{"id":141,"date":"2012-12-06T00:17:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T00:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/?p=141"},"modified":"2019-05-30T18:51:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T22:51:22","slug":"ceva-future-leader-dog-for-the-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/ceva-future-leader-dog-for-the-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceva &#8211; Future Leader Dog for the Blind!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/420405_264733686940242_1749858155_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-143 alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 15px;\" title=\"420405_264733686940242_1749858155_n\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/420405_264733686940242_1749858155_n-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s better than a snuggly, happy puppy?\u00a0 A snuggly, happy puppy with a job description that includes helping others!\u00a0 Oakland Veterinary Referral Service&#8217;s very own Dr. Theresa DePorter has had the honor to help train a puppy named Ceva to become a Leader Dog for the blind.\u00a0 Ceva earned her name from Ceva Animal Health, who has sponsored her care and training.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_151\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/DePorter-with-Ceva1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151\" class=\"wp-image-151 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 15px;\" title=\"DePorter with Ceva\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/DePorter-with-Ceva1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. DePorter with Ceva at Leader Dog School\" width=\"720\" height=\"477\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. DePorter with Ceva at Leader Dog School<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dr. DePorter, along with an experienced Leader Dog trainer, took on the important task of<br \/>\ntraining Ceva to be the best guide dog possible.\u00a0 Tremendous dedication was required as Dr. DePorter spent the first year of Ceva\u2019s life exposing her to all sorts of situations and locations similar to what she will face on duty.\u00a0 This has helped Ceva to build a foundation that will allow her to be comfortable and confident for her future owner. \u00a0 Because a guide dog is expected to keep her owner safe in any range of situations, Dr. DePorter took Ceva many places throughout her training including restaurants, veterinary conferences, and even New York City!\u00a0 This taught Ceva to be very good at ignoring distractions, even tasty ones!<\/p>\n<p>In October, Ceva \u201cgraduated\u201d to Leader Dog, where she will continue her training before being placed.\u00a0 This is the equivalent of her heading off to college!\u00a0 Dr. DePorter misses Ceva, but is very proud of her.\u00a0 We are all excited for Ceva to continue on to help someone in need.\u00a0 Feel free to follow Ceva along with us on her very own Facebook page! 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