Describes the necessity of guide dogs, their duties, temperament, training, and common breeds chosen. We hear about human heroes daily, but what do we know about our furry-legged ones? This series introduces various types of service dogs and explains the type of assistance they provide, from visual guide dogs to therapy dogs. Kids will love learning how a person's best friend is sometimes also a superhero! Additional features to aid comprehension...

"Beginning readers will learn all about the hard-working canines that help their owners handle any obstacle."--

The story of how Frank Morris used Buddy, the first seeing eye dog, to live with a degree of independence from other people.

"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."--

"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.

Describes how a blind mother adjusts to getting a new dog guide.

Follows a week in the life of Walter, a golden retriever and seeing eye dog who belongs to a pastor named Diane.

Discusses some of the early efforts in training dogs to guide the blind in Switzerland and later in the United States, focusing on the relationship of Morris Frank and his dog Buddy who pioneered needed changes for traveling blind people in this country.