SMITHTOWN, New York -- For 75 years, The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind has provided guide dogs at no cost to those who are visually impaired or blind. Since 1946, the foundation has trained and ...

Long Island Giving Help Together For Charity is my column where I shine a light on a different Long Island-based charity each month. For this column, I focus on the Guide Dog Foundation. The Guide Dog ...

He's here and he's pawfect! The New York Islanders are proud to welcome their new furry friend to the squad. The Islanders newest Puppy with a Purpose is a darling eight-week-old male black Labrador ...

Lisa Rossano spends her days hanging out with Jethro, a 5-month-old yellow Labrador retriever. But Jethro isn’t Rossano’s new dog. Instead, Rossano is a “puppy raiser” for the Guide Dog Foundation and ...

Service dogs and guide dogs are legally allowed to enter businesses and ride on airplanes. But these rights don't extend to all dogs.

Ring in the new year in the most paw-fect way. The New York Islanders and the Guide Dog Foundation teamed up to create a calendar for 2025, featuring players and pups for every month. It’s the sixth ...

The University of Georgia’s love for dogs doesn’t end at the football team. UGA is also home to the largest group of puppy raisers for the Guide Dog Foundation (GDF). These pups, distinguished by ...

Melissa Harrington considers herself a purpose-driven person. So when she retired as a commander in the Navy after 20 years of service, she was intrigued to learn the nonprofit Guide Dog Foundation ...

An employee at the Guide Dog Foundation in Smithtown was arrested after a dog was found dead in one of their company vans. Detectives at the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...