how do blind people's dogs know exactly where to go?

Question

my cousin is blind and this has always confused me...do u no the answer?

Answer 1

I don't allow my seeing eye dog to go parachuting with me. It scares him too much.

Answer 2

Very good question and seems some people don't get the scope of your question. You're asking what place the dog knows to go to, correct? Like if the blind person needs to go to the store, how does the dog know to go there? The answer is training. These dogs are trained extensively and usually they are trained with the new owner on locations before they are left with them. This way the dog knows certain commands such as the person could say store and the dog would know to go there the same as it knows what to do when you say sit. Dogs have excellent memories! (contrary to what some may think and this is the perfect example) It's all learning through repetion and training. The new owner is also trained on how to handle the dog, what signals to give the dog to help guide her to places the dog may not know well. This is why so many things are in brail these days. Communication between owner and dog is key!

Answer 3

The person will know how many street crossings, etc are in the areas they frequent..but there are maps in braille for each city or airport. It is the blind person who signals the dog..I have had guide dog rejects, and they are awesome dogs! the ones from San Rafael School are actually bred by the facility to be the smartest and easily trained dogs..then they go to 4 H homes to train the puppy lessons, then back to the school to finish up, at 18 months..They have a LOT of training!
Mine were rejects because of small issues. One would drool too much on a bus, the other wouldn't be bold to cross in heavy traffic.One failed because he wouldn't completely ignore other dogs..Most of the trainees fail the course...Not just any dog can do it..

Answer 4

The dog's for the Blind are trained and go to school from when they are young...families raise them till they graduate....if they wash out or fail out there family gets to keep them. If they graduate then the go to a blind person.

Answer 5

Some of these people have some very silly answers.Yes, the dog is specially trained and then matched to a blind client. Some are very good at his job leading around puddles and stopping at curbs etc.

Answer 6

The dogs are specially trained to do those things. Dogs may be colorblind, but they still see. Dogs may not be geniuses, but they still have a brain. It is all up to the determination of the trainer and the amount of treats the dog gets when being trained. These kind of dogs are also very expensive because they have to be specifically trained and reared a certain way.

Answer 7

They follow the lead of the blind person who already knows where they are going. The dogs job is to keep obstacles out of their way.

Answer 8

I don't know but I seen a human leading a blind dog.

Answer 9

The answer is very simple my friend. The dog is not a dog at all, it is a robot panda dressed as a dog. See...a long time ago pandas learned to harness the technology of being able to make robots of themselves capable of dressing like dogs and knowing where they are going. It is beyond me how they survived the great panda war of 1772, but they are still around. Hope that answered your question.

Answer 10

They don't know where exactly to go, but the blind person never knows the difference.

Answer 11

dogs are specially trained for that. A trainer would give u the better answer