A guide dog acquired by the Malta Guide Dogs Foundation (MGDF), arrived in Malta today, accompanied by mobility and guide dog instructor, Emmelie Reinson.

The dog is being handed over to his new owner, Charles Borg.

Anton, a light champaign Golden Retriever, was trained over the past few months.

This was the third guide dog to be brought to Malta this year, following the two that arrived from Bratislava in January. The MGDF also sources dogs  from the Helen Keller Regional Centre Guide Dog School of the Italian Blind Union in Messina, Sicily.

“I appeal for co-operation from the public when they see a guide dog on duty,” said Christine Mifsud, Deputy Chairman of the MGDF. "These service dogs should be given space and they should not be petted."

She thanked Emmelie Reinson from Stockholm Guide Dogs for her sterling work and the various sponsors of the MGDF, most notably the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM).