An Historical Look At The Role Of Service Dogs Centuries Ago

You are probably not surprised to hear that dogs have been helping people with disabilities for centuries. Twitter page @DisabilityHistory takes a look back at art and photos that reveal all the good things done by these good boys many years ago. It has been suggested that the earliest surviving illustration of a guide dog from Western Europe dates to the late fifteenth century.  But there are actually several earlier depictions of guide dogs that survive in medieval manuscripts.      



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