Its not the board and shelter. It's not the training and walks. It's the letting go. Years ago, I knew of someone who adopted a black Labrador puppy. Or rather, agreed to care for the puppy from eight ...

Meet Flyer, a young Labrador puppy with a big future. He is in training to become a guide dog for the blind, and is at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since the early 1900s, dogs have helped people who are blind or have low vision to navigate their world. Now, in a very 21st century twist, seeing-eye dogs have gone robotic and added a skill that not ...

Guide dogs help thousands of people with visual disabilities navigate daily life. While guide dogs provide tremendous benefits, the current training program faces serious inefficiencies, since a large ...

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 ...

Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a nationwide nonprofit program based in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., breeds, raises and trains puppies to be guide dogs for blind and vision-impaired people. For the past 18 ...