We met with Maryanne Melley and her guide dog, Valla, to answer those questions. “It's really hard to describe what I see," said Melley. "What I tell people is, it looks like fuzzy colors.” Maryanne ...
Guide dogs are an essential tool for individuals with visual impairments who need assistance navigating the world around them. These highly trained dogs offer a sense of independence and freedom that ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A collaboration between NC State, IBM, and Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a nonprofit organization, is aimed at improving guide dog training. Dogs-in-training are outfitted with ...
The Seeing Eye, a nonprofit that has facilitated more than 18,000 matches between guide dogs and individuals who are blind, is looking for volunteers in Perry County to help raise its future working ...
Guide dogs are specially trained dogs used by people with vision loss. These canines help blind people travel safely from one place to another. They're excellent at helping a blind person avoid ...
Guide Dogs of the Desert (GDD), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Palm Springs, is calling on all dog-lovers to volunteer as puppy raisers for 20 Labrador and standard poodle puppies who are to be ...
There's power in the pup. Thanks to a recent grant from the Gracie Gagnet Memorial Fund (named for the fund owners' beloved family pet), Guide Dogs of the Desert (GDD) can address a growing need for ...
The coronavirus has no boundaries and has the potential to sideline the guide dog business that transforms the lives of those visually impaired and blind. When the virus spread uncontrollably across ...
This hero’s story begins with the wag of a tail. Grace, a bright and eager Labrador puppy, is one of the latest recruits in the South African Guide-Dogs Association’s remarkable training programme.