"Is he named after Ronald?" Fourth-year College student Mazen Basrawi must answer this question quite frequently about his guide dog, Regan. While he may not be a former president, the dog is a leader and actor.
When Basrawi, a blind student who lives on the Lawn, holds out the harness, his dog dives into it. The 5-year-old golden purebred Lab is 23 inches at the shoulder and weighs 69 pounds. Like most other Lawn residents, Regan is naturally bright and excelled in school even before entering the University. He was educated at Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., which has a graduation rate of only about 50 percent.
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. is located in San Rafael, Calif. The company matches a prospective owner with a dog and trains the new pair on location. Trainers at the institute spend four days working with the people, after which they match the owners with dogs based on personality traits such as how commanding the person is and how docile the dog is. This is where Basrawi met both his guide dog, Regan, and his current fianc
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