2. Disabilities
• A person who is
disabled needs
help with many
daily tasks.
• Guide dogs can
help people with
life tasks to help
them live a more
independent life.
3. What is a guide dog?
• Guide Dogs are specially trained dogs that
help people who are visually impaired. They
help their partners with daily tasks so they can
live independently. They help their partners at
work, at home, in public stores and
restaurants and so much more. Guide Dogs
and their partners are a team and they work
together to live independently.
4. The guide dog’s harness
A Guide Dog in his harness.
This harness help the guide
dog lead his partner. And
this means the guide dog is
working.
5. How are guide dogs trained?
• When the puppies are 2
months old they go to a
home and are raised by
puppy raisers for a year
and a half. Then they are
returned to the guide
dog foundation and
trained for 2 years. They
go through very intense
training and tests. Then
they are given to a
person in need.
9. What things can a guide dog do?
• Guide dogs can:
• Help pick up items
• Help the blind person food shopping
• Help the blind person cross the road
• Help the blind person walk around to get
places