Ever wonder how guide dogs are trained? At the Guide Dog Foundation, our Guide Dog Mobility Instructors spend about 12 weeks teaching future guide dogs the essential skills they’ll need to guide someone who is blind or has low vision. From identifying curbs to navigating around obstacles, each dog learns how to safely and confidently lead their handler through the world. If you could ask a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor anything, what would it be? Drop your questions in the comments! 🦮👇 VD: Mar
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Ever wonder how guide dogs are trained? At the Guide Dog Foundation, our Guide Dog Mobility Instructors spend about 12 weeks teaching future guide dogs the essential skills they’ll need to guide someone who is blind or has low vision. From identifying curbs to navigating around obstacles, each dog learns how to safely and confidently lead their handler through the world. If you could ask a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor anything, what would it be? Drop your questions in the comments! 🦮👇 VD: Mar
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Ever wonder what goes into training a guide dog? Follow as a Guide Dog Apprentice practices a route with a future guide dog, Peter. Learn more about our guide dog program by visiting the guidedog.org.The video shows a guide dog apprentice walking on the sidewalk with Peter, a yellow lab and future guide dog. #guidedog #guidedogtraining #dogtraining #guidedogfoundation #assistancedog #doglover #doglife #traininghard #dogroutine #ablove #labrador #lablife | Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
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Ever wonder what goes into training a guide dog? Follow as a Guide Dog Apprentice practices a route with a future guide dog, Peter. Learn more about our guide dog program by visiting the guidedog.org.The video shows a guide dog apprentice walking on the sidewalk with Peter, a yellow lab and future guide dog. #guidedog #guidedogtraining #dogtraining #guidedogfoundation #assistancedog #doglover #doglife #traininghard #dogroutine #ablove #labrador #lablife | Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
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How does a guide dog provide life-changing support for someone with sight loss? 🦮 Three guide dog owners tell us how in the eighth episode of ‘The journey of a guide dog’ YouTube series. The brand-new episode is live on our YouTube channel now: https://bit.ly/3y96GSX [Visual Description: A short video of quick cuts. The video cuts show a variety of guide dog owners and their guide dogs walking to demonstrate how a guide dog partnership works.] | Guide Dogs UK
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How does a guide dog provide life-changing support for someone with sight loss? 🦮 Three guide dog owners tell us how in the eighth episode of ‘The journey of a guide dog’ YouTube series. The brand-new episode is live on our YouTube channel now: https://bit.ly/3y96GSX [Visual Description: A short video of quick cuts. The video cuts show a variety of guide dog owners and their guide dogs walking to demonstrate how a guide dog partnership works.] | Guide Dogs UK
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Everything a guide dog learns is for a purpose. 🦮 Safety comes first, and that includes being confident in all kinds of weather and terrain. These skills help keep both the dog and their handler safe every time they navigate a crosswalk or a busy street. Support our guide dog training program by visiting GuideDog.org/Holiday! VD: The video shows Lauren, Guide Dog Mobility Instructor, working with a yellow lab. The dog is learning how to grow confidence when encountering a puddle at a crosswalk.
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Everything a guide dog learns is for a purpose. 🦮 Safety comes first, and that includes being confident in all kinds of weather and terrain. These skills help keep both the dog and their handler safe every time they navigate a crosswalk or a busy street. Support our guide dog training program by visiting GuideDog.org/Holiday! VD: The video shows Lauren, Guide Dog Mobility Instructor, working with a yellow lab. The dog is learning how to grow confidence when encountering a puddle at a crosswalk.
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