A group of local cyclists are taking part in a week-long ride across New York state, all for a great cause involving puppies!
A team of eight Long Island athletes departed from Canada Sunday morning as part of an 8-day ride, that will bring them back to Long Island.
A team of eight Long Island athletes departed from Canada Sunday morning as part of an 8-day ride, that will bring them back to Long Island.
That's a roughly 600-mile journey across New York State, equivalent to almost 80 miles a day.
"We're going to bike through into the U.S., down through Albany on the Empire trail, eventually we'll snake our way into Connecticut and then take the ferry over into Port Jefferson," said biker Victor Fassano of Centereach.
The last 3 years had rides from NYC to Buffalo along the Erie Canal, another was Washington DC to Pittsburg, and last years was Cincinnati to Cleveland https://www.puppyridelongisland.com/blank-6
it takes 20 months for a puppy to become a seeing eye dog
The Seeing Eye breeds and raises puppies to become Seeing Eye dogs, trains Seeing Eye dogs to guide blind people, instructs blind people in the proper use, handling, and care of the dogs and conducts and supports research on canine health and development.
Be sure to keep YOUR dogs from attacking a seeing eye dog!
• More than one-third of all dog guide teams are attacked by loose or uncontrolled dogs
• The safety of the team depends on the dog guide’s ability to concentrate on its work. Distractions from uncontrolled dogs, termed “interference”, put the team in harm’s way
• Attacks on dog guides can be devastating. They can cause irreparable physical or psychological damage that prevents dog guides from continuing their work
• The expenses, retraining, replacement, emotional trauma and loss of mobility can create major setbacks for the blind person
Any dog, regardless of size or breed, can pose a threat to a dog guide team. People who are blind routinely experience interference from: dogs enthusiastically running out to greet them, the family “guard” dog that issues a menacing growl, or the well-meaning pet owner who brings a leashed animal over to visit the guide. All are forms of interference and all affect the safety of the dog guide team.
FINANCIAL FACTS
Financials based on the most recent fiscal year, which ended on Sept. 30, 2022
• $28.9 million: annual operating expenses
• $73,000: approximate cost to create each partnership
• $150: tuition for first time students; $50: tuition for returning students; $1: tuition for veterans of military service (includes providing the dog, instruction, transportation, room, board, equipment and lifetime follow-up services)
• The Seeing Eye is supported by contributions from individuals, foundations, corporations, bequests and other planned gifts. The Seeing Eye does not receive any government or insurance funding
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