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	Animal Alert 7: Blind Alley by Jenny Oldfield The vets at Beech Hill treat a trainee guide dog, Becky the black Labrador, for a serious viral infection. One of the side effects is blindness, but is Carly's father's diagnosis correct? British. (1999).

	Another Pair Of Eyes : The Story of Guide Dogs in Britain by Peter Ireson The story of guide dogs in Britain, and the history of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. With photographs in color and black & white. 240 p. London: Pelham Books, 1991.

	Bella by Patricia Knapton; illustrated by Terry Walsh Story based on true events, about a black Labrador guide dog whose work included a fifty-mile charity walk, and also highlights the danger of fireworks, which led to Bella's disappearance. Shropshire, UK: Sherbourne Publications, 1994.

	Beowulf, Guide Dog to the Blind by Ernest Lewis Beowulf was a trained German frontier guard's dog; but when his master is shot, Beowulf is sold to an English vicar. When his new master goes blind, the responsibility of leading and protecting him becomes Beowulf's very life. But can a German guard dog ever understand what is expected of him in his new role as guide to an Englishman? (1936)

	Blue Peter Book of Guide Dogs by Biddy Baxter, Edward Barnes and Rosemary Gill Based on the BBC "Blue Peter" informational T.V. Series. 1970.

	Bright Eyes by Sally Montrucchio and Ron Shaw Bright Eyes is the simply told, touchingly illustrated story of a charming yellow Labrador guide dog puppy named Bandit as he develops from an inquisitive, cat-chasing youth into a full-fledged highly trained guide dog under the role-model tutelage of his teenage "puppy raiser" Kendra and his eventual sightless companion, Laura. (1997)

No cover art available	Bright Midnight by Trumbull Reed The story of Sam and his seeing eye dog Samson. Philadelphia : Westminster Press, 1941. Followed by Courage Has Eyes (1955)

No cover art available	The Complete Guide Dog for the Blind By Robbie Robson January, 1966

	Danny The Guide Dog by Jill Coleman; photographs by Sally Fear Picture book. London : Scholastic, 1986.

	Franka : A Guide Dog by Walter Johnson The story of how Franka, a German Shepherd, was donated to The Seeing Eye in Morristown, New Jersey, and trained as a seeing eye dog to guide his new owner. (1941).

No cover art available	Friends For Eyes by Victoria Hazell Tells how guide dogs are selected, and how they are bred and trained at the RoyalGuide Dogs Association of Australia. For Ages 10 and up. 36 p. Melbourne : Longman Australia, 1995. ISBN 0582805236.

	Goldie : The Story Of A Guide Dog by J.J. Prowse; illustrated by Jonathan Waud The story of Goldie, a yellow Labrador, raised and trained to become guide dog to a boy who, with her help, regains the confidence and mobility he lost when he was suddenly blinded. 96 p. : ill. South Yarra, Victoria : Heinemann Educational Australia, 1969. Children's fiction. with an introduction by J.K. Holdsworth, Director, Royal Guide Dogs for the Blind Association of Australia

No cover art available	Guide Dog (Working Animals Series) by Jill Coleman; illustrated by Sally Fear. English Book : Juvenile audience 25 p. London : Black, 1986 ISBN: 0713628154 :

No cover art available	The Guide Dog Experience by Buddy Brannan The account of how Buddy Brannan acquired his first dog guide. Keeping a daily journal, the author carefully recorded his honest thoughts, feelings and impressions after each day of training at Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. Available in Braille.

	Lead With a Watchful Eye: The silver jubilee of guide dogs in Australia by V M Branson and W B C Rutt Explores the history of the Guide Dogs Association in each state of Australia. 132 p. : photos. (1982)

	Living in Darkness by Freda Perry This is Freda Perry's own story of her struggle with failing eyesight as a child at school in Shrewsbury, her determination to learn against all odds and then to find a job ; her teenage romances ; her marriage and the birth of her children and of her innovative ways of coping as a mother despite her impaired vision. Inevitably blindness overtook her, and she tells of the support of her husband, Ted, and the help of her children, Susan and Kevin

	No Ordinary Dog by Mary S. Wilson Ten year old Steven suffers from shyness after moving to a new town. The only thing that gives him happiness and confidence is raising a guide dog. But will he be able to give her up for a better cause? (self-published - 1995)

