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The Training and Life of Guide Dogs
TLDR Guide dogs are highly trained to assist blind individuals in navigating their surroundings, with tasks including staying in front of and to the left of the handler, mastering intersections and crosswalks, and using "selective disobedience" to ensure safety. These dogs go through a rigorous training program and work as a team with their handlers, leading fulfilling lives as both service animals and family pets.
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Guide dogs were originally trained by a German company called the Seeing Eye to help blind veterans, and the term "Seeing Eye Dogs" is actually a brand name.
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Guide dogs are highly trained to concentrate on a specific set of tasks, including taking a direct route, staying in front of and to the left of the handler, and mastering intersections and crosswalks.
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Guide dogs are trained to stop at curbs, listen for traffic, and use "selective disobedience" to ensure the safety of their blind handlers.
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Guide dogs work as a team with their handlers, relying on each other to navigate and overcome obstacles, and guide dogs lead fulfilling lives as both service animals and family pets.
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Guide dogs that are deemed suitable for training go through a year-long puppy raising program where they are trained in basic obedience and exposed to various new experiences to develop confidence and socialization skills.
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Guide dogs that are deemed suitable for training go through a year-long puppy raising program where they are trained in basic obedience and exposed to various new experiences to develop confidence and socialization skills.
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After a year to a year and a half of puppy training and six months of intensive dog school training, the guide dog and handler undergo a month of training together, during which the dog is taught to walk in a straight line slightly ahead and to the left of the handler, think of the world in human size, and exhibit selective disobedience to ensure the handler's safety.
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Guide dog schools weed out about 80% of the puppies during training, and only about 72% of the remaining dogs graduate and are matched with a handler, with the schools ensuring that the dogs are compatible with their handlers and training the handlers in the commands that the dogs already know.
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Guide dogs are usually retired between the ages of 8 to 10, and are offered to their handler, the original puppy raiser, or put up for adoption.
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Guide dogs are usually retired between the ages of 8 to 10, and are offered to their handler, the original puppy raiser, or put up for adoption.
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