Reacting to Videos of IMPRESSIVE Guide Dogs! (too much cuteness)

[@MollyBurkeOfficial]

If you enjoyed this and want more, another 17 minutes of me reacting to cute guide dogs will be posted as a Patreon exclusive video next week! Patreon.com/mollyburke!

[@Dan_Sgambelluri]

Can’t wait.

[@Thebird3.1415]

You should do a reaction to blind people mistakes like accident doing something or reacting to toys that help represent different disability’s

[@Matchatbrew369]

I enjoy your reaction video. You didn't stop or talk too much, and we both learned new terms. Please, do more.

[@hypnotherapy69]

There is a special place in hell for the people who pick up the poop walk twenty feet and DROP THE BAG! Like what´s the point??????? Isn´t it better just to leave the poop?

[@Dan_Sgambelluri]

@@kessorensen3269You need to be a $25 Busy Bee or up to get the videos. The 10-dollar Bumble Bee does get you the live streams though. You can always upgrade later on and watch the videos.

[@waneasle]

I'm studying to become an architectural engineer, and I hope I'll be able to contribute to making public and private areas more accessible to all people, disabled or not ❤️

[@harlows.journey]

When you're designing a place with a bathroom accessible to the public, consider full time wheelchair users and wheelchair users who need caregivers to help. Things that are helpful are full sized changing tables, hoists, roll under sinks, etc

[@wheelie26]

@@harlows.journeyI agree, in the uk they are called Changing Places and they are brilliant. They are becoming more common but it’s taking so long.

[@sashabenoit1518]

1. The more simple the design is, the better! No need to over complicate things by overthinking it. 2. Prioritize function and accessibility over aesthetics (You can obviously still be creative and find ways to make things more visually appealing, just don't let aesthetics get in the way at the expense of functionality). 3. Incorporate high contrasting colors and tactile features in your designs and make any accessibility features easy to detect and navigate. 4. Have fun and get creative with it! Don't be afraid to think outside the box and bring new innovative ideas to the table. We need new fresh minds to reimagine accessible design and make the world more inclusive for everyone while also making it beautiful 😊

[@JayceAmy]

As an architectural engineer, I totally agree with you. In my experience many architects (especially older generation ones) are quick to dismiss accessibility needs. Advocating for accessability and inclusivity is so important. I wish you all the best in your studies

[@palpablenotion]

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the better. Weird place for that? No, the ADA caused quite the stir over sit down eateries and accessible bathrooms. Plenty of deli counters just did away with their like 4 to 8 chairs because they couldn't renovate the bathroom/s effectively. One thing to consider is that have a unisex accessible bathroom takes up less space than a separate men's and women's room. This is for single occupancy of course. Another option is stream line men's and women's rooms and have a unisex, accessible, "family" room. These are getting more popular in big box stores.

[@aaronwolf1045]

My service dog’s potty command accidentally ended up being “hurry up!” because she was always taking her time sniffing around for the perfect spot as a puppy.

[@brooke_reiverrose2949]

😂

[@ljcl1859]

I read a dog training book in the 1980s, written by someone in the UK, and that was the command they told us to use to train them to go potty. I wonder if they accidentally stumbled upon that initially as well.

[@juniper617]

Our pet dog learned, “Right now!” for the same reason.

[@laurenw1168]

Excellent 😂

[@palpablenotion]

I have a psychologically stunted eternal puppy who couldn't be crate trained (she'd just sit in her soiled blanket :( ) so we have a 36lb dog that uses potty pads. She's recently gotten prissy, pretending she can't jump onto something but literally only when my mother is in the room. For me she just gives me a blank stare and proceeds to try and climb instead of hopping up. So I have to pick her up several times a day and put her on the ground and say, "go potty!" So I have an 11 year old puppy who just learned go potty as a command (she doesn't have bad hips/joints, she's going through a long grieving process and that's her most recent fit to throw).

[@Bodyknock]

Just looking it up out of curiosity, back chaining is training behaviors in reverse order you actually want them to happen (as opposed to forward chaining which is the opposite). So for instance, if you're trying to teach a dog to pick up a toy on the floor and drop it in a basket with back chaining, you first teach them to drop the toy in the basket, then once they can reliably drop the toy in the basket you teach them to take a toy from somewhere else to the basket and then do the drop behavior they already know.

[@TuggerAbbey]

Thanks for explaining that much better than I did! 😂

[@CrisOnTheInternet]

That makes a lot of sense

[@wheelie26]

This can also be used to treat people tasks, especially for people with special needs and is part of behaviour therapy hoping that because they receive reinforcement for the last stage of a task they will then work on the last but one task and so on until they can complete the whole task.

