Moira, a nine-week-old Labrador puppy sniffs the camera after dropping her stick during a Guiding Eyes for the Blind foundation class at Talbot Community Center, in Easton, Maryland, the United States, recently. This exercise helps a puppy with the "leave it" command. Photos: AP/Carolyn Kaster
Wiggles, kisses, and puppy breath.
The five eight-week-old Labrador Retriever and German Shepherd puppies were open-hearted balls of fluff when they first arrived at Tipton Airport in Fort Meade, Maryland, the United States, earlier this month.
Pups in training to be guide dogs
Moira, a nine-week-old Labrador puppy sniffs the camera after dropping her stick during a Guiding Eyes for the Blind foundation class at Talbot Community Center, in Easton, Maryland, the United States, recently. This exercise helps a puppy with the "leave it" command. Photos: AP/Carolyn Kaster
Kenji, a 13-week-old German Shepard puppy, looks up at puppy raiser Cindy Tait after she dressed him in rain boots during a Guiding Eyes for the Blind foundation class. This exercise helps a puppy get comfortable being handled.
Grand (left) is awarded the Guiding Eyes Puppy Olympics 2022 gold medal and Kenji is awarded silver at the end of their Guiding Eyes for the Blind foundation class at Talbot Community Center, in Easton, Maryland, the United States, recently. This game helps puppies become comfortable having something placed over their heads.
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Pete, an eight-week-old German Shepherd puppy, and Gin Owens, practise the free feeding command during a Guiding Eyes for the Blind foundation puppy class. This command teaches a puppy to wait for food.
at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, in Bowie, Md., on Valentine's day, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022
Volunteer puppy raiser Suzette Galyean works with five-month-old German Shepherd puppy Thunder during a Guiding Eyes for the Blind big puppy class at St Matthew's United Methodist Church, in Bowie, Maryland, the United States, recently.
A Guiding Eyes for the Blind tag Hans from Becket's, a young German Shepherd, collar during a Guiding Eyes for the Blind big puppy class at Talbot Community Center.
Pilots To The Rescue "Top Dog" Michael Schneider gets puppy kisses from Moira, an eight-week-old Labrador puppy, as they arrive at Tipton Airport in Fort Meade, Maryland, the United States, recently. Moira, part of the Guiding Eyes for the Blind puppy program, will be handed off to her volunteer "Puppy Raiser". Guiding Eyes for the Blind provides guide dogs to people with vision loss and vision impairment at no cost to the recipient.
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