Canine Partners (Ravalli Republic)

It’s one of Joan Shaw’s favorite stories. It happened on a busy street corner and the woman standing there had no idea of the trouble coming her way. She was blind. On this afternoon, the woman was waiting patiently for the nudge her guide dog would give her to indicate the crosswalk was clear.

Guided by love: A reporter recalls life with Bates, a Seeing Eye dog (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

On Aug. 29, my dog Bates came to work with me for the last time. For nine years, my golden retriever Seeing Eye dog had faithfully accompanied me on countless assignments for the Star-Telegram, where I am a government affairs reporter.

Guided by love: A reporter recalls life with Bates, a Seeing Eye dog (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By ELIZABETH CAMPBELL On Aug. 29, my dog Bates came to work with me for the last time. For nine years, my golden retriever Seeing Eye dog had faithfully accompanied me on countless assignments for the Star-Telegram, where I am a government affairs reporter. But Bates was almost 11, and the Texas heat was becoming too much for him. I tried to keep a normal routine that day — doing errands ...

Tell Me About It: Taking a bite out of crime (The Lima News)

1. What do you do here at the kennel in terms of training police dogs?

Loyal workers: Couple raise guide dogs, want others to join (Missoulian)

Don and Joan Shaw pose with Lizzie, the yellow Labrador they are raising for Guide Dogs of America. The couple hope that others in the Bitterroot Valley and Missoula will be interested in raising puppies for the program.