Community Partnerships, News

Guide Dog Handler Lynn Jensen Launches New Travel Book for People with Sight Loss

This photo shows two copies of Best Kept Secrets For Travelers With Sight Loss lying on a rich golden-brown-colored wood table. The top book is angled over the bottom one, mostly covering it. Also visible on the wood surface are a half-full cup of coffee and a camera (above the books) and a pen (below the books). The top book, the large-print edition, is coil-bound for ease of reading if a person is using magnification aids. The bottom book is bound normally. The book cover is mainly black and white. In the foreground is a female traveler shown in side view. She is striding purposefully, holding her white cane in front of her in her gloved right hand. The bottom quarter of the cane is bright red. The traveler is dressed in practical, yet attractive clothing: a peacoat of above-the-knee length, a small backpack, and sturdy shoes. The title of the book appears in the upper right part of the cover, with the author’s name and credentials at the bottom. The cover background shows the Eiffel tower, a few roughly sketched trees, and three silhouetted figures.

When Lynn Jensen first connected with BC & Alberta Guide Dogs, she wasn’t convinced a Guide Dog was right for her. “I wasn’t a dog person,” she admits with a laugh. But everything changed when she welcomed her first Guide…

Mel Rose
February 18, 2026

News, Community Partnerships, PTSD Dogs

Operational Stress Intervention Dogs Ferus and Benji placed with the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association and Burn Fund

VICD Service Dogs, a Division of BC & Alberta Guide Dogs, would like to announce the placement of Operational Stress Intervention Dogs, Ferus and Benji with the British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Association (BCPFFA) and Burn Fund. Benji has been…

Evan Holmgren
November 8, 2021