Birth to Retirement: Full Circle of a Guide Dog

Educational documentary style production about how a dog is born, raised and trained to become a guide dog for someone who is blind/visually-impaired.
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[@xander22m11]

I wish we have a program like this in the Philippines thank you for your great work keep up the good job

[@MrObscurejester]

Oh my gosh so much cuteness in this video

[@magnuswalker7957]

Good video folks. Retired GDMI. 🇬🇧

[@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177]

Amazing! So beautiful

[@MrObscurejester]

Awwww sweet,cute and I love puppies and dogs and cats and kitties

[@nilesgregory3356]

the one dislike is someone who couldn't get a guide dog

[@jennylowen2788]

Those puppy eyes are so seductive! I’m smitten!

[@ctxbikergirl9110]

I think what these dogs do for their disabled handlers is great. Unfortunately, what they don’t tell the public is that most of these “non-profit” organizations force the disabled person to raise the thousands of dollars to purchase the service dogs. I’ve also encountered many programs that continue to keep ownership of those dogs and will take them away whenever they want. I think insurance companies should start covering the costs, and the disabled person should retain full ownership. I’m in a situation myself where I cannot afford the $30,000 “required donation”, so I’m forced to raise and train my own service dog. A lot of people cannot do that themselves, such as those who are blind. So it seems like only rich people can “rent” a service dog. Sorry if I sound salty, I just know too many people including myself who need them but are unable to get one because of the costs involved. There needs to be a better way for trainers to get paid and for the disabled to get the service dogs.

[@bcalbertaguidedogs7870]

Hi CTXBikerGirl BC & Alberta Guide Dogs provides the dogs free to the recipient, even though it can cost as much as $35,000 to breed, raise and train one service dog. We are able to do that because we have great donors who believe in what we do. Taking back a service dog from a recipient is practically unheard of with our organization and the only time we would consider it would be if a dog was not a good fit for that person - although we work very hard to make the best match before they become a team. Our biggest challenge is the great need for our dogs and we have wait lists for our Guide Dogs, Autism Support Dogs and PTSD Service Dogs. Those who receive our dogs are those with the greatest need and not financial status. Hope that helps. Feel free to contact us at 1-877-940-4504 if you require further information.

[@kimberlywylie7241]

It states in the video these dogs are given free to the recipient.

[@John-lo4xz]

That's not the case in Sweden :)

[@John-lo4xz]

Here you can even get money if you need a diabetes-alarm dog.

[@MrObscurejester]

It is so cute

[@MrObscurejester]

OMG that baby pup is soooo tiny

[@coalcupcake4659]

they get serpated from the mother when they are only 7 weeks young??? O.O

[@judyives1832]

The seven weeks is important because we now know that puppies enter a “fear period” at 8 -9 weeks. That is not a good time to transition a pup to a new home. There are huge changes in the brain and the puppies brain is just awash with hormones at this time. The “don’t adopt until 8weeks” rule is not always the best for guide dogs since they will need to be super confident. For pet dogs it may be better that they stay with the mom a little longer but for a puppy to be a guide, it’s thought better to transition before the eight week.

[@marleenninaka1303]

Do you have any retired guide dogs available for adoption? AAARRRFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@derekshaw373]

join the queue of all us puppy-raisers waiting to take the retired dogs. Hoping I'll live long enough to get one of our puppies back when she or he retires...

[@kameohosley2175]

Not ANY dogs heart.