Everything a guide dog learns is for a purpose. 🦮 Safety comes first, and that includes being confident in all kinds of weather and terrain. These skills help keep both the dog and their handler safe every time they navigate a crosswalk or a busy street. Support our guide dog training program by visiting GuideDog.org/Holiday! VD: The video shows Lauren, Guide Dog Mobility Instructor, working with a yellow lab. The dog is learning how to grow confidence when encountering a puddle at a crosswalk.

You’ve got mail! ✉️ One of our guide dogs in-training, Arnold, just received a sweet letter from his puppy raiser, Laura. His trainer, Abby, read it aloud to him, and the two were so touched they knew they had to write back! Abby penned a reply, and Arnold added his special touch with a nose boop 🐾Then, off they went on a special trip to the local post office (where Arnold guided Abby straight to the mailbox like a pro!) 🦮 Abby, a guide dog trainer, sits on the floor beside a tan couch in the

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