Dog story of the week

BBC has an essay plus photos on how puppies get selected and trained into guide dogs for the blind.

Image captionAnna Marinker, a dog care supervisor at the Guide Dogs National Breeding Centre, with two of the pups

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related item: Since the airlines are clamping down on fake "assist animals",  you will be pleased to know that Popeyes will sell you an "emotional support chicken" to keep you calm.

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and one of the features that fans watch for in the books of Dean Koontz is the appearance of the savior dog: and he supports an organization to train these dogs.

here he discusses his adoption of Trixie, one of these dogs that was up for adoption due to an injury.


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