Researchers found that DNA testing can slightly improve predictions about which puppies may become successful guide dogs.

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 ...

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 ...

We're a nation of animal and dog lovers, and can't get enough of our loyal, clever and downright gorgeous four-legged friends. We also know that when thinking about the challenges disabled people face ...

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 ...

Before getting a guide dog Trudy Sherwood said there were days she did not want to leave the house A partially sighted woman who felt isolated and nervous to venture out says her life was "changed ...

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 ...

Pets such as dogs, cats and even miniature horses can offer humans much more than companionship. Trained therapy animals and guide dogs can provide essential assistance and support that other forms of ...

On Saturday morning, an unusual event drew a lot of attention at Portland International Airport as 24 puppies, guide dogs in training, paraded through TSA security check. It’s all part of Guide Dog ...

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 ...

Many people rely on assistance dogs for support, and the well-being of all participants in these interactions is essential and must be given careful attention. To be sure that the dogs' and their ...