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 ...

Puppy raisers help socialize service dog hopefuls so they are prepared for their specialized training No need to pinch yourself — this is reality. There are puppies out there that need you. The Guide ...

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

Researchers determined what makes a successful guide dog. — -- Parenting techniques may have long lasting consequences for behavior – even when it comes to dogs. Researchers at the University of ...

Guide dogs for low vision and blindness can be beneficial. This may include moving around, avoiding obstacles, and mental health. Share on Pinterest German Adrasti/Getty Images Service dogs for people ...

Moira Shea and her new guide dog, Cormac, cross Connecticut Avenue NW near the Woodley Park Metro station. To the left is the yellow Labrador's trainer, Kathryn Roberts of Leader Dogs for the Blind.

Officer Avila pets guide dogs in training at the Mission police station on Aug. 3, 2024. Photo by Abigail Van Neely. BART passengers finally had something to smile about last weekend, when a dozen ...

Well-trained guide dogs are important for visually impaired people who rely on them. But many puppies bred to be guide dogs flunk out of training programs. A study published Monday in the Proceedings ...

Southeastern Guide Dogs is looking for volunteer puppy raisers to help the organization socialize and train future service dogs Pet adoptions and pet fostering have increased throughout the ongoing ...

The auditorium at UCR Palm Desert Center was the setting for Guide Dogs of the Desert's May 21 graduation ceremony, the first since the COVID pandemic hit. Since 1972, Coachella Valley-based Guide ...

Social distancing rules can make exercising a challenge for a blind runner who needs a volunteer tethered as a guide. But Thomas Panek has no problem because his running guide, Blaze, is a Labrador ...