Forward Together: An Inside Look at Guide Dog Training
Blindness and visual impairment
Synthetic audio, Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Have you ever watched a person who is blind working with a guide dog and wondered how the dog was trained? Forward Together reveals the professional methods behind training guide dog skills, including the following: *Accepting the harness and other… equipment*Leading the handler around obstacles*Stopping for changes in elevation*Ignoring distractions while working*Generalizing behaviors to different environments*Taking action as needed to keep the handler safe from trafficThe book also includes in-depth explanations of matching dogs to handlers, and teaching handlers how to work with their new guide dogs. The author draws on over three decades of experience raising and training guide dogs for different organizations to provide insight into the training behind these lifesaving dogs.