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¡°This is the current 1puppy that I¡¯m raising.¡±

Ever since Meghan Watson was a little girl, all she¡¯s wanted to do is raise 2guide dog puppies.

¡°I had put together a presentation of how I wanted to become a puppy raiser.¡±

Her 3passion started when her father, who is blind, received his first guide dog from Southeastern Guide Dogs in Manatee County and she saw how much it helped him.

¡°Whenever he was using a guide dog he can do whatever he wanted to do. He could 4go for a walk 5by himself. He could go to the grocery store.¡±

That passion drove Meghan to 6turn her dream into a reality. Now she¡¯s on her fifth puppy-in-training for Southeastern Guide Dogs. She raises each puppy for about a year ... teaching them a 7foundation of guide dog skills before giving them back - something that she says is not easy to do.

¡°It is not a great feeling giving them up. It is definitely hard, it¡¯s 8heartbreaking. You put your time, energy, effort, soul, love, into these dogs for a year to 16 months of your life. You 9become attached to them.¡±

But Meghan says knowing that the puppy is going on to do great things is such a 10reward.

¡°Seeing how much they help and seeing them graduate as a guide dog is absolutely 11incredible.¡±

Incredible to see them become a best friend, and give someone 12life-changing 13independence - someone like her father. Southeastern Guide Dogs says they¡¯re always looking for puppy raiser volunteers - a job that Meghan says it¡¯s so worth it.