Korea’s foremost guide dog training school, the Samsung Guide Dog School (SGDS), which was established in 1994 in Korea’s Gyeonggi-do Province has now opened it’s school to the general public. Open at 10:30 am every Saturday, programs for the general public allow visitors to visit the school facilities, watch the dogs in training and observe guide dog demonstrations. Guide dogs must go through several levels of training before they are matched with a user. The making of a guide dog begins as early as the breeding process, when dogs are selected based upon health and temperament to breed puppies for the SGDS program. When puppies reach 7 weeks old, they are placed with volunteer puppywalkers, who raise the puppies for about a year, socializing them in various environments. Next the puppies are brought back to the SGDS for formal training. Upon passing an assessment test, the puppies enter a formal training program, which takes several months to complete. They are trained to safely guide a person in different environments, including busy city centers, residential areas, business districts, shopping malls, and on public transportation. These formal training programs are the ones that can be observed weekly by visitors to the school. After passing the training program, guide dogs are matched to a user and the new duo will undergo a 4 week training course to help the team acclimatize to working with one another. The SGDS was established in 1994 as Korea’s first and only government authorized guide dog training facility, and graduated its first guide dog team in April 1994. The school continues to provide quality guide dog mobility services for visually impaired people of Korea. Reservations are required and may be made by contacting the school directly at (011 82 31) 320-9224. More information may also be found online at http://mydog.samsung.com.