Swish, an 8-week-old guide dog puppy-in-training from Guide Dogs for the Blind met his namesake met his namesake, Dallas Maverick Dirk “Swish” Nowitzki, on Oct. 3. Swish is a male yellow Labrador retriever who will live with a puppy-raising volunteer for the next year before entering formal guide dog training to become a life-changing partner to an individual who is blind or has low vision.