[misc.handicap] Guide Dog School

Jack.O'keeffe@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Jack O'keeffe) (02/13/90)

Index Number: 6754

Vix *, I've been following with interest your posts about doggie school
and their concern about permitting a HI person to attend.  I have a friend
who has a seeing eye guide dog, and another friend who has a hearing ear
dog.  I was quite impressed with demonstrations of hearing ear dogs at
the SHHH convention last summer.  The hearing ear dogs tend to be smaller
breeds than the seeing eye dogs, at least the ones I've seen.  Both kinds
are amazing animals.

What I was wondering, is it possible to have a dog "cross trained" to
perform both functions?  Has anyone ever heard of this?

Jack.

... I never listen!

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