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Puppy raiser Nadine strolls past The Shop That Mustn't Be Named with Magic in York

Puppy raiser Nadine strolls past The Shop That Mustn-t Be Named with Magic

Guide dog puppy Magic stood on a cobbled street with crowds in the background

The crowds of the Shambles don't faze Magic the guide dog puppy

Magic lying down in front of a skeleton in the Golden Fleece - York's most haunted pub

Magic not phased by a skeleton in the Golden Fleece - York's most haunted pub

Magic the guide dog puppy walks with Wendy Huggins from Guide Dogs along the Shambles in York

Magic the guide dog puppy walks with Wendy Huggins from Guide Dogs

Happy Howl-oween! Guide dog puppy works his ‘Magic’ as we share top tips for pet owners this spooky season

I Use Assistive Technology Like Google Gemini to Level the Playing Field

Peter, an assistive tech user, uses Google Gemini Live to identify the scene in front of him, where a guide dog lies patiently on the floor next to a Guide Dog Mobility Specialist. Peter wears bone conducting headphones to hear the visual description from Gemini. 

Tech user Peter using Google Gemini

Google Gemini features for users with a vision impairment

An eight-week-old yellow guide dog pup carries a soft toy donut on the grass

Guide dog puppy carrying soft toy donut

Eight of the yellow pups peek out from the top of a fabric basket lined with green and white blankets

Eight guide dog puppies peek out from basket

One puppy lays down on grass with a small toy gingerbread man in her mouth. A squeaky toy donut lays in front of her. One of her siblings in wandering in the background.

Puppy holding gingerbread toy 

Eight staff members at the National Centre kneel on green checked picnic blankets in a line, holding 13 yellow puppies between them. Bakery soft toys including donuts and croissants lay on the blankets in front of them. 

Baker's Dozen of 13 puppies lined up

Unusual ‘Baker’s Dozen’ of guide dog puppies is the cutest batch yet

A man and his guide dog walk around the back of a car after being forced into the road because the car is parked on the pavement. In the foreground there is a yellow sticker on the pavement that says "Guide dogs need space, not blocked pavements".

Guide Dogs Penny Lane

Helen wears a pink dress and green cardigan. She's sitting outside on the grass with her right arm around her Standard Poodle x Labrador Sunny wearing his guide dog harness.

Guide dog owner Helen and Sunny

Councillors support call for national law to end pavement parking

Mum Becky sits on the sofa under a blanket inbetween her two sons (aged 9 and 12). They are reading a large-print version of Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. 

Becky, Luke and Ryan

A mum and her son sit side by side on the sofa reading 'Paddington Bear'. The boy is leaning down slightly to stroke the top of his dog's head who is lying on a dog bed by their feet. 

CustomEyes shoot

A mum reads 'A Bear Called Paddington' to her son on the sofa who is resting his head on her shoulder. 

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Happy Howl-oween! Guide dog puppy works his ‘Magic’ as we share top tips for pet owners this spooky season

Google Gemini features for users with a vision impairment

Unusual ‘Baker’s Dozen’ of guide dog puppies is the cutest batch yet

Councillors support call for national law to end pavement parking

Bedtime stories for everyone

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Popular posts

Happy Howl-oween! Guide dog puppy works his ‘Magic’ as we share top tips for pet owners this spooky season

Google Gemini features for users with a vision impairment

Unusual ‘Baker’s Dozen’ of guide dog puppies is the cutest batch yet

Councillors support call for national law to end pavement parking

Bedtime stories for everyone

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