Dogs who perform service work undergo extensive training. Because of their intelligence and desire to please, Labrador Retrievers are often chosen for these positions. However, these loyal dogs are ...
My guide dog helps me travel the world as a fully blind person. I don't take it for granted, but the hardest part is dealing with people's ignorance.
Wigan's own Dragons’ Den winner and Guide Dog for the Blind volunteer, Gemma Fairhurst is hitting the streets of Blackpool ...
The Seeing Eye, a nonprofit based in New Jersey, relies on volunteers to raise puppies to become future guide dogs for people who are blind. A visit to a New Jersey fair decades ago proved ...
Floppy ears, big eyes, tender paws and earnest faces—puppies evoke an instant cuddle response in humans. But they can also change lives. That's the case for Katie McCoy, 33. Born with a genetic eye ...
Guide dog pups spend their first 14 months living with a raiser, who cares for them in their home and teaches basic cues - but there's a shortage after sign-ups dropped during the pandemic ...
CLEVELAND — At the Cleveland Sight Center, Gabriella Drago rarely stays in one place for long. As the center's leisure and lifestyles manager, she spends her days planning experiences that bring joy ...
A Waterlooville business owner is celebrating after the guide dog puppy he sponsored has officially qualified and begun to ...
When Patrick Glines trains a guide dog, he asks himself, “Is this dog good enough for Jay?” Jay is a good friend of Glines from high school who got a guide dog after losing his vision due to diabetes.