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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Guide dog pups spend their first 14 months living with a raiser, who cares for them in their home and teaches basic cues - ...

An ex-guide dog can’t forget how to guide – and holds onto his owner’s clothing wherever he goes. Labrador Retriever cross Joey, seven, didn’t make the cut as a guide dog which meant owner Izzy ...

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

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, ...

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.

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 ...