\ud83d\udc36 More than 100 puppies will take over Terminal C at Newark Airport for a unique guide dog training event
\u2708\ufe0f The Seeing Eye program exposes future guide dogs to real airport sights, sounds, and travel experiences
\u2764\ufe0f Volunteers and families help raise the pups, supporting independence for people who are blind or visually impaired<\/p>\n
NEWARK<\/a> \u2014 Four-legged passengers will overtake one local airport this weekend.<\/p>\n Puppies take over Newark Airport for guide dog training event<\/p>\n On Sunday, April 19, more than 100 puppies, along with 150 volunteers, will make their way through Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport<\/a>, as part of an annual training program in partnership with the New Jersey-based nonprofit, The Seeing Eye<\/a>.<\/p>\n Inside The Seeing Eye\u2019s mission to train guide dogs for the blind<\/p>\n The program is part of the organization\u2019s mission to train guide dogs for people who are blind or visually impaired, helping them achieve greater independence and mobility.<\/p>\n Starting at 10 a.m., passengers will notice the puppies, including German shepherds, Golden retrievers, Labrador retrievers, and Labrador\/Golden retriever mixes, navigating various parts of Terminal C.<\/p>\n ALSO READ: These May festivals in NJ are worth checking out\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The Seeing Eye, Morristown (The Seeing Eye via Facebook)<\/p>\n The Seeing Eye, Morristown (The Seeing Eye via Facebook)What travelers will see at Newark Liberty Airport during puppy training<\/p>\n Travelers will find them in baggage claim, security checkpoints, and gates. The pups will also ride AirTrain Newark, board a United Airlines flight, and explore the airport\u2019s airfield, all while gaining exposure to sights and sounds essential to their development.<\/p>\n The event will also feature families from both New Jersey and Pennsylvania, who have volunteered to raise and care for the puppies.<\/p>\n New Jersey nonprofit behind iconic \u2018Seeing Eye\u2019 dogs<\/p>\n The Seeing Eye is the world\u2019s oldest existing guide dog school, headquartered in Morristown<\/a>. Founded in 1929, the organization breeds, raises, and trains dogs to guide the blind.<\/p>\n Since 2020, the \u201cseeing eye\u201d dog has been the official State Dog of New Jersey.<\/p>\n Report a correction<\/a> \ud83d\udc48 | \ud83d\udc49 Contact our newsroom<\/a><\/p>\n New Jersey Hall of Fame nominees for 2026The New Jersey Hall of Fame celebrates athletes, authors, innovators, inventors and visionaries from the Garden State. Here are some of the nominees in the 2026 ballot. Public voting is open until May 5. <\/a>Below are just some of the nominees.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: New Jersey 101.5<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udc36 More than 100 puppies will take over Terminal C at Newark Airport for a unique guide dog…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[14472,9,24,63,134,136,135,17805],"class_list":{"0":"post-201473","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-jersey-news","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-staten-island","13":"tag-staten-island-headlines","14":"tag-staten-island-news","15":"tag-ultimate-new-jersey"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}