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 ...

The Guide Dog Foundation has a wait list several years long for clients who are blind or visually impaired. The program helps ...

YORKTOWN—Guiding Eyes for the Blind is expanding to meet a growing demand for guide dogs. The 71-year-old nonprofit, which provides guide dogs to people with vision loss, plans to build a new wellness ...

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 ...

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 ...

San Rafael resident Ken Tarrant was in his 30s when he began to lose his vision. His mother, who was blind, had a guide dog in the 1970s. But Tarrant said he was not ready for his own dog until about ...

Mackenzie Jacobs gets up early every morning to feed her puppy, Korlette. The pair practice commands like "sit" and "lie down," The 10-year-old loves being an official puppy raiser and working with ...

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 ...

Shanghai — It’s less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot “guide dog” could one day help vision impaired people live with more independence, according to its research ...

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