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Lantern Publications

For The Blind


Living With Blind Dogs: A Resource Book and Training Guide for the Owners of Blind and Low-Vision Dogs, Second Edition

Caroline D. Levin (Paperback) Lantern Publications 2004-02


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Someone knows how can i find a wew site where i can buy a guide-dog for a blind people?

I need to buy a trained dog to direct or guide blind people in the state of Connecticut or the entire USA i dont care wich state, but it has to be in the USA territory even Puerto Rico.


This is the only one i can find : www.guidedogs.com

hope that helps

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wat exactly does a dog from GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND do?

if a blind person had a guide dog, how excatly does that dog help the person?


The help a blind person function more independently. They know when it is safe to cross a street - they help the blind person to avoid obtacles (such as a skateboard on the sidewalk) - and dangers (such as a ditch). Not any dog can become a Seeing Eye Dog. They are raised knowing that this is their future purpose - then temprament tested at about 18 months old. Many do not make the cut. Those that do receive intense training. Then the new owner and dogs are trained together as a team. We had a friend who had seeing eye dogs for many years. They went to work with him daily - and even flew to remote locations for job related purposes with him. He felt they enriched his life enormously.

Michele
http://www.e-dog-training.com

Where can I get my Golden Retriever puppy trained in GA so that he may serve as a guide dog for my blind child?

I did not want to wait for five years for the free dogs that some organizations offer visually impaired people. I want to know if there are any personal trainers or companies that would train your own dog to become a service/guide dog.


Childhood is when blind children should be learning orientation and mobility skills with a cane. A blind person must first have a good foundation in orientation and mobility in order to work effectively with a guide dog. Guide dogs aren't Lassie. A guide dog provides information to its handler about the environment, but ultimately the handler must make the decisions about where to go. You should be working with your school system to make sure that your child is getting the proper skills training. If your school is refusing, I suggest contacting your local chapter of the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children http://www.gopbc.org/ They'll help you fight for what your child needs and get you in contact with people who can serve as mentors and role models for your child.

When your child is older, he or she may wish to apply to Southeastern Guide Dogs (the program closest to you) http://www.guidedogs.org/

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How long does it take to train a guide dog for the blind?



Hi! I raise seeing eye dogs. Here's the timeline of a seeing eye dog's life...
birth-7 weeks: with mother. Exposed to strange sounds, lights, weird stimulus.
7 weeks-1 1/2 years: with a family. The dog goes to big cities and gets used to weird things like traffic, loud noises, and learns not to chase other animals. It learns basic manners and commands, like sit, stay, come, down, et cetera. it also learns to poo on command in the proper place, so the blind person can pick it up.

Then, the dog returns to the Seeing Eye. The dog is then evaluated to see if it has the proper potential to become a guide dog. If it does, it is sent to training.

The dog then spends around 4 months with its trainer. This is where the dog learns to walk in a harness and learns how to guide a human.

Next, the dog meets its blind person. It spends a month with the new owner learning that person's routine. After that month, the dog gets sent home with the blind person to start its career.

It's a very hard process and many dogs don't pass- only 50% of all puppies bred are accepted to become guide dogs. The dogs spend their whole lives preparing for the career.

When the dog finally goes home and becomes a guide, it is around 2 years old.

What are the rights of a guide dog handler in Canada?

Disabled people and the blind often use dog guides for help, but what are their rights ? is there a law in Canada that concerns them ? I cannot find any, please if you know, send me a link to a website that would tell me. thanks you !


There is a federal disability law, and each province has it's own disability law.

I find it difficult to research Canadian law because I am in the U.S., but I have put a collection of what I have found on Canadian law as it pertains to service dogs on Service Dog Central at: http://www.servicedogcentral.org/content /node/68

You can also try the following resources:
http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer ?pagename=resources_access_statelaw
http://www.canlii.org

edit:

The U.S. is probably the most liberal country in the world when it comes to disability rights law. It is not safe to assume that rights one would have in the U.S. would also be had in another country. In Canada, for example, in some instances documentation is required, but it cannot be required in the U.S.


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