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- Something smells like poop. - It's probably poop. - You are going to be blindfolded. Putting on a blindfold and working with a guide dog is going to be quite jarring. - That was scary. I really thought I was gonna walk into a glass there. (window tapping) Am I inside? - No, not yet. (laughs) (upbeat music) - Today we are at Guide Dogs of America and we are going to be meeting and training with guide dogs. - Also excited to work with Molly Burke. Molly Burke is an amazing YouTube creator. She's visually impaired. - [Zach] And she relies on guide dogs to get through the world. - We're gonna do some coursework. We'll be blindfolded and trusting the dogs. I do wish there was a world where we could have guide cats, but cats really aren't in it for you. - I'm a content creator who happens to be blind. I make content here on YouTube, on TikTok, on really all the platforms as you do. Sharing my experience as a blind woman, which includes being a guide dog user. People are staring at him and distracting him. - I think I know, but what is a guide dog? - A guide dog is a type of service dog that is trained specifically to guide people who are blind or visually impaired. What is gonna be really interesting and fun, and potentially very challenging, is you are going to be blindfolded and do some traditional training modules like an obstacle course. - [Zach] Is she- are we weaving? - [Trainer] Yes, you're weaving. You really felt it, didn't you? - [Keith] I get very scared when I can't see. - Yes. And that's what makes me most excited. Oh, I love to see sighted people struggling, doing things that are just so easy to me. (upbeat music) - [Keith] So the dog goes through training at this school? - Yes, they are full facilities that breed the dogs, and then send it to a puppy raiser around eight weeks old. That is a volunteer who takes the dog for the first year to year and a half of its life. Does basic obedience training, as well as socialization, which is very, very key for guide dogs. (upbeat music) - [Keith] Puppies! Puppies. Puppies underneath me. - [Molly] My guide dogs used to be like these! - [Keith] Puppy in training coats are adorable. - As a guide dog, they're going to be going into all sorts of environments with their blind handler, basically everywhere we as individuals go, that dog is going. And so they need to be prepared for that from a very young age. So it's very normal to them. - My dog had never walked on those grates you know like over subways? And he was like, "What the crap is it?" We just didn't think to do that. - [Molly] Yes. - [Zach] So he's terrified of it. He won't do it. - Absolutely. - And we're like, "Well too late." So these doggos, they got like reflective surfaces to walk on, different kinds of things. They gotta be ready for everything. - I guess I'm a little puppy whisperer. We're doing some sleep training. We're learning how to sleep on laps, on the ground. We got another one. - Oh, oh! Big jump. - I can't imagine like the heartache and the pain of saying goodbye to this dog. You've dedicated so much time and energy and effort and love that you've poured into it, but without people who do that, somebody like me would never get a guide dog. - [Zach] And you need volunteers. - Yes we do. If you wanna come and help us play with puppies, you're more than welcome to. - People, are you hearing what they're saying? When I see service dogs out in the world I know you're not supposed to pet 'em. I try to not make eye contact. Cause they are working. - Yes, very good that you don't look as well. 'Cuz a lot of people will do things like, "Now I know I can't pet you." And they get all up in the dog's face. I'm like, "the whole point of not petting is not distracting." So now- - Sharon, shut the fuck up. Stop looking at my dog. Sharon! - Literally! - [Zach] Go, get outta here! - That is what I always wish I could say. - [Zach] Say it right now. This is your opportunity, Molly. - Karen, stop it! Stop touching the dog, Karen! So most guide dog schools do this technique. Where you're in your room, they bring in the dog that they have preassigned to you, for the next six to eight years is the average working span. This is going to be my partner 24/7. We are doing everything together and I am at times, trusting this dog with my life. - [Zach] What should we do? Are we allowed to react? - Back off, this is my man. - [Zach] Okay. - [Trainer] Alright, Molly. - Oh, I hear a doggie. - [Trainer] This is Tyco. - Oh, you're