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 ...

Barbara "Barbie" Bielinski met the Ken of her dreams when she was paired with a Labrador retriever named Ken as her new guide dog Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

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 ...

Wigan's own Dragons’ Den winner and Guide Dog for the Blind volunteer, Gemma Fairhurst is hitting the streets of Blackpool ...

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 ...

Ralph, a golden retriever-labrador cross, was sponsored by Ovenu franchisees through Guide Dogs’ Name a Puppy scheme, which ...

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 ...

A few months ago, Kate Higgins ordered an Uber to get home from a dentist appointment in Watertown. “I got a message from the driver saying, ‘I'm not going to cancel, but I'm not going to pick you up, ...

It’s a ruff job, but somebody’s got to do it. Fifteen service dogs in training, as well as their dedicated raisers, visited classrooms at Hope View Elementary School in Huntington Beach on Wednesday ...

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