Guide Dog Leading Blind Person

Guide dogs colloquially known in the usa as seeing eye dogs are assistance dogs trained to lead blind and visually impaired people around obstacles.

Guide dog leading blind person.

My senior year of high school i fretted about navigating college as a deafblind student. Many blind people can t get around without the help of a well trained guide dog. Guide dogs go through extensive training. It s up to the person to determine the routes they take and if it is safe to cross a street.

People assume guide dogs lead blind people and once upon a time i thought so too. The fearless guide dog saved her owner and 30 other people calmly leading them to safety down 80 floors navigating them through fire smoke and debris. Through repetition they may remember a routine course but it is the handler s job to know where they are at all times. The true story of a blind.

Maureen has gotten several questions about how a blind person uses a guide dog whether she would ever consider getting a guide dog and the advantages and d. Guide dogs help blind people in many ways beginning with giving unsighted people independence.