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Ithaca Buddhist Meditation
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
Ithaca Buddhist Meditation
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.
Melissa Potter has been training guide dogs through Guiding Eyes for The Blind since she was a freshman. Now, she is vice president of the club.

IC student trains guide dogs to give sight to the blind

By Madeline Veneziano, Staff Writer • November 28, 2016

In a large, gated field behind Emerson Hall, labrador retrievers Eden and Aura enjoy some playtime by running through the grass — a short break from training by students like junior Melissa Potter. Potter,...

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