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Islanders Puppy with a Purpose!
The Islanders drafted a Puppy with a Purpose for the 2018-19 season!
This good boy will be training for the next 14 months to be a professional guide dog for a child who is visually impaired. Follow his journey this season.
Meet Radar!
The Islanders Puppy with a Purpose is named in honor of Islanders legendary coach Al Arbour.
SCOUTING REPORT
  • Yellow Lab
  • Favorite player: Bark Gillies.
  • Takes a lot of ruffing penalties.
  • Digs in the corners - and in the yard. 
  • Coach has him on a short leash.
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Stay up to date on the Islanders Puppy with a Purpose with blog posts, videos and on social media!
Blog: Meet Radar!
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Blog: Islanders Pick A Puppy
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Photos: Islanders Puppy
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The Guide Dog Foundation
The Guide Dog Foundation

The Islanders are partnering with the Guide Dog Foundation in the Puppy with a Purpose program. The Guide Dog Foundation raises and trains puppies to become guide dogs and gives them to the blind, or visually-impaired at no cost to the individual. The Guide Dog Foundation is based in Smithtown, NY. 

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Our Puppy with a Purpose Program

For the next 14 months, the New York Islanders will be part of the Guide Dog Foundation's "Puppy with a Purpose program" to help raise a puppy to become a guide dog. This path to service will include training milestones along with socialization. After completing socialization training, the Puppy with a Purpose will be eligible to begin formal guide dog training and will be donated to a blind or visually-imparied person - free of charge. 

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