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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — For many people, dogs aren't just best friends—they are a lifeline, helping those who are blind or visually impaired navigate the world. September is National Guide Dog Month ...

"Whether you've been a 'dog person' for years or have never had a dog, you can be a puppy raiser," Leader Dogs for the Blind in Michigan shared Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She ...

The ratio of guide dogs to blind people in China is roughly one service pooch for every 40,000 people. Researchers are currently developing a six-legged, AI-enhanced robodog to close the gap and ...

Min Martin never used assistive devices for her visual impairment before meeting her guide dog, Deedy. Now, the yellow Lab ...

Some guide dogs who get attacked by other dogs while on the job cannot recover their confidence and have to be retired.

Most puppies learn tricks like rolling over or shaking, but some dogs are learning skills for a much bigger job. Guide dogs are service animals for those with disabilities, and as such, they must go ...

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 ...

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 ...

BORING, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) aims to broaden its network of volunteer puppy raisers by launching a new puppy raising initiative in Oregon that provides support and ...

Following all her tireless work, this guide dog certainly deserved a birthday surprise to remember; and that's precisely what she got when she saw the enormous octopus toy just for her. Bobbie Notcutt ...

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