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Books
Training
Puppy Training The Guide Dogs Way
by Julia Barnes
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has an unparalleled reputation for breeding, rearing and training dogs. Over the years it has been responsible for producing thousands of well-behaved animals. Now, for the first time, this great bank of knowledge and expertise is being made available to all dog owners. This superbly illustrated book, which includes more than 150 colour photographs, is the only dog training book officially approved by Guide Dogs. (British--2004)
by Julia Barnes
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has an unparalleled reputation for breeding, rearing and training dogs. Over the years it has been responsible for producing thousands of well-behaved animals. Now, for the first time, this great bank of knowledge and expertise is being made available to all dog owners. This superbly illustrated book, which includes more than 150 colour photographs, is the only dog training book officially approved by Guide Dogs. (British--2004)
Fiction
Around the Next Corner
by Elizabeth Wrenn
A mother of three with a stale marriage and a soon-to-be-empty nest volunteers for K-9 Eyes for the Blind and finds "someone" to guide her out of the darkness. Ms. Wrenn is a Colorado Guide Dog Puppy Raiser. (2006)
(This is a great book! Give's a great idea of what raisers go through and how much they enjoy it!)
by Elizabeth Wrenn
A mother of three with a stale marriage and a soon-to-be-empty nest volunteers for K-9 Eyes for the Blind and finds "someone" to guide her out of the darkness. Ms. Wrenn is a Colorado Guide Dog Puppy Raiser. (2006)
(This is a great book! Give's a great idea of what raisers go through and how much they enjoy it!)