Trainee guide dogs Huw and Bliss started their guide dog training at the Guide Dogs training centre in Shrewsbury in autumn 2024. We’ve caught up with Huw and Bliss’s Trainer, Sarah Edwards, and their ...

In 2017, the charity Guide Dogs introduced a new way of training their dogs. It's called the STEP method, and we paid a visit to a training centre to learn more about how it works. Show more Since ...

Glossy black Labrador Drumoig bounds excitedly on to the upper floor of the Lanarkshire charity’s centre where she’s training to be a guide dog and races around the open space at break-neck speed. Yet ...

Navigating busy roads, public transport and trips to the shops are all in a day's work for a guide dog. But with the training centre in Wales closed and roads quiet, there are concerns visually ...

New research shows dog owners throughout the country agree that their beloved companions are 'easily distracted'. Whether it's spotting other dogs during walks or reacting to a doorbell, it doesn't ...

Training guide dogs is no easy task - it takes time, patience and fluffy toy squirrels strapped to remote control cars. The charity Guide Dogs train up dogs to help support people who are blind or who ...

Sian Menai Jones with Perry the Labrador training in Cyncoed gardens A charity has appealed to the public not to approach dogs being trained as assistance animals who are using public streets more ...

A training school for guide dog puppies is aiming to reduce its lengthy waiting list for guide dogs by recruiting a raft of new employees. Glossy black Labrador Drumoig bounds excitedly on to the ...

Dog owners across the nation are in agreement that their furry friends are 'easily distracted'. Whether it's spotting other dogs during walks or reacting to a doorbell, it doesn't take much for their ...