1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsIf dogs are your thing,then youll be happy to hear the adorable news that a guide dog has given birth to a record-breaking 16 puppies.Its the largest litter The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association(Guide Dogs)has ever had.The mum,Unity,is a German Sh
2、epherd.This was her first litter.16 puppies is double the size of the average German Shepherds litter.Its also three times that of an average dogs!The cute puppies dad,Trigger,is a Golden Retriever so the pups are a German Shepherd Golden Retriever cross.Guide Dogs said it hoped the pups would have
3、the confidence and friendliness of Golden Retrievers on top of the loyalty and drive of German Shepherds.Matthew Bottomley works for Guide Dogs.He said,“A litter of sixteen is incredibly unusual,but such a gift.”“The pandemic has had a detrimental impact on our charitys breeding programme and how ma
4、ny litters we can have,so these puppies are even more treasured.”He added that the puppies were“now ready to start their journeys to becoming life-changing guide dogs for people with sight loss.”The puppies have been named Konrad,Hugo,Clayton,Nash,Derek,Joel,Pax,Ranger,Denver,Evans,Ellie,Silvie,Mabe
5、l,Twiggy,Betty and Daisy.Theyve already spent a week at a training centre and are now living with volunteers around the UK.When they are a bit older,theyll be given special training to help them become guide dogs.Last year,the charity celebrated 90 years of supporting people with sight loss and visu
6、al impairments.In their nine decades,theyve helped partner dogs with 36,000 people.Daily News Animals UK News 18th January 2022Glossarylitter A group of animals born to a mother at the same time.crossA mixture of two or more things.detrimentalCausing damage or harm.volunteersPeople who do jobs for f
7、ree.Illustration:The puppies.When did Guide Dogs start?Rosamund Bond and Muriel Crooke started training four guide dogs in a garage in Wallasey,England in 1931.Now,its the largest breeder and trainer of working dogs in the world and over 14,000 volunteers work for it.Guide Dog Gives Birth to Record-
8、Breaking Litter of Puppiesvisit Questions1.What is the name of the puppies mother?2.Find and copy two of the character traits Guide Dogs hope the puppies will have.1.2.3.Why do you think Matthew Bottomley used the word treasured to describe the puppies?4.Tick to show whether the statement is a fact
9、or an opinion.FactOpinionDogs are lovely.The puppies dads name is Trigger.The puppies are adorable.The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association started in 1931.5.Write an alternate headline that could be used for this story using 6 words or fewer.6.Would you like to be a volunteer for the The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and help raise puppies to become guide dogs?Explain your answer.Guide Dog Gives Birth to Record-Breaking Litter of Puppiesvisit