so soft, buddy! - [Trainer] Tyco is a yellow Labrador retriever. He's a male. - You're so soft! I'm surprised. You're gonna be my guide doggie! - That's an excited boy. - [Molly] You're gonna be my guide doggie. - I expected that there wouldn't be petting and cuddles. I guess I didn't know what a- - I kind of thought it was a serious business man- (everyone laughing) - Like an interview. Like, "It's nice to meet you." - [Keith] Nice to meet you too, yes. - Very formal. - [Zach] That tale is going crazy. Yes, he thinks this is all fun and games right now. - Well, that's what's so fun about guide dogs is like on harness, business space. Off harness, total normal dog. They're like work mode, play mode. So he's in play mode right now. You know, he's in like I get to have fun. So I thought it would be fun if you guys were blindfolded when you met the dog because for me, I meet the dog without being able to see him. - [Keith] Oh wow. Yeah, I really can't see. - [Zach] Yeah - Same. (everyone laughs) - [Trainer] Hey guys! So I've got female, yellow Labrador retriever Shiloh here. Oh, such a good girl. - How big is she? - [Trainer] She's actually pretty small. In terms of her weight, I think she was 57 pounds. - Oh, she's a little wee one! - [Trainer] Yes she was, I know, I know. She's little! - Shiloh's good at kissing without licking. That's the best kind of dog. How do we know if we're just wrecked with dog hair on our clothes right now? - I just assume. - Yeah. - I'm covered in fur at all times, so I just like walk through life confidently furry. - Yeah! - Not to be confused with being a confident furry. - Right. - Different thing. - Exactly. - Still awesome. We support, but very different. When you train with a guide dog, who's training who? - It really is teamwork. You provide commands, they do the action. - Left turn, we'll start with. Your left foot is gonna be in front of your right. You'll say Shiloh, left. Left leg comes back. You'll pull gently back on the handle and your right hand sweeps across your body- - And the hand is kind of pointing and the dog follows that or? - Yep, you do not need to get low and put it in the dog's face. The dog's vision is fantastic. - [Keith] How would we know to turn left? - [Trainer] I'm gonna tell you for today. - I don't wanna lead the dog at all! I want the dog to just drag me where I'm supposed to go. - Yeah, like I as the blind person, have to know my route. - Yes. - And then that's why I know, okay, I'm walking five blocks forward. Then when I get to that next curb, I'm gonna be turning left. For you guys to go from like, average sighted life to putting on a blindfold and working with a guide dog is going to be quite jarring. Probably scary. (intense music) This is when it becomes teamwork. - Shiloh forward. - Shiloh forward. Oh, boy! Wow, oh, look at- Oh wow, we're really going. - Oh wow. Wow. This is wild. - Yep. - Feeling the pull in the handle for the first time, is like the greatest feeling. - I've totally just- there's no option but to trust the dog. The dog also seems very confident. This is wild. It's so- I have no idea. You know where I am because I didn't even see the course beforehand, but Shiloh's got me. Shiloh's just like, "This way." - Woo! oh boy! Oh, we are flying. - [Trainer] Nicely done. - [Zach] Whoa. - [Trainer] Feel that, you felt her kind of push you out of the way there. - Shiloh is a track dog. Guys am I- Am I even a full sprint right now? - [Trainer] Tell her she's a good girl. - [Keith] You're doing so good, Shiloh! - [Trainer] All of our dogs work off praise. - [Keith] Good girl. - You really gotta trust. And I do, I mean Shiloh's confident. - [Trainer] You look fantastic. Yes, you look relaxed and confident. You look great. - [Zach] I have no choice. - [Trainer] Ask her to halt. - Okay, halt, hold. And there's dogs barking in the background. Now most dogs they would freak out. - Right? - They'd run to it. - Right, they're excited. - Shiloh is doing great. Shiloh, go ahead. Go on, it's forward, right? - So figure why she stopped first. - The dogs are trained in things like obedient disobedience is what it's often referred to as. Which is where if I tell my dog to walk forward, to cross a road and they see that cars are coming, they will not listen to me. - Feel why she stopped. - [Zach] I don't know. - [Trainer] With your foot. - Oh my god, you're such a good girl. - There- ah! We're kind of simulating a curb here and now you're gonna leave it there and tell Shiloh forward and you're gonna step over