A Puppy Raiser

A Puppy Raiser

by Rosa Lester

Have you ever seen a dog like this? It is a guide dog. A guide dog helps people who cannot see. Guide dogs help them walk on busy streets. Guide dogs even know to stop at the top of stairs.

Before dogs can become guide dogs, they need to learn how to behave . They start learning when they are puppies. People who teach these puppies and take care of them are called puppy raisers. You will read about a girl who wants to be a puppy raiser.

Sally ran in the door She had heard about people who raise guide dogs. Sally loves helping people. She loves dogs too. Mom, said Sally, I want to raise a puppy to a guide dog. Hmm , said Sally's mother. Tell me what you know about it.

Well, said Sally, a puppy raiser gets a new puppy and keeps it ai home. A puppy raiser gives the puppy lots of love so that it will know how to love people. Hmm, said her mother. You are good at giving love. You could teach a puppy that.