Today Gets a Puppy! Meet the 10-Week-Old Labrador Retriever Training to Be a Guide Dog

NBC teams up with Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a New York nonprofit organization, for a very important cause

NBC's Today had quite the baby boom last year, but 2015 is all about puppies—one very special puppy, in fact!

Today's anchors, staff and an experienced dog handler have teamed up with Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a New York nonprofit organization, to help train this adorable 10-week-old yellow Labrador Retriever to become a guide dog. On Wednesday, Matt Lauer rolled out the red carpet for the li'l guy (literally) and gave him the warmest welcome to Studio 1A!

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As you can imagine, there were squeals, giggles and cheers when the precious pup made his grand debut.

This furry face will undoubtedly make Matt, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Natalie Morales, Carson Daly and the rest of the Today family (viewers included!) smile bright and early each morning, but this puppy's got a purpose, too!

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If all goes well, he will graduate after 16 months and get adopted free of charge by someone who is blind or visually impaired. Amazing, right?!

First things first, though: He needs a name! Today is asking viewers to vote, too, on what to call him: Wrangler, Waldo, Wes or William.

All good choices for the cuddly cutie!

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