[Photo] Guide dog school holds event in preparation for Year of Dog : National : Home

[Photo] Guide dog school holds event in preparation for Year of Dog

A dog from the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Guide Dog school is wearing a headband to celebrate the new year at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Dec. 21. (by Park Jong-shik, staff photographer)

The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Guide Dog school is getting ready for the New Year by graduating a new class of guide dogs. Since it opened its doors in 1993, the school has trained over 200 dogs and provided them freely to the visually impaired.

Guide dogs from the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Guide Dog school demonstrate their training at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Dec. 21. (by Park Jong-shik, staff photographer)

Guide dogs and their trainers from the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Guide Dog school pose for a commemorative photo at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Dec. 21. (by Park Jong-shik, staff photographer)

© 2012 The Hankyoreh Media Company. All rights reserved.
No part of this material may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, mimeographical, in recorded form or
otherwise for commercial use, without the permission of the Hankyoreh Media Company.

all

national

northkorea

international

eco/business

culture/sports

editorial/opinion

[Photo] Guide dog school holds event in preparation for Year of Dog