Once assessed as ‘a sloth with a low drive to work’, the polite and affectionate black labrador enjoys a successful new career as a therapy dog ...

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 ...

Marcus has found a new career as a therapy dog, for which he is perfectly suited on account of being affectionate, friendly and polite ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An ex-guide dog can’t forget how to guide – and holds onto his owner’s clothing wherever he goes. Labrador Retriever cross Joey, seven, didn’t make the cut as a guide dog which meant owner Izzy ...

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.