A guide dog and its handler have a very special bond. Guide dogs are trained to make life easier for people who are blind or who can't see well enough to get about safely. And a guide dog makes a wonderful friend. Find out about the breeding of guide dogs and the care of newborn puppies. Who looks after the pups as they grow up? When does training start? What does the young dog need to learn? When is it matched with its handler, and how do they learn to work together?
Meet Spike, Britta, Lundy and Lonnie: guide dogs in action.
'Guide Dogs' provides accurate information and insights into the human and canine expertise involved in training a guide dog through interviews with Guide Dog Centre staff, and with people in the community who depend on the dogs. Filled with real-life anecdotes and lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, this book will appeal to dog lovers, students, teachers, librarians and anyone who wants to know more about guide dogs.
