Adorable 10 week old guide dog puppy teams up Harley-Davidson bikers - and they need your help

The very sweet 10 week old Kian (Image:Fabio De Paola/PA Media Assignments)Adorable 10 week old guide dog puppy teams up Harley-Davidson bikers - and they need your helpMore than half of dogs in UK find motorbikes 'stressful' and for Guide Dogs that can dangerous so the Guide Dogs charity needs you to help outByJohnny GoldsmithPicture Editor09:57, 22 Apr 2026|commentsThey might look like a tough crowd in their leathers, but these bikers have a very soft spot for a special Golden Retriever called Kian. Our gallery shows the adorable 10-week-old pup meeting members of the Harley Owners Group in Kidderminster as part of a vital new mission to prepare the next generation of guide dogs. New research shows that 57% of UK dogs find motorbikes "stressful." For a guide dog helping a person with sight loss, a sudden fright from a passing bike isn't just scary - it's dangerous. 100 puppy raisers a month are needed to keep up with demand and you can find out how you can get involved in volunteering. 1 of 5Meet the adorable Kian, a ten-week-old Golden Retriever (Image:Fabio De Paola/PA Media Assignments)2 of 5The pup met Harley-Davidson riders Emma Poole, Kevin Taplin and Dave Brace in Kidderminster (Image:Fabio De Paola/PA Media Assignments)3 of 5The charity is calling on bikers to help with the socialisation of guide dog puppies after research found many are afraid of motorbikes. (Image:Fabio De Paola/PA Media Assignments)4 of 5Haley Andrews, Head of Puppy Raising, says: "Our research shows just how unsettling motorbikes can be for dogs. But for a guide dog, that fear isn't just a nuisance - it can be a genuine safety risk for the person relying on them. (Image:Fabio De Paola/PA Media Assignments)5 of 5She continued: '"Socialisation is such a fundamental part of a guide dog’s training. Our puppies need to encounter the real world in all its noise and unpredictability.” (Image:Fabio De Paola/PA Media Assignments)FollowMirrorFacebookX (Twitter)Comment MORE ONGuide dogs