Central Bark: A Guide Dogs for the Blind Podcast
Sep 4, 2026 · 32 min · 11 segments
What makes a guide dog puppy ready for formal training? In this episode, we sit down with Guide Dog Mobility Instructor Claire Lozito to break down the connection between the skills and behaviors that…
Claire LozitoGuestTheresa SternHost[upbeat music] Welcome to Central Bark, a podcast from Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Claire is a guide dog mobility instructor at Guide Dogs for the Blind, and she's gonna talk about what it takes for a guide dog to become ready for formal guide dog training.
As many of you know, our pups are born on our campuses and then go out to a volunteer puppy raising home for a year.
During that time, they're learning a lot of really important foundational skills.
So Claire's gonna tell us a little bit about what they're learning and how that all correlates with what they need to learn when they come in for formal guide work that will make them as successful as a guide dog.
Claire, tell us a little bit about yourself and how you sort of got involved with Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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[upbeat music] Welcome to Central Bark, a podcast from Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Claire is a guide dog mobility instructor at Guide Dogs for the Blind, and she's gonna talk about what it takes for a guide dog to become ready for formal guide dog training.
As many of you know, our pups are born on our campuses and then go out to a volunteer puppy raising home for a year.
During that time, they're learning a lot of really important foundational skills.
So Claire's gonna tell us a little bit about what they're learning and how that all correlates with what they need to learn when they come in for formal guide work that will make them as successful as a guide dog.
Claire, tell us a little bit about yourself and how you sort of got involved with Guide Dogs for the Blind.
