Guide dogs: Where do they really come from?
Source: BBC
Guide dogs: Where do they really come from?
By Rebecca Seales
BBC News
24 December 2018
Guide dogs are like politicians or Santa Claus: it's a bit hard to imagine them as babies.
But while I've never had a playpen of MPs crawling around my living room (promise
), I can't say the same about guide dog puppies.
This is the story of where guide dogs for blind and partially-sighted people really come from. It includes: why they wear nail-varnish as soon as they're born, why they're never scared of fireworks, and why you really must play them Guns N' Roses.
Settle in, team. The pups and I have a tail we'd like to tell you
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Why did these creatures, destined for life-changing work, enter the world in a bungalow in the Midlands instead of a high-tech vet's surgery? The answer is that it's standard practice. Every year, about 1,400-1,500 such pups are born in the UK, and Guide Dogs' 270 breeding mothers live with volunteers as full-time pets.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46595733