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Guide Dogs help people who cannot
see, by being their eyes.
Seeing-eye dogs are trained at a special
school. When a Guide Dog is given to
a blind person, the dog and the person
take classes together.
Once a Guide Dog and a person complete
training, the dog learns the places the
person needs to go, such as work or a
coffee shop. The dog will stop at curbs
and wait until the light changes to cross
a street. A Guide Dog also prevents its
owner from danger that they can't see.
A: It's important for a working dog to stay
focused for the safety of the team and
maintenance of training standards. But
Guide Dogs enjoy interacting with the
public when they have time. Please ask
permission before you pet a Guide Dog.
Other dogs are their owner's ears. An
organization called Dogs for Better Lives
rescues dogs and trains them to be
"Hearing Dogs." These dogs respond to
fire and smoke alarms, the telephone,
oven timers, alarm clocks, doorbells and
even a baby's cry.
Dogs also have a strong sense of smell.
People have a poor sense of smell
compared to dogs.
Because dogs can smell better than people,
they are used to help people by sniffing for
chemicals, bombs and even for lost people.
www.guidedogs.com
www.dogsforbetterlives.org
www.canine.org
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