Below you will find example sentences with "guide dog". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Guide Dog in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: guide
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 28 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "guide dog" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and future guide dog owners were, and her guide dog frost and, dogs, training and charity stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with hot dog, dog park, tour guide and tour guide, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with guide dog
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Leader Dog Lady is my guide dog. (7 words)
I'm a guide dog owner, and the vets have always been brilliant. (13 words)
Magic the Guide Dog became a star of Blue Peter in October 2006. (13 words)
The money he raises will be added to an existing fund to name a guide dog puppy Mike after his late father, which topped £2,500 following a sponsored walk to the top of Pen-y-Fan by supporters of Guide Dogs Cymru and members of Hywel’s family. (49 words)
As a guide dog handler of 25 and a half years, I’ve had hundreds of experiences of being refused service - but online threats and increasing hostility towards disabled people mean I’m giving up on asking publicly for equality and respect. (42 words)
Jill added the impact from not having a guide dog for her is “worsening” as there are few alternatives to a guide dog service, with most blind charities not offering schemes to have volunteers accompany the blind. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Kelly Newton, Operations Manager at Guide Dogs, said: “Our guide dog mums deserve to be praised this Mother’s Day as they do such a fantastic job for us bringing future guide dogs into the world.
Jill added the impact from not having a guide dog for her is “worsening” as there are few alternatives to a guide dog service, with most blind charities not offering schemes to have volunteers accompany the blind.
The money he raises will be added to an existing fund to name a guide dog puppy Mike after his late father, which topped £2,500 following a sponsored walk to the top of Pen-y-Fan by supporters of Guide Dogs Cymru and members of Hywel’s family.
When the dogs reach about 15 months of age, they return to the guide dog campus where they begin harness training and learn further skills to become guide dogs.
Meanwhile, BC & Alberta Guide Dogs says it takes two years and roughly $35,000 to produce one certified guide dog, which are then provided to people free of charge.
The male parent of the litter is guide dog father, Uran, a yellow Labrador, who also resides with a breeding dog volunteer.
Leader Dog Lady is my guide dog.
Although the charity covers all the costs involved and provides all the training needed for this volunteering role, there is a shortage of volunteers to look after guide dog mums, with 100 new homes needed this year.
Cllr Houghton said “This is a major fundraising event for the mayor’s charity and will help us reach our target of £10,000 to sponsor and name a Guide Dog Puppy.
DPO member, Jackie McBrearty said: “Travelling by bus with a guide dog is very stressful.
I'm a guide dog owner, and the vets have always been brilliant.
John Hardy, who is registered blind, began his campaign after being barred from a curry house in Somerset, when he went for a meal with his family and guide dog Sid, in September 2021.
Magic the Guide Dog became a star of Blue Peter in October 2006.
Petra was destined to become a guide dog, and the community formed ‘The Petra Group’ to raise cash for her training.
The annual tea parties, which are going on up and down the country during May, play a major part in raising the vital funds needed to breed every single guide dog.
The charity has 240 guide dog mums supporting its breeding programme, which is the largest of its kind for working dogs in the world.
Those statistics came from a study in 2022 carried out by the charity as part of the Open Doors Campaign to help end illegal access refusals experienced by guide dog owners.
Trainers and future guide dog owners were able to live under one roof as guests for up to four weeks while training.
As a guide dog handler of 25 and a half years, I’ve had hundreds of experiences of being refused service - but online threats and increasing hostility towards disabled people mean I’m giving up on asking publicly for equality and respect.
During the event, there were amazing speeches given by Kristi Saucerman, the CEO of Auction Frogs, the creator of Nonprofit MVP, Nancy Solari (and her guide dog Frost), and the producer of the show, Jon Fondy.