Guide dog off for specialist training

One of the puppies that are being reared by the Malta Guide Dogs Foundation has been selected for specialist training at the Helen Keller School in Messina, Sicily. Axel, a 14-month-old black Labrador, has been in the loving care of puppy walker Kenna...

One of the puppies that are being reared by the Malta Guide Dogs Foundation has been selected for specialist training at the Helen Keller School in Messina, Sicily.

Axel, a 14-month-old black Labrador, has been in the loving care of puppy walker Kenna Psaila for the past year. She has overseen the basic obedience training and has taken the dog to her heart. The pair have now been separated so that Alex can receive intense training at the guide dog School in Messina. If he graduates he will be the first home-bred guide dog in Malta.

"The Maltese people are getting used to seeing guide dogs in harnesses and not to discriminate against them or their owners," Ms Psaila said.

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