“My Eyes and My Friend”

This article examines the global (im)mobilities of guide dogs beyond Europe and North America, and how they have been shaped by space, cultural norms, and legal vagaries. Tracing the histories of these unique working animals in Australia and Japan, I argue that while blind people, advocates, and charitable organizations across the world played a role in mobilizing the guide dog, war and empire dictated how, and in which direction, guide dogs moved—as puppies, as part of teams, and as animal technologies. At the same time, race, class, and location determined access to these animals.