[@grutarg2938]

This also makes sense for teaching a dog to locate something - that you would start at the thing to locate, and then back away a little distance, and then farther and farther away.

[@kirstenbusby-soprano]

@@wheelie26this is essentially what back training means in Guide dog land, but instead of tasks it’s more related to the roots we teach the dog. So for example, you would teach the dog the last part of the route, before adding little bits of the root on until you get to the beginning of the route.

[@oggtastic]

I remember when my old dog had an unexpected second poo on a walk and I didn't have a bag. I only lived round the corner so I had to go home, get a bag and go back and pick it up. I got some REALLY weird looks because to the people around me, it just looked like I just randomly walked up to a poo and picked it up as I'd left the dog at home.

[@shadow_song]

😂😂😂😂

[@idlewildwind]

Been there done that! xD Also, my current dog is a little weirdo who never does his whole business in one spot; he will typically poop three times during an average walk... so I always carry like a whole roll of bags on me. And so if I see another dog's poop somewhere that someone is likely to step in it, I pick that up too. Good community deed of the day!

[@mosesgaming6348]

21:00 A suggested turn is when you are not sure when the turn is but you know it is near.

[@laurenwallace8204]

Hi Molly, I’m learning to train guide dogs. Excuse my nerding out. As you say, the lingo can definitely be different from school to school. Targeting and Landmarking are both terms we use when referencing guide dogs finding things for us. Backchaining is the training method we use to teach these skills and it can be used on people too! Backchaining means that you start by teaching the end of the behavior and work your way to the beginning. It’s great for teaching complex skills such as working around obstructions in the path of travel. We use it to build drive towards the target or landmark by starting within arms reach of the target and slowly moving further away.

[@irhonda31]

Thank you for that explanation.

[@loucm4865]

In my school in the uk we had targeting for awhile however back chaining is a relatively new technique in my school. I was not taut back chaining with any of my previous dogs though I was taught to target. I’m on my fifth dog and this is the first time I have been taught how to back chain and I have to say it makes targeting a lot easier. It means I can train how to target objects or find places myself without having to rely on trainers coming out to visit which does make a huge difference.

[@HaleyMary]

How you described Gypsy navigating the hallways and campus of your high school sounds amazingly impressive. And, for her to have the sense of time to know five minutes beforehand to leave. She sounds like she was a special dog.

[@Yosatorn.Asavapatr.Naptvik]

🐶❤️

[@myeyes_marli]

Thanks so much for including my content in your video! It means so much to Marli and me!❤️ Been following your channel for years and I LOVE this new reaction content! Thanks for being such a great advocate in our community❤️🦮

[@rachelwalker7064]

Suggestive turn is when you know there is a right or left turn coming up, and you ask the dog to turn that direction when you think you are getting close. Also, my guide also knows how to find a member of staff as well as the trash bins. These were things I had to train on my own.

[@grutarg2938]

That makes sense - turn left when the hallway opens up to allow it.

[@noblelement]

One of my best friends in college grew up to train service and guide dogs. Being able to "generalize" behaviors from specific locations to all locations can be extremely challenging, and definitely does not come naturally to most pups! You're right, it is EXTREMELY impressive that guide dogs can do this.

[@eternalnyx]

Dogs are so much smarter than we give them credit for. My SDIT is mainly neruo/seizure alert but over time he learned I sleep with my CPAP. I never miss a night or nap and never sleep with out my CPAP for sleep apnea. And sometimes my SDIT has even seen my partner wake me from an accidental snooze to tell me to put on my CPAP. I did not train my SDIT to alert or wake me for my CPAP, but he started booping/alerting if he would notice me with my eyes closed and not wearing my CPAP mask. I was floored but encouraged it and started targeting training with it and now it's one of his duties. Service animals are such amazing creature

[@Kailovesfrogs333]

I also have seizures! If you’re comfortable answering, how has your dog been trained to detect upcoming seizures? Mainly based off of visual cues from auras? Does your dog do any seizure response tasks?

[@eternalnyx]

@@Kailovesfrogs333 it's actually a funny story. I had zero intentions to train my new partners new puppy to be an SDIT. But Buddy (my dog ) learned by watching his mom, Luna. (Bio dog mom). Luna is Suzy (Suzy is my MIL) Neuro alert dog. So buddy saw Luna alert Suzy on the regular. Then buddy watched me have seizures on the regular. Eventually he started alerting me the way Luna alerted Suzy and he turned out to be correct and accurate at predicting and alerting. So we have been nurturing his gift so to speak

[@Kailovesfrogs333]

@@eternalnyx That's so cool! Does he do anything when you are having a seizure (such as getting help or retrieving meds or such?)

