News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York
More than 70 Labrador Retrievers from the Yorktown Heights-based Guiding Eyes for the Blind took to the sidewalks of Cold Spring on June 21 for a training session. It takes about six months to prepare each dog, said Training Supervisor Shannon Walsh.
Trainers Megan Crowley, Nikki Went, Shannon Walsh, Louise Thompson and Kathryn Poallo (left), who tends to a “distraction dog” that the labs are supposed to ignore. (Photo by Michael Turton)
A row of Guiding Eyes transport vans on Main Street. (Photo by Michael Turton)Lunch break. (Photo by Michele Gedney)
Type: News News: Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.Behind The Story
Turton, who has been a reporter for The Current since its founding in 2010, moved to Philipstown from his native Ontario in 1998. Location: Cold Spring. Languages: English. Area of expertise: Cold Spring government, features
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Incredibly devoted trainers doing an incredible service. Cold Spring is lucky that our quaint village streets and stoops meet the mandate for training these wonderful animals.