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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
WRFI- august
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
Preventative measures like paw wax and booties can be used to protect paws from dangers on the ground like chemicals, ice and concrete.

Salt used on campus to melt ice hurts guiding eye dogs

By Olivia Stanzl, Assistant News Editor • March 2, 2022
Guiding eye dog trainers take issue with the ice-melt used on campus because the salt is composed of sodium chloride, the least pet friendly kind.
Marissa Holske, a first year physical therapy graduate student, is raising her puppy, Wave, in Ithaca. Wave was expected to return to GEB for formal training in Spring 2021, but due the pandemic, Wave may stay with Holske for an extra eight months.

Formal training for guiding eyes dogs delayed

By Ryan Bieber, Staff Writer • October 6, 2020
Guiding Eyes for the Blind at IC has had its paws full raising dogs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has delayed formal guide dog training.
Editorial: Let seeing-eye dogs be trained in peace

Editorial: Let seeing-eye dogs be trained in peace

April 12, 2017
What students must recognize is that seeing-eye dogs are not just animals that exist to fulfill their love of furry creatures.
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