[@eternalnyx]

@@Kailovesfrogs333 he alerts before a seizure and does leg counter pressure during as well as grabbing my partner.

[@eternalnyx]

@@Kailovesfrogs333 this is my pin to make a video response to this later! It's a tad complex!

[@samrevelas398]

Hi Molly! I am a GDMI (Guide Dog Mobility Instructor), at my school we use "suggestive turn" for a turn made while in motion. For example the handler might be in a grocery store and asking the guide dog to turn down the next available aisle. A "stationary turn" on the other hand would be made while the handler is stopped, and is a 90 degree turn in place.

[@personincognito3989]

The terminology makes this confusing because it's not suggestive it actually happens. I think for people to understand you need to change the term

[@loucm4865]

Ah now it makes sense, do I agree but it is a confusing term. I didn’t even think we had that command until it was explained. our school just refers to it as a turn on the move.

[@hellaSwankkyToo]

​@@personincognito3989 LOL uhhh "people" don't need to understand, guide dogs + their handlers do + it sounds like those who need to, understand it just fine. 🙂

[@ninaradio]

Isn’t the idea just that you are suggesting that you are coming up to a place where the dog needs to find the place to turn, as opposed to “I know we need to turn left at this exact spot?” Suggest seems like an appropriate word to me. Maybe other terms would also be good, but as long as it makes sense to the people doing it, that’s all that matters.

[@livelongandprospermary8796]

This has me wondering if guide dogs or service dogs could be trained to find particular items in the store. Thinking specifically like training them to "find bread" or "find milk". This could apply to guide dogs or maybe a task specific to autism service dogs that help with overwhelm and staying on task. Anyway....off to Google but thought I would ask here too.

[@angiecastro9345]

Though, my dog’s commands are in french. *he’s privately trained*. I taught him how to target and find items like trash, car, and certain people. He also knows how to find chairs, elevators, and stairs.

[@binglemarie42]

No wonder Elton loves to take you shopping! It's his best skill set.

[@marienhornyak1941]

“Get busy” is what I tell my guide dog. She has admittedly peed in harness but not poop. Fidelco did train my dog to “find the trash!”

[@inekogary8870]

@@marienhornyak1941 same here my Guide dogs never pooped and hardness.

[@sophieirwin3497]

Guide dogs for the blind in the UK call going to the bathroom 'do a busy' - basically short for business. After 4 guide dog puppies we raised, my family used a lot of the tips and tricks to train our German shepherd.

[@marikotrue3488]

When I see Guide Dogs at work, I am always amazed. I think that many of us underestimate the intellect of our companion animals.

[@vemovasnena]

WOW it blows my mind that you can train a dog to recognize a staff uniform. Incredible!

[@Lindseyisloony]

I've heard having no real stairs to any underground train is also quite a safety hazard in general. The textured metal steps are 10x less safe than real stairs when the surface is wet but also apparently in extreme weather that can cause underground station flooding they can create an electrocution risk if they aren't maintained right and shut off when appropriate. I think that must be rare though.

[@kikinationforever]

Such good pups. Treats for everyone! 🦴🦴🦴

[@MariaClara_x]

All the blues, the background, the bandana head band, the nails Love the blue vibes 💙 It’s my favorite color

[@Skyesoceaneyes]

And yhe cup! I noticed, too! 🩵

[@carleybutler1707]

same here i couldn’t keep my eyes off the nails 💙

[@velvet_foxprince]

the point you made about eye contact really reminded me of the week i spent without my glasses, i am not blind but i have very poor eyesight, extremely near sighted and in highschool i lost my glasses in the back of my moms van and had to just fend for myself for a week without full sight and wow it was definitely an experience, i remember one class i couldnt tell at all if my teacher was talking to me or to the class in general and i had to say out loud "im sorry can you please tell me if youre looking at me and talking to me? i lost my glasses and everything is extremely blurry i cant even follow your eyes" and the whole class laughed at me :( i also had to struggle reading sheet music for my orchestra class, got a lot of weird looks for having my music stand like inches from my face

[@Zabethou]

French speaker from Quebec here. Besoin means need, you are right, but can also refer to excrements and urine (faire ses besoins = go potty)

[@myriambressani7019]

Exactly. The same way we use the word "duty" in English.

[@Oishionna]

@@myriambressani7019that may depend on your dialect of English.

