This History Extra podcast is sponsored by Guide Dogs. Training dogs to support people with sight loss

goes back almost 100 years when they were used to help German veterans in the First World War.

And it wasn't long before this life-changing idea caught on. In the UK today, the charity Guide Dogs

helps people with sight loss live the lives they choose.

As their new film proves, people with vision impairments are out there, just getting on

with life in the way they want.

Not a lot of people realise that there's so much more to guide dogs than the dogs themselves.

Of course, those furry life changes are incredible, but the charity also helps people with

sight loss in so many ways,

giving them the tools and confidence to fulfill their ambitions, from the everyday to the extraordinary.

Because you don't just have to manage with sight loss, you can thrive with it.

Anyone can help by getting involved, by donating, volunteering or sponsoring a puppy.

Find out more about guide dogs' life-changing services or how you can support their incredible work at guidedogs.org.uk.

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