Here is a collection of all the "CFR Secrets" e-mails that have been sent out to Raisers.
Relieving Q & A
Guide Dog Puppies have special rules about doing their business.
Raising Softer Puppies
Raising sensitive puppies takes patience and skill.
Puppy Handling Exercises
Guide Dog puppies should be comfortable being handled by different people, not just their raisers.
Use of Food in Puppy Training
In the last five years or so we have developed protocols and techniques using food reward based methods that work extremely well for our puppies.
Home Alone
An essential part of a puppy raiser’s job it to teach the puppy good house manners and eventually condition the pup to being left alone loose in the home without being destructive or distressed.