[@Brooke_Corbyn]

Huh I haven't heard of duty being used that way, but here people will say "do your business" to a dog

[@CrisOnTheInternet]

It works the same in Spanish, not a surprise, I guess

[@bunbunbee]

@@Brooke_CorbynDuty and Doodie 💩 lol

[@inekogary8870]

I’ve been a guide dog user for real close to 30 years knocking on the door of 30 years of a Guide Dog Users.

[@alyssachristine6930]

First off, what a fantastic video idea! All KZbin likes to recommend to me is videos of service dog denials or service dog handlers getting in fights with other members of the public, so it was so refreshing and uplifting to watch videos about amazing guide dogs and their handlers. My guide dog amazes me everyday, but it’s so fun to see all the other amazing guide dogs out there and! I also am always on the hunt for more blind/disabled creators to follow, so I’m excited to watch more of these creators content! My guide dog, Diva, was trained at Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB), and her command for relieving is “Do your business!” And she too was trained on how to use escalators with booties on her back paws, but we never go on them. Can’t wait to see more videos like this! I could’ve watch you react to guide dog content for hours!!

[@Vera-n7l2c]

wow, I made it the first time in the first 30 minutes. So you might even read this! Thank you, your mum and the whole team for what you put out in this world. I watch you since a few years, not blind my self, recently I did develope a disability and being allready sourrounded at least via youtube with people who are disabled and rocking life, is very soothing. When obsessing about roomdecor or doing crafts, I find my self invisioning more multisensory options, which is directly inspired by one of your videos... Parasocial stuff is wieder but fun? Greetings from europe, from my small doggy and me.

[@erinmalone2669]

I’m sighted, but have a friend who is a guide dog trainer and after listening and asking her about training has absolutely helped me with training my new puppy. My dogs must be attentive to me on walks, stop at curbs, wait for the command to cross and leave distractions alone. Those trainers are amazing. ❤ Many treats and positive reinforcement and using consistent commands is essential. I’m amazed at what dogs are capable of when training is so good. Dogs are perfect.

[@jamesalexanderduncan767]

I love these so much. So amazing to see how smart and intuitive the dogs are

[@AdventuringBlind]

Need a part two!! 🫶

[@MossyBear]

back chaining is very cool! it's a way to talk about training something that eventually will become a complex behavior. targeting can be trained by back training. back chaining just means that they train the behavior with the end point first. so if you are looking at "find a chair," as a behavior, back chaining would have you train interaction with the chair first, then once that's reinforced, introduce movement towards the chair, and so on.

[@blaireshoe8738]

ohh, the back part of back training refers to backing away from the target so they can find it from further away, not something to do with the dog's back 😂 that makes so much more sense

[@MossyBear]

@@blaireshoe8738 it's back chaining because it's backwards in terms of training order, I think!

[@nyves104]

I unintentionally ended up with 2 separate commands for my service dog, I use "go potty" when he needs to pee and then "go poop, puppy." it's a surprisingly useful skill and now most of the dogs in my life also now potty on command, it's great if you know a storm is coming and don't want to get wet

[@nadineevans5195]

I've done the same. But my dog alerts me to go out if a storm is coming, because she doesn't like getting wet!!

[@redpuppy7152]

Hey, just wanted to explain about suggested turns. When a handler suggests to turn to a dog, meaning they say the turn name twice, as demonstrated in the video, it is basically asking the dog to find a next available turn in the desired direction. This is mostly taught at The Seeing Eye guide dog school I think, although I could be totally wrong about that. I don’t know many other United States schools who teach that.

[@HaleyMary]

That's so awesome how the dogs are able to find staff on command and how the dogs know what the jackets/uniforms look like. So intelligent!

[@TuggerAbbey]

I used back chaining to train my dog to unload my dryer and to get me a drink from fridge. Back chaining is a common technique for a task that they need to do multiple things and including them all to do a specific task that they need to learn multiple tasks individually and then use them all together to do a task that includes multiple things like learning to hold something, pull something open, push something shut etc….you have to learn each task individually and then add them in a chain for final task.

[@ChimeraTruely]

This is great! As someone that is in need of a service dog, knowing so many tasks that they could help with is very comforting. Hopefully my vision won't get bad enough to need a fully trained guide dog, but I already need help with finding bathrooms, elevators, and some other important things needed when I am in public places I don't already know well.

[@lyfandeth]

"Marley and me" is actually a very popular book published in 2005 in the US and made into a movie, so it may be uncommon but it would be no surprise if someone named their dog for that Marley.

