What You Should Know About Guide Dogs

Guide dogs help those with blindness or visual impairment to travel safely.

Here are some things guide dogs CAN do:

• Guide people across streets
• Guide people through crowds
• Guide people around obstacles
• Find certain objects
• Stop in case of danger, such as an approaching vehicle
• Indicate where steps and curbs are

Here are some things guide dogs CANNOT do:

• Show people where to go or how to get there
• Understand when it is safe to cross a street
• Continue to be effective if they are not used every day

Bear in mind that to get a guide dog, a blind or visually impaired person must attend a special guide dog school that will assign them a dog and train them to care for it and use it to guide them.

Dog Guides for People with Vision Loss

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