Guide Dog Training : Guide Dog Training: Stairs
When a guide dog reaches the top of stairs, it stops and waits. Learn how a guide dog navigates stairs safely from a guide dog training expert in this free educational video. Expert: Ian Ashworth Bio: Ian Ashworth is the program director for Dog Guides Canada, an organization that provides Dog Guides to Canadians. Filmmaker: Kevin Fletcher
BassieX
22 Dec, 2009
Not necessarily, it depends on the country were you live how VI you need to be to qualify. Some adults with autism have service dogs that do similar things for them because their brains don’t process visual information properly, and these videos help owner trainers figure out how to train these kinds of things. Of course, a lot of people watching might just be curious.
RFDC07
22 Dec, 2009
Nice.
Well, I’m only visually impaired, so luckily I’d be able to see it anyways
Thanks for responding
rachaelannedonnelly
22 Dec, 2009
what you said lol. yeah, i have tunnel vision in my right eye and none in my left. actually only 8% of visually impaired people are totally blind in the UK.
faithtimtoby
22 Dec, 2009
No, The owner tells the dog where to go. The dog just guides them around obstacles. some dogs do learn habitual routes, though, like to work or the grocery store.
faithtimtoby
22 Dec, 2009
They put the poop bag on their hand, they feel along the dog to where the poop comes out, and then feel around on the ground for the warm squishy stuff and pick it up. They are taught how during team training.
faithtimtoby
22 Dec, 2009
No. They clean it up. They put the poop bag on their hand, they feel along the dog to where the poop comes out, and then feel around on the ground for the warm squishy stuff and pick it up. They are taught how during team training.
faithtimtoby
22 Dec, 2009
Out of curiosity, why don’t you teach the dogs to stop at the end of the stairs? I was taught to teach them to stop and the top and bottom.
faithtimtoby
22 Dec, 2009
Not everyone who is blind is completely blind. Most blind people do have some vision.
jumpit11
22 Dec, 2009
wait…if you have a guide dog, you must be blind, right? How did you watch this video?
gremlin0890
22 Dec, 2009
i seen this guy who was blind once and he had a dog and he told the dog “find me a seat” and the fuckin dog did i was soo amazed thats the whole reason i looked this up coz i wanted to be amazed again
32KOAST
22 Dec, 2009
dogs are great. lol..
Jeschuette
22 Dec, 2009
the best of these dogs is when there training are done they can leed any where the owner needs or wants to go
RFDC07
22 Dec, 2009
They are exempt from cleaning it up. I think the Council do it
jellis4465
22 Dec, 2009
How do they clean dog poo up?
IloveDogTraining
22 Dec, 2009
really liked this vid – thanks for sharing
rachaelannedonnelly
22 Dec, 2009
yay. my guide dog does the same thing on the up step and then look at me as if to say “have I don’t good mum?”
k8teeeeeeee
22 Dec, 2009
Gwen is the love of Gaelens life. She is such a good natured and amazing dog. She has brought so much laughter and joy to our family. They are working excellent together. She has travelled alot with Gaelen and this summer they will be touring all over the USA with the drum corp. Were you at the graduation last year? I want to thank you for doing such a good job and sending us such a marvelous animal. thanks ,Kathy
melcatkum
22 Dec, 2009
Hey! I fostered Gwenny! lol I hope your son and her are doing well. Please give them my best
horseytommylover
22 Dec, 2009
YAY!! go Greg and Mambo!
sambamoes
22 Dec, 2009
hola como estan bueno un saludo
k8teeeeeeee
22 Dec, 2009
I loved this place. I spent a week there with my son who is deaf and was being trained with Gwen his Hearing Ear Dog.Amazing facility, amazing people and unbelievably heroic dogs. If you’ve ever wanted to donate to a Charity this would be the one. Dogguides of Canada, Oakville ,Ont.
XaDvAnT
22 Dec, 2009
Maybe she needs a seeing eye human
trampolinegod4
22 Dec, 2009
guys my dog suddenly went blind… and we have taken her to the vet and he had no clue on what the reason was.. hher eyes areglowing and are dark blue? please does nyone know what to do i am so upset..
somebody said that it was ivormectin overdose…. but my mum was giving wormer to her horse and some fell on the floor and my dog did eat it and maybe that is the cause please please help… 
thank you so muchxx