[@ax3247]

Marley is actually NOT Marli! :)

[@KittyMax97]

Usually schools name litters of puppies. Molly’s dog Elton John was in a litter all named after musicians. It’s common to use letters, which is what I’m guessing Marli is from. All the puppies probably have M names. 😊

[@irhonda31]

Definitely interesting! So cute that the one dog had on Mickey ears at Disney.

[@mentira32]

Again again!!! I love knowing more about the situations that blind people have to navigate so I know how to help! I work with public and it suuuucks when you're trying to help and it feels like you're lost in how to provide the best service

[@Ozraevun]

Thank you Molly for adressing the fact that if you as a blind person can pick up after your dog, someone with sight should bloody do it as well! You're amazing!

[@rooneypartridge6186]

thank you for making videos like these! They are super interesting and I love learning about the intricacies of working with a guide dog.

[@dogtraininginthedark]

Backchaining works like this. Let’s say you were going to go into a building, turn right at the first intersecting hallway, find the elevator, go up to the third floor, exit the elevator, turn right and go to the end of the hall, last door on the left. You want to train your guide dog to find that spot. Here’s how I do it as a guide dog user and professional guide dog trainer… First, I heel the dog on leash and in harness to a few feet from the door I want him to find. I pick up the handle, say “forward, door” and praise lavishly and/or give treats when at the door. I do this a few times until the dog is reliably finding the door, which doesn’t take long if the dog already knows how to find doors. Then, I’ll move back a few feet more. This could be to the part where I turned right after exiting the elevator, or it could be halfway, depending on the distance. Again, I cue the dog to go forward and find the door. I do this several times, praising/treating when required. Then, I will do it from actually exiting the elevator. Then, from the intersecting hallway I first found when I entered the building. Then, from the door of the building where I entered. At each step, I heel the dog on leash and in harness through the steps we haven’t done yet, so he is only guiding for the step he’s on and the ones he’s already mastered. Backchaining is merely the process of training the dog to target a place or thing, but instead of starting at the beginning, you start at the end, work in small steps and go backwards to the beginning.

[@arimckellin1]

When I was in Ireland, professionally spray-painted directly on the cement was "Pick it up, you dirty pup!"

[@hope_is_freedom]

Back claiming is a formal dog training method that basically means you start at the thing and treat them there. And then you start backing away and having them walk to the location and get treated there. Then you create more distance and repeat it.

[@inekogary8870]

Yes, my Guide dog school Southeastern guide dogs they teach our dogs to find everything just about. From garbage cans to doors. From chairs to benches. And the list goes on. And then when we get home, we teach our dogs to find other landmarks that we want. My school is called SOUTHEASTERN guide Dogs Inc. They are located in Palmetto, Florida and I’m located in Tampa Florida so about. A 45 minute drive.

[@vanessaheinrich1996]

If you’re ever in Germany, you should meet up with Mr. blind Life! He’s single handedly educating people on social media on blind guide lines that are on the ground in cities!

[@singlesightart]

21:11 a suggestive turn is when you know there is a turn coming up, you just don’t know where, so you start suggesting the desired direction. The term ‘Park Time’ was initially used by The Seeing Eye (the first guide dog school in the US and currently the oldest in the world) as their first few classes in the states were held across the street from a park where the dogs were taken to do their business, thus Park Time. Also I was more than a bit nervous one of my few guie dog related videos would be on here. A few years ago I posted a video of me meeting my current guide. I didn’t have meny followers and it was our anniversary so I thought it would be fun to share. My dog on the day I met here was waaay hyper. To this day I don’t know what her deal was. She was super vocal and kinda crazy. The video went semi viral ish and I had to pin and sticky comments explaining that she isn’t like thet now and is actually a fantastic guide and all that. It was kinda nuts, people were mostly nice in the comments but lots of ignorance too.

[@angeliquestevens1863]

"Aux besoins" might mean more: "let's go take care of your business". "Faire ses besoins" is the equivalent expression in French. (Source: Born and Raised in France).

[@LifeWithAndiNicole]

These were great! I enjoyed it! 1. “Park” is what our school taught us to use. (Yes it’s weird!) 2. My school didn’t teach Elroy how to find trash but I targeted it and trained him when we got home. 3. I was worried about giving him too many target words but I think I am underestimating what guide dogs can do. Thanks for the video!

[@SakuraHaruno993]

Guide Dogs For The Blind UK teach “find the bin” as a standard command. Very handy for after a “Busy Busy” (toilet command) and for when I need to get rid of rubbish like my coffee cup. Lots of bin variety in the uk so I’m always impressed my guide dog Frank can recognise each one!

