Volunteers help to foster a new generation of guide dogs

Despite efforts to train more puppies, the nation faces an acute shortage of canine 'Seeing Eye angels'. Cheng Si reports from Dalian, Liaoning province.

Bubble, a yellow Labrador, is spending the first year of her life with a foster family in Dalian, Liaoning province, as preparation for guide dog training.

"She used to be a naughty girl. She often broke flowerpots and stained her fur with soil. Ripping up slippers with her teeth was also a favorite activity," said Zhao Qiyi, a volunteer puppy raiser who is caring for the 9-month-old bitch.