A Labrador guide dog has hit a heartwarming milestone in time for Mother's Day: becoming a great-grandmother. Connie, who retired from the Guide Dogs' breeding programme in 2017 following her fourth ...

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 ...

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 ...

A guide dog saved Matt Sherwood’s life. More than a year ago, the Bethpage resident, who is visually impaired, was running late to catch a train to work and moving as fast as he could with Chris, his ...

A student-led club at Hartwick College raises puppies to become guide dogs for the blind, inspiring responsibility, confidence and hands-on learning for students. Humans aren’t the only students on ...

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 ...

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.