[@Narnendil]

Watching this video, I was also impressed guide dogs can find different looking bins and I told this to my husband. And he suggested, the dogs might find them due to their smell! Maybe that helps them find them when they look very different :)

[@auntsarah16]

Service Dogs are amazing! and too smart for their own good too!

[@angiecastro9345]

Also, please do more of these!

[@IrinaGreenman]

Au besoin = literally "at need, when necessary." So your usage of the phrase makes perfect sense in French. 😊 Editing after watching the whole video: This was an absolute delight! I love hearing about amazing service dogs, as I am going to be embarking on training my own sometime in the next few years.

[@momodery]

‘’Au besoins’’ I think derives from ‘’aller faire ces besoins’’ which is the ‘’polite’’ way to say you’re going to the bathroom :)

[@MariaClara_x]

Omg so cool the new format with Molly react! Excited to watch!!

[@cherylhowker1792]

With Ava, I’ve taught Lilly that, so when I have a seizure she will go to the staff.

[@imperfectly_megan]

That makes sense. That must have taken a lot of work to train Ava to find the staff. I hope Molly sees this.

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@imperfectly_megan my girl is Lilly and it did take months of work weekly going to the same shops and the same people- she gets a cuddle from them which she loves when I say it’s ok- so to her going to find staff is a game… I found it herder in our little town as it’s mainly independent shops and no one wears uniforms, so to Lilly they people she’s ment to ignore. But as the stores are small they see us coming in and know we are there, also usually if I’m in town I’m with a friend or carer who will help and take over that role. It really works in Aldi with the staff that know her, also know if a dog is running around it may be Lilly- as I always go say hi when we arrive, especially if I have no carer and have ventured out alone, when Lilly was younger I had less anxiety then I do now and used to venture out just the 2 of us. We don’t do it much now. As my anxiety is too high and that’s not fair on her to cope with me on her own. That and it can affect her work if I’m too bad she becomes more like pup and a lot more protective of me- I don’t want her to react in a bad way.

[@zametal.]

Awesome! I hope you will do more of this style of content! (I used to watch your videos a lot before I had an account, and now finally joined you all over here in this comment section.) I hope you have a great day/evening/night! 💜

[@animallover5626]

I loved this, I hope you make more reaction videos to guide dog content!

[@XR_to_DR]

Okay, I’ve watched literally every single one of your videos and this might be one of my new favorite types. I love love love Molly rambles, your educational videos, your list videos, and traveling. I just absolutely love your channel and I didn’t know it could get any better but I think it did with the reaction video!! I’d love to see you react to how other visually impaired creators describe their vision. I’m really intrigued and have watched a lot of those videos before.

[@delphinedelphinedelphine]

This was great! I always worry about what if there's no staff. In Paris, many of the subway stations either have no counter or no staff so this is good to hear about the UK.

[@valariemonroe6618]

Getting a service dog in the US is so hard... I have autism, C-PTSD, partially blind and am physically disabled. Yet I am not "disabled enough" to get on the list.

[@IrinaGreenman]

Omg, same! And if you don't qualify for assistance, getting one yourself can cost upwards of $20k. 😢

[@brooke_reiverrose2949]

I wonder if this contributes to the “fake service dog” problem? How many people resolve to train their own dog without proper dog vetting and training assistance? I was thinking of training my dog for something because I only need one task, but I’m not sure if she is cut out for it. Like I wonder if better support for more disabled people to get guide dogs might not be part of the answer there. Just speculating.

[@loucm4865]

@@brooke_reiverrose2949 i’m not from the US but Ithink you might be onto something there. I’m not saying we have no issue with fake service dog/assistance dog in the UK but it doesn’t seem to be as rampant as it is in the US. Most assistance dog training is done through programs which are covered for by charitable donations. from what I understand as has been outlined here is that it is either very expensive to a quiet a service dog or you don’t qualify and that could be drivong up the need to self train. here’s the Fing though and it’s a bit of an elephant in the room but not every dog can be a service dog and not everybody will have the skills or the patience to train a dog to be a service dog. Hell, I know I would not be able to train my guide dog from scratch, There is a reason why there are professional service dog trainers. Self training might be the most affordable or accessible option but it is not in anyway the easiest option in my opinion. I think what probably happens is people are often forced into going down that route as their only means of getting a service dog and maybe don’t realise what is involved or don’t have the resources, proper knowledge or patience to actually take on the job of training for a service dog. KZbin videos can make it look so much easier than it actually is in reality. On top of that there is the issue of what to do if your dog just is not cut out to be your service dog. I think it must be really easy to end up getting trapped into the Sunk cost fallacy of ending up in a situation where you get a dog which you have tried to train as a pup or from a very young age only to find out after all your efforts that it is just not suitable so you are stuck in the position of either having to face up to the prospect of washing the dog and start all over again without any guarantees that second dog will work out any better or keep on trying with the one you have in the hopes that things will improve. I’m guessing that a lot of people will probably go with the second option especially if they don’t have a lot of resources on their side.

