Puppy raisers work to train and nurture the potential in a four-legged hero
Jovie is an ADA-protected guide dog puppy in training. She is learning how to function as a dog and handler team. Joycesarah McCabe | Dispatch Record
Jovie, pictured in front of the Texas Capital, is a guide dog puppy in training. Varied experiences in the Lampasas community and beyond help prepare her to become a guide dog for a visually impaired person. Joycesarah McCabe | Dispatch Record
Lampasans may have spotted a new resident on the streets around town. She's rather unmistakable in her yellow fur coat and her bright green vest that says, “Guide Dogs for the Blind, puppy in training.”
Jovie is a Labrador retriever born at the Guide Dogs for the Blind campus in San Jose, California.
As part of her training, she has regular work hours at the Lampasas Dis...
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