A cinema has welcomed half a dozen puppies in for a training day.

Showcase Cinema de Lux Reading partnered with Guide Dogs to host a training session for six puppies.

The pups, all aged between five months and a year, were visiting the cinema to help them become accustomed to the sights and sounds of the environment, including Dolby Atmos sound and big screen projection.

The six guide dogs in training, named Brenda, Benny, Nash, Custard, Yarrow and Joshua, showed some nerves at first before all settling in to watch 35 minutes of film trailers.

Stephanie Ranson, Puppy Development Advisor at Guide Dogs said: “Training our pups in different environments is crucial.

"It was a pleasure to take a few of our younger dogs down to Showcase Cinema as we take our service animals all over the place for training, from cinemas to fire stations, and airports to buses. 

“It’s all about exposing them to different sounds, sights and textures that they wouldn’t come across in everyday life, until they qualify as guide dogs. "

Crispin Lilly, UK Managing Director at Showcase Cinemas, added: “We set out to ensure everyone feels welcome at Showcase and all our cinema locations are prepared for those who require visual and audio aid, including audio descriptive headsets that assist our visually impaired guests by describing the action taking place on the big screen.”