As a guide dog mobility instructor with the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, my job involves training guide dogs, matching them to clients on our waiting list and training the clients to work with ...

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind is appealing for volunteers to become puppy raisers, to help them to become guide and assistance dogs. The charity provides training and ongoing support to each puppy ...

Irish Guide dogs for the blind rears, trains and places some 40 dogs a year, but the charity needs your help to keep up their fantastic good work Owner: ken brydon, from cork Animal: corrie, a golden ...

Much of the €35,000 required to breed, train and maintain a guide dog partnership over its working life can be lost because the dogs are often lured away by stray animals, Irish Guide Dogs for the ...

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 ...

Caitriona Murphy visits Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind and experiences first-hand how its work helps to transform lives 'Holly literally turned my life around." That's the heartfelt tribute that ...

An increasing number of guide and assistance dog owners are facing difficulties in accessing services and amenities, according to the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. Incidents of refusal to public ...

IN A bid to better understand its dogs, Irish Guide Dogs is harnessing new technology to tune into their world. Last year, the organisation trained a medical alert dog for a visually impaired person ...

This month the training centre welcomed Puppy Raisers and fundraising volunteers, who were accompanied by seven beautiful guide dog puppies in training for some Christmas cheer and a fun festive ...

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 ...