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1) Guide dogs
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"Beginning readers will learn all about the hard-working canines that help their owners handle any obstacle."-- Publisher's website.
2) Guide dogs
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"A guide dog and its handler are a well-trained team-four paws padding down the street next to two feet. The furry worker starts, stops, and turns in sync with its owner. It acts as eyes to spot a low-hanging branch, a car zooming down the street, or an obstacle in the middle of the path. Learn all about these heroic dogs"-- Provided by publisher.
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Describes a day in the life of a seeing eye dog, from going with his owner to the grocery store and post office, to visiting a class of school children, and playing ball. Also describes their three-hundred mile walk from Boston to New York. Perry is no ordinary Labrador retriever. As a guide dog it is Perry's job to look out for his owner, Sarah. Follow Sarah and Perry through a typical day and discover the ways a guide dog helps a blind person and...
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Dog's day volume 3
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Sammy, a golden retriever, becomes a guide dog for Jessie, a college freshman who is blind, and constantly watches their big-city surroundings to keep her safe. Includes back matter about the breed and the role of the working dog.
6) Buddy
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Dog diaries volume 2
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A German shepherd describes her life as the first guide dog trained to serve the blind.
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Boxcar children volume 53
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When they help out at a guide dog training school, the Alden children meet several people who seem obsessed with a particular dog named Ginger.
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Come, Let Me Guide You explores the intimate communication between author Susan Krieger and her guide dog Teela over the ten-year span of their working life together. This is a book about being led by a dog to new places in the world and new places in the self, a book about facing life's challenges outwardly and within, and about reading those clues-those deeply felt signals-that can help guide the way. It is also, more broadly, about the importance...
10) Teacher's pet
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Vet volunteers volume 7
Publication Date
2009
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135 p. ; 20 cm.
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Adjusting to middle school becomes easier for twelve-year-old Maggie when she finds that her biology teacher, who is blind, can learn a few things from her about working with his guide dog.
11) Bear
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2020
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"Bear is a service dog who would do anything for his owner and best friend Patrick who is blind. But when Bear suddenly loses his vision, he worries he's lost his purpose in life--protecting Patrick! Following the misguided advice from some self-serving raccoons, Bear embarks on a transformative journey to regain his eyesight. Out of both necessity and survival, he learns to tap into his other senses and begins to see the world from a new perspective...
13) Guide dog heroes
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Publication Date
c2011
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48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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"The text opens with a true story of a guide dog, and then it explains the history of guide dogs and the training methods used to transform an ordinary dog into a canine hero"--Provided by publisher.
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2015.
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1 v. (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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The relationship between a blind person and her canine companion is explored in this charming and informative tale of a playful young dog. This true story set during the onset of a major snowstorm demonstrates the mixture of serious work ethic and playfulness that this valuable animals often possess.
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c2010
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : color, sd. ; 4 3/4 in.
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This primetime PBS documentary follows the inspiring stories of people with disabilities as they experience the heartwarming and sometimes challenging process of being matched with and receiving a service dog.
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[2019]
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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"You know that pets can be fun. But some dogs, horses, pigs, and more have important jobs to do. With Animals That Help Us young readers will discover how animals help us stay safe. Readers will discover how dogs, and even some horses, are trained to help the blind stay safe and secure in their daily lives."-- Provided by publisher.