No cover art available	*My Very Special Tail* by Karen Friedman Deals with Thora, a seeing-eye dog from the Leader Dog School in Rocheater, Michigan (1984)

	Rinda : Daughter Of Rin-Tin-Tin by Marguerite Lofthus The story of Rinda, the daughter of famous movie dog in-Tin-Tin, who served as a seeing eye dog for the author. California, 1970

No cover art available	*The Royal Guide Dogs for the Blind Association of Australia* by S.A. Netley Adult nonfiction.(1982)

No cover art available	Sally Becomes a Guide Dog by Angela Lucas Follows a yellow lab called Sally as she trains to be a Guide Dog at the Guide Dog for the Blind Association in England. (1988)

	Seeing without sight : a personal history of the dog-guide movement in Australia by Phyllis Gration Phyllis Gration, blind from childhood, was the first person in Victoria with a dog-guide, and was the founder and driving force behind the Lady Nell 'Seeing-Eye' Dog School. Melbourne : Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog School, 1998. Available in Australia from libraries.

	*Skipper: The Guide Dog* by Arthur C Bartlett When Jerry is blinded in an accident, his brother Brad convinces the local guide dog institution to train Skipper to be Jerry's guide. After training, the two brothers and Skipper try to solve a old crime and capture a counterfeiting ring. Perhaps the first story of a Guide Dog published in the U.S. (1928).

Sgt. Foulk & Blonde	Still My World by Sergeant Leonard Foulk Twenty-six-year-old Sgt. Leonard Foulk lost his sight at the battle of Attu. In October 1943, Leonard graduated from a new program designed to provide mobility dogs for servicemen blinded in WWII; he was the first veteran to receive a guide dog from the newly founded Guide Dogs for the Blind. This is the story of his experiences regaining his mobility. (Pacific Union College Press, 70p.1945).

	Stranger On The Bay by Adrien Stoutenburg Fifteen-year-old Don and his friend Ned are training Frosty, a former guide dog who Don raised as a pup, over the summer to overcome his fear of fire so he can work again. Their first real fire test with Don being guided under blindfold by the gray and silver German Shepherd, coincides with the return of Grandpa Dan's long lost grandson, whose arrival begins to look less innocent than it seems. (1957)

No cover art available	Toni's Tale by Marjorie Bennett McCune; Illustrated by Russ Johnson Story of a German shepherd seeing eye dog. 31 p. New York: Carlton Press, 1968.

	Training A Guide Dog by Wendy Macdonald A good introduction to children on guide dog puppy raising and training and working with their handler. Australian. 24 p. Port Melbourne, Vic. : Heinemann Library. (2001)

	Trust Yates! Stories of a Guide Dog with a Dog Collar by Revd Mike Endicott From the author: Being in ministry witha Guide Dog has raised up many stories about my dog through which I have learned much about my relationship with God and this book is a sharing of some of them, some funny, some serious, but, I trust, all to the glory of God. (2000)

	Vickie a Guide Dog by Margaret S. Johnson and Helen Lossing Vicki, a beautiful fawn and black boxer, had the best dog's life living on a Air Force Base in the United Kingdom, until her master didn't come home from the Pacific. She is sent to New York where she is trained as a show dog and wins many ribbons. But then her new mistress must move, so she is given to a animal trainer and trained as a circus dog. None of these jobs are truly what Vickie wants to do. Then she trains to be a Seeing Eye Dog, and finally finds her true calling. (1946)

	A Walk in the Dark by Joyce Stranger After a car crash leaves Steve blind and bitter, he must learn gentleness to handle a guide dog, in contrast to the way he treated his Border Collie farm dogs. 212 p. London : Corgi, 1978. Adult fiction. (Published in U.S. as a reader’s digest condensed book, 1988).

	*White Harnesses* *- The Story of Guide Dogs for the Blind* by R.G.Carter The story of dogs trained to act as guides for blind people, how this movement began, the discovery of the best breeds, the testing and choice of puppies. How guide dogs are trained, how each one is matched to an owner, and how the team lives and is trained together in a residential center. Includes stories of some of the achievements of the dogs. CoColorand black & white photos.139 p. John Sherratt & Son, (1963.)