[@waffles3629]

Yep. I would benefit from a psychiatric service dog (not an ESA, that's a service dog) for a myriad of mental health issues, but they are insanely expensive and the few programs even closeish to me that are free/sliding scale have super strict criteria I don't meet. Like one program does dogs specifically for veterans of specific wars. My best hope is owner training, but I can't do that until I live somewhere I can have a pet.

[@IrinaGreenman]

@brooke_reiverrose2949 Most "fake service dogs" aren't under qualified dogs owned by disabled people. They're pets owned by nondisabled people, who are trying to break the rules. One situation out of many where disabled people are systemically punished for the actions of the nondisabled.

[@kaytaosborn]

So happy you made this video happen!! You can do anything Molly ❤.

[@JoyfulNerd400]

This was such a lovely interesting video! I’d enjoy more videos like this personally

[@JuMixBoox]

Love this new format!

[@danielreher1987]

This was fun and educational. I love being able to learn new things. The situations that you were describing at the end of the video where you had to cross the street to get to the other side of the campus would induce anxiety in me and I am fully sighted with eye glasses. I just don't trust drivers to pay attention to where I am. Even in crosswalks. Which I use as much as humanly possible. Which is probably around 98 percent of the time. Sending lots of love. Thank you again for your content. I truly appreciate what you do.

[@rosebud7233]

If I’m remembering right from my Guide dog training, backchaiming is a process that is involved in doing targeting. I get my Guide dogs from Guide Dogs for the Blind, and they use the phrase “ do your business”.

[@lsullivanhd]

Light heartedly: as an elementary teacher for 24 years, I'm learning a lot ❤❤

[@MariaClara_x]

Omg this was so much fun! Thanks for the video!!!

[@kellylyons1038]

I wonder if the dogs trained to find staff by their high vis would ever go up to someone who is not staff but wearing high vis for another job or safety reasons (i wear it cuz i like how it looks and i live in a dark area and dont trust drivers). Like imagine asking for help and it turns out to be a construction worker on their way home lol.

[@vegagalactic865]

I love when you started talking about picking up the poop! Aside from being a dog-owner, I ran my own little dog-walking biz for about 10 years and believe me, even a pro sometimes ends up without a poop bag! But like you said, no excuses! I have used LEAVES to pick up dog poop before! lol

[@Maya-qy2nq]

Reaction videos are a perfect medium for you, you're great at taking a smaller bit of information and elaborating on it/relating to it. I'm down for more of these for sure!

[@Phoenix63524]

Bac kchaining referrs to teaching a guide dog to find something by starting where the thing is, going back to the turn before that thing, working their way to the item from the last turn. Then going to the second to last turn, working to the thing, and so on and so on. So teaching from the destination, one turn at a time backwards, to the beginning of the route.

[@naomistein6621]

Loved this video. I would definitely watch more, this is really interesting!

[@evaantoniia]

I loved this!! Would love to see more reactions ❤

[@early_morning_sd_team]

I recently started having issues with my vision during panic attacks, luckily I had already started training my current service dog to do guide tasks. I’m currently working on trying to get my next dog as my prospect washed out.

[@gracelovely3838]

I almost exclusively watch reaction channels and I've been looking for service dog content. Looking forward to seeing more!

[@princesshydec]

loved this content and loved hearing the differences between your dogs

[@Phoenix-yl3go]

Wow! This was really cool! I love reaction videos too! I’m a sighted person, and my dog is a carer changed seeing eye dog (which is a polite way of saying he didn’t make the cut) but he is an assistance dog (for me) so we kept commands like the toileting, in Australia Victoria (where we’re from) we use ‘do your jobs’ but he doesn’t like to poo on command. 😆. Thanks for the video Molly! And I did always wonder how blind dog owners were able to pick it up, so awesome!

[@Phoenix-yl3go]

PS: my assistance dog still treats me like a blind handler sometimes, which is not his job anymore, but it always makes me laugh when he thinks he’s guiding me and proceeds to walk me into a pole. 😂🤣. (Remember this isn’t his job anymore and we didn’t continue the guide dog training, just meant as a funny story)

[@dinahakim7114]

Thanks!

