Dogs who perform service work undergo extensive training. Because of their intelligence and desire to please, Labrador Retrievers are often chosen for these positions. However, these loyal dogs are ...

Barbara "Barbie" Bielinski met the Ken of her dreams when she was paired with a Labrador retriever named Ken as her new guide dog Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Ralph, a Golden Retriever-Labrador cross, was sponsored by Andover business owner Greg Clarke, who runs Ovenu Andover.

An ex-guide dog can’t forget how to guide – and holds onto his owner’s clothing wherever he goes. Labrador Retriever cross Joey, seven, didn’t make the cut as a guide dog which meant owner Izzy ...

Two families in eastern Ontario have welcomed some very special four-legged friends into their homes, ones whose job is to help their children with autism.

The Seeing Eye, a nonprofit based in New Jersey, relies on volunteers to raise puppies to become future guide dogs for people who are blind. A visit to a New Jersey fair decades ago proved ...

It’s a ruff job, but somebody’s got to do it. Fifteen service dogs in training, as well as their dedicated raisers, visited classrooms at Hope View Elementary School in Huntington Beach on Wednesday ...