Graham Norwood finds the perfect guide dog in Malcolm, trained by Guide Dogs for the Blind. The school has successfully trained thousands of guide dogs since its founding in 1942.
Graham Norwood knew he’d finally met the one when he first heard his name — Malcolm. “There’s a whole elaborate sequence that goes into naming dogs,” he said. “I just thought Malcolm was such a great dog name.” But it wasn’t exactly love at first sight. Malcolm is one of hundreds of dogs trained every year to serve as guide dogs for vision-impaired or blind people by Guide Dogs for the Blind, the San Rafael guide dog school that’s also the country’s largest.
The school has successfully “graduated” 16,000 Labrador and golden retrievers as guide dogs since its founding in 1942. Norwood, a Berkeley resident, is one of the school’s many clients, all of whom undergo rigorous training alongside their new canine companions to ensure that the pair — which will be joined at the hip for the foreseeable future — are in fact, a match. “I wanted a dog that was able to, when he’s working, be really focused,” Norwood said. “Also, I wanted a companion and a dog that was frisky and wanted to play and all of those things that make up a dog’s life outside of Malcolm’s jo
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