Right around the time school began is when I started going to the meetings. How it works is there are many many guide dog groups in different states throughout the northwest. In Washington alone there are over 15 different groups. The group closest to me meets 3 or 4 times a month at the Phinney neighborhood center. Our Seattle based guide dog group is called Guide Puppies of Seattle and at the time when I first started coming to the meetings there were only 7-10 dogs in our group. These dogs, or puppies, ranged in age from 8 weeks to 15 months old.

Now you might be wondering the same thing that I was on the day of my first meeting: "what exactly do they do?" The answer is simple but complex.