What happens to the dogs who are trained but don’t quite make it as fully-fledged guide dogs?
The answer is that they are given a “career change” and could become a sniffer dog, an assistance dog for physically disabled people or be re-homed as a pet. But a newer service from Guide Dogs repurposes specially chosen ones as “buddy dogs” to help blind and partially sighted children who would benefit from having a well trained dog.