for example if the owner needed to get to a particular building, that was in the middle of a public place like a shopping centre. How would then guide dog know how to get them there?
2006-09-11 04:37:19 · 10 answers · asked by AC 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
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2006-09-11 04:39:51 · answer #1 · answered by Hitcher In The Picture 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was asking someone the same question the other day. Apparently the dogs understand commands like home and bus and I think they can be taught several other commands like shops and doctors but I think that if they are going somewhere else they have to have a human guide.
Blind people are also amazing at counting steps and remembering obstacles and if you have a dog you will notice that when they have been taken somewhere several times they know where they are going when pointed in the right direction
2006-09-11 11:46:38 · answer #2 · answered by Emma-Kate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They implant an tiny micro-chip into the dogs head which translates the owners commands into dog language. At the same time the software from the Tom Tom navigation system is downloaded so it knows all locations. Occasionally, if the software isn't updated the dog gets lost so its given a small electric shock to keep it in the right direction.
2006-09-11 11:46:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the guide dog had never been there before , he would not know how to get there...He can only direct the owner around traffic dangers etc...
2006-09-11 11:43:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A guide knows how to avoid steps, stairs, traffic,etc. The person would still need some other directions if its somewhere they have never been.
2006-09-11 11:43:58 · answer #5 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person must know how to get there. The dog is just there to guide around hazards.
2006-09-11 11:43:41 · answer #6 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They dont, their not trained or anything special you know...the government simply throw them together in the hope they get run over and die!
I havent got proof yet but im working on it. There is this blind person in my home town and she is ALWAYS in the same place which makes me think shes lost!!!
Dont worry, ill get to the bottom of it, just need a car....
2006-09-11 11:50:36 · answer #7 · answered by The Phoenix 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow this is a great question.....I've never thought of this before but maybe it can only take him to routes it has been taught, regular routes. If he wants to go somewhere out of the ordinary, maybe he needs a human guide?
2006-09-11 11:41:07 · answer #8 · answered by Gypsie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it obviously doesn't know the destination but it will know which hazards to avoid.
2006-09-11 11:41:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just looks at the map
2006-09-11 11:42:38 · answer #10 · answered by sizzlerfc 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