How on earth do guide dogs know where to go???

Question

i mean how does the owner tell them he/she wants to go to the shops etc

Answer 1

Pup's first year
If puppies are to become good guide dogs they must not only have the right parents; they must also be brought up properly.

At 6-8 weeks old, the pups have their first taste of guide dog training. Volunteer puppy walkers introduce the young pups to the sights, sounds and smells of a world in which they will play such an important part. This will mean taking the dogs on buses and trains, into shops and along busy streets. The puppy walker will also teach the puppy to walk ahead on the leash (not ‘to heel’) as it will once a guide dog, and to obey simple commands such as ‘sit’, ‘down’, ‘stay’ and ‘come’.

When the pup is about a year old it returns to Guide Dogs for the next part of its important training. This can be a sad time for the puppy walker, but they are rewarded with the knowledge that they have helped raise a dog who will one day act as someone's eyes.




Back to School
Back at Guide Dogs, the young dogs learn the skills needed to guide a blind or partially-sighted person. They learn:

To walk in a straight line in the centre of the pavement unless there is an obstacle;
Not to turn corners unless told to do so;
To stop at kerbs and wait for the command to cross the road, or to turn left or right;
To judge height and width so that its owner does not bump their head or shoulder;
How to deal with traffic.
Guide dogs in training wear brown training harnesses – they don’t get a smart white one until they complete their schooling.

The training is rigorous - it has to be - and not all the young dogs make the grade. For the majority that do, the introduction to their new owner marks the start of a partnership that will last around seven years. (Half the dogs now being trained will go to replace dogs that have retired.)

Matching the correct dog with the correct owner takes skill and experience. The owner’s length of stride, height and lifestyle all contribute to the type of guide dog they will be matched with. The couple spends up to four weeks of intensive training together until they qualify together and the visually-impaired owner proudly hands over a token 50p for their dog and the guide dog is awarded a white harness.

Answer 2

Guide dogs guide the person safely where the owner is going. The person that needs guiding does not just say lets go to the market and just hang onto the dog and have it take it there. It tells the owner, when the lights change color, when it is safe to walk, it keeps the person safe. They know when to stop etc. Because they were taught in the first few years of their lives.
When dogs are born typically the large breeds, because they can take the leaning on that humans sometimes need to do. The litter of pups, when old enough, is given to different people, that have vowed to bring these pups into every situation possible. To help them in the future. Some of the litter does not make it into the guide dog life. Some are just not cut out for it. Those that do, after their teaching, usually about 2 years, that person that has taught them gives that dog up to the person that is in need of a guide dog or therapy dog. Different methods of teaching go into guide dogs and therapy dogs.

Answer 3

This is a big misunderstanding. Guide dogs don't know where to go. They are trained to help a blind or nearly blind person not bump or trip over obstacles that are in their way whether they are low on the ground or head high. But the person who walks with the dog has to know for him or herself where he or she has to go and he or she must give his or her dog commands which make the dog know what to do.
The dogs go through severe training that starts when they are just puppies and when they are placed into families that prepare them for there training when they have reached the age of one year. In this year the dogs have to be fully socialized to all sorts of circumstances so they won't get stressed in whatever situation or crowded place they come.
After this year the real training start at the institute where the dogs are prepared for their future job and this takes about 6 to 9 months and during this period it will be decided whether the dog will be qualified to be a guide dog. Because not all the puppies that were set out to be guide dogs can become one.
During their training they learn all the commands that are needed to help a blind or nearly blind person. They have to learn what is straight ahead and left and right and to cross the road, to find the stairs, the door, the counter and so much more things. I must how ever say that a guide dog doesn't watch the traffic the person walking with the dog has to listen carefully to find out wheter it's safe to cross the street and then give the command to cross.
When the dog is ready they combine him with a blind or nearly blind person and see if they match together during a period of training that takes 2 to 3 weeks, at least over here that is.
I have worked with guide dogs and I hope I have answered your question to your satisfaction.

Answer 4

When someone is given a guide dog, they go through intense (not 'severe') training to teach them how to handle the dog. The trainer also goes with them on their usual route to work etc to check there are no unusual obstacles they'll face.
A trainer will often walk behind the blind person and their dog the first few times, and meanwhile the blind person is giving direction to the dog; forward, halt etc.
The dogs learn the route the same as you would once you've walked it a few times.
Blind people use a cane and learn to count kerbs, lamposts etc; they have to memorise their route.

Answer 5

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By their nature, dogs are pack animals with a well-defined social order. Through basic training, you need to consistently make sure your puppy understands that you are the leader, not him. So in teaching him the basic rules, you take on the role of pack leader.

To fit into the family circle, your dog must be taught to recognize his name and such commands as come, heel, lie down and sit.

Answer 6

Because they receive wonderful, although intense training from the time they are puppies. It takes months to work with them, and teach them how to guide, and not every dog has the capability to do so. They are very very smart dogs, patient and loyal, They know that the purpose of their life is to serve another person. They are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

The blind person knows where he/she wants to go, e.g. the store is left 3 blocks, right 1 block and 6th store on the left, he/she instructs the dog to turn left or right when he needs to and the dog will watch for traffic or obstacles in the person's way.
The dog does not know where the person wants to go every time but will always follow the instructions, left, right, whatever.

Answer 8

A blind man is walking down the street with his guide dog. They come to a busy intersection and the dog completely ignores the heavy traffic and leads them both out into the danger. Drivers desperately swerve to avoid hitting them They finally reach the safety of the other side of the street and he calmly pulls a biscuit out of his pocket which he offers to the dog. A passerby, having observed the near fatal incident, says to him: "Why on earth are you rewarding your dog with a biscuit? He nearly got you killed!" The blind man replies, "To find out where his head is, so I can stick my boot up his ****." to you too.

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