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Intro to Guide Dog Training
Guide Dogs for Blind & Visually Impaired
Guide Dog Training: Best Breeds
Guide Dog Training: Guide Dog Breeding
Guide Dog Training: Time & Names
Guide Dog Training: Harness
Guide Dog Training: Obstacles & Pedestrians
Guide Dog Training: Stairs
Guide Dog Training: Curbs
Guide Dog Training: Access & Classification
Guide Dog Training: Interactions
Guide Dog Training: Crossing the Road
Summary: The harness is the lifeline between a person and the dog. Learn how to put a harness on a guide dog from a training expert in this free educational video.
Ian Ashworth is the program director for Dog Guides Canada, an organization that provides Dog Guides to Canadians through three ongoing programs; Canine Vision Canada, Hearing Ear Dogs...read more
"So, here we have the harness, and the harness is the lifeline between the person and the dog. So, here we have the harness, and Greg's going to show how the dog puts his head through the harness. Stay, come on, harness. Good. Wow. So, Greg's put the harness on and then does the buckle up. The handle then, is obviously rigid, so that the handler can feel which way the dog is going. So, a bit like the steering wheel of a car, if you feel the dog pulling to the left, then you follow the dog as quickly as you can, and equally if it cuts across you to the right. Then again you'll feel it through the handle and you'll follow the dog as quickly as you can. And that's the main link between the person and the dog."
eHow Article: Guide Dog Training: Harness
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