Help Us Find a Missing Guide Dog in Minneapolis

Please help us get the word out about a missing Guide Dog named Spalding near Minneapolis, Minn. The following is our all-points-bulletin media release; we're hoping you can help us with Spalding's safe return!

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GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND NEEDS ASSITANCE IN

FINDING LOST GUIDE DOG LAST SEEN IN MINNEAPOLIS AREA

San Rafael, Calif. (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Guide Dogs for the Blind is asking for your assistance in locating a lost Guide Dog named Spalding. The 2-year-old male yellow Labrador Retriever/Golden Retriever cross breed has been specially trained to assist his blind partner in safe mobility. The two have been traveling as a team since October.

Spalding has been missing from his home since Sunday, December 12 at 1:30 p.m. He was last seen on the 1700 block of Marshall Avenue (between Fairview and Snelling) in Saint Paul, Minn.

Spalding has tattoos in both ears with his ID number. If you have any information about this lost Guide Dog, please contact Graduate Services at Guide Dogs for the Blind by calling toll-free: 800-295-4050.

Established in 1942, Guide Dogs for the Blind provides enhanced mobility and quality of life to people who are blind through lifetime partnerships with Guide Dogs. This non-profit organization, headquartered in San Rafael, Calif. is the largest school of its kind and has produced more than 11,000 partnerships across the United States and Canada. Services are offered entirely free of charge.