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This Father's Day, we're celebrating guide dog dad Pierre 'the Heir', age four, who has fathered 13 litters and 99 puppies since entering our breeding programme at the end of 2021.

Our volunteers are a vital part of what we do, and what better time to celebrate that than during Volunteers’ Week. Volunteer Tracy has been an active part of the Guide Dogs family since 2018, when she decided to get involved after the sudden passing of her husband. Recently, Tracy and her daughter Jess decided to take on a voyage that would link these aspects of her life together.

Guide Dogs has partnered with Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter to bring best in class accessibility to the world-leading attraction.

My journey with technology as a person with a vision impairment initially presented significant challenges. Early digital tools and resources were not designed with accessibility in mind, making simple tasks like reading emails or browsing websites difficult. The limited functionality of early screen readers and the scarcity of accessible websites often left me feeling isolated and excluded from the fast-paced digital advancements that were reshaping the world.

Guide Dogs’ star stud dog Trigger has retired from the breeding program after fathering 37 litters.

The 23rd of March is National Puppy Day, and we have some familiar faces to follow up with and find out how they are getting on in their journeys as life-changers.

A standout feature on Chrome browsers is the built-in capability to perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on PDF documents. This functionality is a game-changer, as it enables screen reader users like myself to extract text from PDFs that were previously inaccessible.

We’re encouraging puppy owners to look out for beards and other physical characteristics as socialisation opportunities, after research found one in five dog owners revealed their dogs have shown signs of fear or confusion when encountering unfamiliar physical attributes such as beards, facial piercings, tattoos, and unconventional hairstyles.