

Grunt and Squeal and Squawk with the Animals1 comment

Chillingworth wrote 1 week ago: My friend Evan pointed out some surprising facts last week.  At least they were surprising to me.  D … more →

Tags: Politics and Public Policy, Theology and Living Life, activist, Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, animals, Center for Consumer Freedom, Cow, Ethical Treatment of Animals

Visiting Chicago Public Schools5 comments

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 →

Tags: Visiting Schools, chicago public schools, East Garfield Park, Little Village, national school breakfast program, North Lawndale, sit Stay Read, thank you notes, University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Literacy

Wanna be a Seeing Eye Instructor?2 comments

bethfinke wrote 3 weeks ago: Last Thursday Hanni and I gave a guest lecture for an animal sciences class, and some students came … more →

Tags: guide dogs, Hanni, blindness, Visiting Schools, Seeing Eye instructor, Seeing Eye trainer, guide dog trainer, Job Satisfaction, Apprenticeships

A Dog in the Audience (Or, Kensington, Part II [Or, A Deconstruction of the Christian Megachurch {Or, Improperly Nested Brackets and Things}])1 comment

partialbigots wrote 3 weeks ago: I know.  What a bold title.  An audacious title.  To level such accusations and observations against … more →

Tags: Culture, God project, church, Kensington Community Church, megachurches, Deconstruction, postmodern awkwardness leads to absolutist-like assuran, holy punctuation batman

On Wisconsin4 comments

bethfinke wrote 1 month ago: Showing the girls how the harness works. I spoke at the Milwaukee Montessori School last Wednesday, … more →

Tags: blindness, book tour, Hanni, Travel, Visiting Schools, writing, Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee

What Happens When Seeing Eye Dogs Retire?3 comments

bethfinke wrote 1 month ago: “How much does Hanni weigh?” That was the first question asked after our presentation at Jackson Mid … more →

Tags: book tour, guide dogs, Hanni, Travel, Visiting Schools, Early Childhood Association, Florida, Jackson Middle School, Orlando

Gillian's Isle4 comments

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 →

Tags: book tour, guide dogs, Travel, COLUMBIA, Gillian Lindt, Manteo Booksellers, outer banks

Guide Dogs: Valued Companions or Slaves?1 comment

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 →

Tags: animals for service, guide dogs, Blind, Service Animals, PETA, LA Times

Dogs: Masters at Providing Service1 comment

chanleepeng wrote 2 months ago: Service dogs are remarkable unpaid employees. They go through a rigorous “interview” and … more →

Tags: Animal, Pet, dog, Service Dogs, Working Dogs, guide dogs, hearing ear dogs, Hearing Dogs, alert dogs

A Brief History of Seeing Eye Dogs

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 →

Tags: Uncategorized

Beach Bums14 comments

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 →

Tags: book tour, Travel, blindness, writing, North Carolina, long time no see, beach, Fun, @ vacation

Going, Going...Gone! Seeing Eye Online Auction10 comments

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 →

Tags: Writing for children, blindness, breeding station, tour, Auction, naming dogs

Our Dirty Little Secret4 comments

bethfinke wrote 3 months ago: To celebrate its 80th birthday, the Seeing Eye invited all its canine and human graduates to a reuni … more →

Tags: Hanni, Beth Finke, seeing-eye, ABC TV, Charles Gibson

Bomb-Sniffer Dogs3 comments

bethfinke wrote 3 months ago: A story on All Things Considered last Monday reported that U.S. soldiers are teaching Iraqi security … more →

Tags: guide dogs, Hanni, radio, writing, npr, The Bark, Ann Patchett, Augusten Burroughs, bomb-sniffer dogs

Bloggin' at The Bark3 comments

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 →

Tags: guide dogs, Beth Finke, writing, Service Dogs, The Bark, biting, chihuahuas, Bipolar Disorder, Ann Patchett

critters karma... 2 comments

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 →

Tags: animals, all you need is a dog, Animal Planet, soul, Dogs, Cats, Pets, Birds, horses

Day 318: Poo happens

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 →

Tags: Humor, Life, David Archuleta, Good Deeds, tim hortons, Waiting For Yesterday, litter

SEEING EYE DOG TO THE RESCUE - 5 TIPS REDUCE DIABETES

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 →

Tags: parent, merrieway, Isreal, Sid Shineberg, blindness, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts


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