Our mission of the Guide Dog Foundation is help. People live without boundaries. So when my trainer brought Michael, I was just overwhelmed and Happiness. Just I can't explain it. It'S just a fantastic thing: I'm not gon na cry.
How do I train my puppy to be a guide dog?
I swear Ugh During that time, with the bridging program, the volunteers and the staff members are going to be exposing the puppy to a variety of different environments and situations. So today we had a ball pit out and we had a little tiny set of stairs. We also had a tunnel that was made out of flexible plastic. Everything is a fun engaging exposure.
How long does it take to train a dog to be a guide dog?
So we make everything fun and exciting and yeah it's awesome And all of a sudden, something they might have been overwhelmed or scared at is something cool for them. Our major goal for guide dog training is to get the dogs accustomed to the harness and wearing in the harness, even at a young age.
How does a dog become a guide dog?
So the reason why we use the puppy harness is: it really gets the dog acclimated at that puppy stage.
So when a dog goes into, a harness is going to actually make the dog feel that oh, I have a job.
I'M working, We ask our puppy raisers to socialize the dog, so they're a welcome presence And it's really really important, because we want the dogs to have fun and we want the dogs to be exposed to everything for the first time with the puppy raiser and not When they're with their client Making sure that they get lots of food rewards and belly rubs and kisses and petting and playtime is important Dogs love to learn they're just little sponges.
Do puppy raisers for Guide Dogs get paid?
They want to do things and then you want to have a job At the Guide Dog Foundation about half of our dogs, make it through the final guide dog process. We care about the dog's happiness, We want them to be enjoying the job and we find other jobs for them if that works, And we have different career options. So it's our responsibility to try and find a career that this dog will enjoy.
And if they don't want to have a career and they're telling us that they would be more comfortable as a pet, that's absolutely a choice that the dog gets to make And they can be adopted by the puppy raiser or a selected adopter.
I'Ve been a guide dog user for 16 years And can't imagine life without one. The bond is hmm The bond is indescribable When you first pick up that harness handle you're thinking. Really. This four-legged friend is gon na make sure I go in a straight line to get to where I need to go And it's amazing. It works. He just builds my confidence level.
I'M very shy.
Truly, I am Holding the harness is just a fantastic thing. I, the confidence level is just through the roof Man. Now you made me cry. Wah, Come on, I wasn't sure I was scared.
I had just graduated high school and I flew out to Long Island all by myself and was just young. So when my trainer brought Michael, I was just overwhelmed with happiness.
I was scared to death with my first dog And when we got back to the starting point, I probably ugly cried for five minutes, because I knew that that dog would not put me in harm's way. All my dogs have been great and I truly appreciate what this organization does..
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