it, okay? - Shiloh, forward. - Shiloh, forward. - [Trainer] Beautiful. Nice! Step over. - Thank you. - Nice! - That- - And she's gonna continue. - I can't believe that I was telling Shiloh to go. - And she said, "That's dumb, don't do it." - I'm like, why? Why aren't we going? I've- I've broken the dog, but the dog actually was doing exactly the right thing. - [Trainer] Absolutely. - I got my first guide dog at 13. I quite literally am who I am because I was a guide dog user at a young age. Growing up, like going through middle school and high school, I was really severely bullied, having my guide dog by my side. Like I never felt alone. I always had somebody with me and instead of feeling awkward or embarrassed or ashamed of my cane, which is how I was often made to feel by my bullies, I was now the girl that was so cool 'cuz she had a dog in class. And I feel like I am the confident, empowered, successful 28 year old blind woman I am today, because of getting a guide dog at 13. - Good girl! Such a beautiful dog. - The area gets a little tight here. She has to do some kind of work around here. Stick with her. (intense music) Stick with her. - [Zach] Are we weaving? - Yes, you're weaving. You really felt it, didn't you? - I feel like we are avoiding something. - Kind of, yeah. - She's slightly weaving through something. - Right. - But I-I didn't run into anything. - Nope. Stick with her. - [Zach] Okay. - There you go, stick with her, nicely done. - Thank you, Shiloh. - Great work, Shi. - I can tell we're avoiding things. We're avoiding something here. - At times. These dogs are literally saving our lives. - There is gonna be a curb that we come up to up ahead. When she does stop for it, just give her some praise and we're gonna do a right turn, okay? Ah, it's the curb here. So go ahead and let's do a right turn. - Shiloh, right. - Beautiful. - Oh, good girl. Thank you. Shiloh, right. - Beautiful, nice. - Good girl. Thank you, Shiloh. - Nice, stick with her. - These dogs are trained to pull us out of the way of oncoming traffic. If we happen to make a mistake or a car unexpectedly comes. - [Zach] I'm able to just go for a walk and I don't really have to think as much. You know, I imagine if I had the stick I'd have to be really engaged with what I'm doing. - This is just one of the most incredible experiences I think I've ever had. - [Trainer] Right. She's stopping for a curb here. - Okay, Shiloh, right. - Beautiful. - Shiloh, right. - She's doing it on- - She already, she knows. Oh, we're going up a hill! This is a steep hill. This is like a mountain. - She's going real slow here. She wants to be very cautious - And this is such a different dog than when the the harness wasn't on. You know, she was just a playful dog, jumping up in our laps, licking us, being sweet and she is totally determined to get me where I'm supposed to go. - Absolutely. - Okay, we stopped. What do we got here? Oh, a curb! - Position, and that's probing. - Okay. - Now we praise her. - Good girl! Can you guys train my dog? Cause this is dope. - It feels like I've walked a mile. How far have we walked? It feels like- - Not very far. - ... A long way! - Find the door. - [Trainer] There you go. - I felt it, that was scary! I really thought I was gonna walk into a glass there. Am I inside? - No, not yet. - We're here. We made it. - I swear. Wow, we're all the way back! That was wild. - Nicely done. - Shiloh! - [Trainer] Tell your guide dog she did such a good job! - You were such a sweetie! Oh, thank you! - They work for the praise. They work for the love. That's what drives us all, the love. I think it's, you know, a lot of disabled people, we make things look a lot easier than they are because we're very well practiced and we're very used to it. But it doesn't mean it's not exhausting. It doesn't mean it's not taking a lot of energy. So, it's good to like, recognize that. That sometimes just because we make things look easy doesn't mean it actually is. - No, this was super cool. Thank you for guiding us today. I can see how having a guide dog just changes everything. - It sounds cheesy, it sounds corny, but it genuinely gives me the life I want and allows me to be the person that I truly am. - Thanks so much to guide Dogs of America today. If you are in the area and you are interested in volunteering, or if you're not and you just wanna donate head to guidedogsofamerica.org for more information. Are you sure these aren't cats? (people laughing) ...
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