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The Captain’s Bucky “Badger”

Male Yellow Labrador Retriever
Bred by: The Captain’s Labradors, Lake Shore, MN
Raised by: Katy of Fitchburg, WI
 PawsForward of OxFord, WI
Anne of Fitchburg, WI
DOB: December 10, 2017

Training Stage: Obedience & Socialization
Badger is litter-mates with PIT Brit. He is a very quiet, yet bold and brave young pup.  He has some big paw prints to fill as older brothers Hank and Higgins have both become guide dogs about a year ago.  He is joining a new to OccuPaws, but not new to dogs,  raiser and her family.  He completed his training very quickly,  moved on to the prison program for several months and now is settling into suburpia!

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Family Affairs Positive “Ion”

Male Standard Poodle
Bred by:Family Affair’s Standards of Spring Hope, NC
Raised by: Mary & Gerry of Mazomanie, WI
Dale & Family of Barneveld, WI
PawsForward of Oxford, WI
Lois of Fitchburg, WI
DOB: July 13, 2018

Training Stage: Obedience & Socialization
Ion is a very sweet, quiet, gentle soul who loves to cuddle. He is a handsome young man from one of our newer breeders in North Carolina. He started off with an experienced raiser who to loves the babies and especially the poodles.  After spending some time with an experienced family and who had worked with poodles before, it was off to prison for some spit & polish.  He is now working on some fear issues with Lois.

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Guide Dog Sansa with Violetta

Female Black Labrador Retriever
Graduated: June 2022
Bred by: OccuPaws Guide Dog Association
Raised by: Mark & Barb of Cross Plains, WI
Mary & Gerry of Mazomanie, WI
Sheila, Shaun & Family of Janesville, WI
Pawsforward of New Lisbon, WI
Erin & Matt of Madison, WI
Terry & Michael of Cross Plains, WI
DOB: November 2, 2019

Sansa (Miss Red/pink) was the first born and within an hour of birth was doing laps in the incubator while her siblings slept.  She must like the heat as she is not fond of the cold and is first to snuggle at your feet outside.  Be wary Sansa, “Winter is coming” and chicken!!!  out on the farm with very experience baby handler, Mary.  She went from a fairly quiet home to a very active family and she’ll loved it, then to boot camp, back to Madison and now Cross Plains.  Sansa has gone to work with Violetta in Chicago.  Maybe they’ll come across Newton and Mazan down on the loop.

GRADUATION VIDEO COMING

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Guide Dog Simba with Leo

Male Black Labrador Retriever
Graduated : May, 2022
Bred by: OccuPaws Guide Dog Association
Raised by: Mark & Barb of Cross Plains, WI
Lindsey of Lodi, WI
Portia & Deanna of Wauwatosa, WI
Dianne of Mequon, WI
Erin & Matt of Madison, WI
PawsForward of New Lisbon, WI
Josh of Madison, WI
DOB: November 2, 2019

Simba (Mr Orange) was the second born and unlike Sansa, he loved the incubator warmth.  He slept most of the time while Sansa was doing laps.  He is one of the larger pups of the litter and is always first to the dinner table, finding it necessary to lay across the table at times, to make certain he got his fair share.  After Simba finished his harness training with Rebecca he went to work for Leo in Wisconsin.  Leo’s first OccuPaws guide dog Angus, can now enjoy a well earned retirement.

GRADUATION VIDEO COMING

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Guide Dog Rambler with Don

Male Yellow Labrador Retriever
Graduated: May, 2018
Bred by: Neverest Labs, Fox Lake, WI (Tiki x George ’16)
Raised by: David & Marcia of Ft. Atkinson, WI
PawsForward – Oshkosh, WI
Mark & Barb of Cross Plains, WI
Courtney Of Verona, WI
PawsForward – Oxford, WI


Rambler is litter-mates with Guide Dog Nemo. Rambler is a happy, sweet clown who is so eager to try new things.  He has completed his harness work, returned to Wisconsin from Kentucky and is now the dog guide for a retired Marine in Milwaukee.  He was happy to learn that he would get a lot of chances to walk and workout, but he is not quite sure of that 5:00 AM wakeup call to duty…..zzzzzzz

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Graduates Amber & MarcGuide Dog Amber with Marc

Female Black Labrador Retriever
Graduated: December 2012
Bred by: OccuPaws’ Brood Bitch, Roxie, & Stud Services by Neverest Labs, Fox Lake, WI
Raised by:  Mark & Barb Cross Plains, WI
Spacer - 4 namesDesirae of Fox Lake, WI
Gil of Kendall, WI
Mark & Amanda of Belleville, WI
Amber is litter-mates with Guide Dog Graduates Apple and Angus.  When she met Marc, it was love at first lick!  They have bonded very quickly and make a fantastic team.

Graduation Video