[@charliebradford4369]

I owner trained my multipurpose guide seizure all in 1 assistance dog. I trained escalators with her and she was doing amazing. Then a guy threw her off and I had catch her mid air to stop her falling to her death. Since then she has a massive phobia of going on them. At the beginning after the incident she couldn't even see one ages away without bolting and having an hour long panic attack (usually having to carry her home). Now she can take me to a lift right next to it and she'll step on one if it's turned off. I will never make her go on one again unless it's like life threatening but I love that she's come so far to be able to. After a near life ending event (never mind career ending) her trust in me that i'm not risking her life is incredible.

[@prismcherry8879]

The video about the London Underground was interesting to me :) My mum used to work with physically disabled people in London, and back when she did that there was basically 0 accessability, she had to navigate a wheelchair down stairs! I'm a wheelchair user now, and the accessability there is a looot better now and the staff are always beyond helpful. But there are still limited stations with step-free access and it can be scary getting on a train.

[@nadineevans5195]

I've taught my dog to go on command and it's on a fairly routine schedule. That way, she poos in a predictable area every day, as i don't have a yard. (Apartment resident) It's easy to clean up too!

[@luvseldem95]

Thank you for saying that about the dog poop! I can’t stand it when people don’t pick up after their dogs

[@katiemarie8119]

I can’t wait for more of these videos!

[@emmie0426]

Im so early! Thank you Molly for all the enjoyment over the years. Love you so much from Houston!

[@paulanavarro030110]

In my hometown, they are now billing people who leave poop on the street. There are drones all over the town watching people walk their dogs😂

[@Lhwll]

Oh gosh which country is this? :D

[@paulanavarro030110]

@@Lhwll spain

[@pepsimax8078]

I loved this, and I am here for many more reaction videos!!

[@charlie6849]

Hi Molly, thanks for doing this video. It’s really helpful as I’ve been thinking about applying for a guide dog and wondering how it would work. I have some sight but experience difficulties finding all the things that the people in the videos you played have difficulties finding and this would help me immensely. Thanks for an awesome video 😊.

[@bayleewhite9488]

My dog is a puppy and a medical alert dog. But I use a dumpster at my apartment when I have her poop in bag. And at the park the other day, she ran to a trash can to wait while I was doing poop pickup bc she knew that was next stop. I was so proud of her bc trash cans and dumpster look different. Probably smell similar though!

[@poodleguiderpeyes7388]

💛The Guide Dog Foundation!💛

[@GuideDogFoundation]

🥰🥰

[@Just4Fun1276]

This was really interesting and insightful, I would love to see more of this!❤

[@advokating]

Fellow guide dog handler here, and I just found new guide dog friends through this video!!! Running to follow on TikTok now

[@reina721]

Sorry you went thought that experience, it would be nerve wracking for a sighted woman such as myself to go through that and I can only imagine how scary it was for you. You’re such a strong and inspiring woman I hope you never feel like that again.

[@SineadMcFarlane]

I'm in UK. Live in Highlands in rural area. My guide dog retired 6 weeks ago after ,I years together I am able to keep him. He will be 11 in a week. I wasn't taught how to pick up and my Quest always moves away so quickly but he didn't like touching his tail so I don't think would have allowed me to. But I was taught to tell Quest to " go Busy or Get busy" before going out working and in return home. He very rarely only if desperate went while working but it was too quick to get harness off. He was always like a camel would hold it for hours to home. 😂 I taught him how to fin a trash can . He isn't escalator trained our guide dog association only train a dog if it tolerates boots and if regularly use the underground trains I don't they are all in England in London mainly but they refuse to train him for shopping centres etc said to use a lift or stairs. I'm on the long waiting list for a new dog and we only get offered a matching walk here if they find a dog they think is correct speed etc. we don't get to pick. Your Elton is so handsome. I have a lab cross retriever. Unfortunately UK doesn't train the Bernese mountain dog. I wish they did.

[@felixhenson9926]

Yeaaaah I'm a wheelchair user from the UK who lived in London and it's wild how little of the London Underground is actually step free.

[@RosyRosie42]

Ooohhhhh! I want 100 more of these reaction vids! 🤩

[@Alenajellybeans]

Yes! I love the PSA: people, pick up the poop!

[@deeandthekittens]

OMG, the color-coded fashion :)) I am here for it🥰. I love the reaction video style.

[@samanthakennedy4023]

Yes molly! Worth the effort babe x

[@BunniBeshara]

I think this is great! And I love that you listed all of the channels you reacted to. If this is something you can make work, I think it’s a great way to expand the channel!

[@mikkismallz]

Obsessed with the new background color!