Guide dog is a blind person’s super good partner, but also their loyal family and friends, but can be used as a guide dog seems to be in everyone’s memory, the first one to think of is Labrador, right, to raise a pet dog why Labrador is the most suitable for a guide dog?
1. Body type advantage
Of the three main guide dog breeds, the German Shepherd and the Golden Retriever are both large dogs, while the Labrador is the only medium-sized dog and is relatively small in strength, making it more suitable for blind people to go out on a lead.
Coupled with the Labrador nature of loyalty, for the beneficent owner are obedient to the horse is saddle, so the dog in the temperament above is relatively good, out of the house will not conflict with outsiders or dogs, you can ensure that the blind travel health.
2. Harmless and tolerant
Labrador is recognized as one of the three major non-aggressive dogs, for humans is gentle and harmless, and Labrador’s endurance is very strong, if Labrador is working outside, even if you step on Labrador’s tail, it will only endure the pain and quietly perform the work of the guide.
That’s why Labrador would be the most suitable pet dog to be a guide dog for the blind. When you go out, if you come across Labrador at work, it’s best not to tease it or take food to lure it because it’s at work, and if you get distracted, it may cause some harm to the blind.
3. Smaller teeth
Labradors are smaller than German Shepherds and Golden Retrievers in terms of dentition and have duller canine teeth, which allows them to better protect bitten items and go to their owners in terms of articulating items, which will be more advantageous in this regard.
4. Self-control
Labrador has a strong self-control, go out all things will be the master’s priority, in the guide dog work will be more stable than the German Shepherd and Golden Hair, more resistant to interference, not easy to be tempted by the outside world to affect the working condition.
This is actually in the second article, has been said, everyone outside to see such a well-behaved dog is certainly want to go to tease it, some people see Labrador ignore him, and even go to set Labrador with the foot, which will seriously affect its work, so after reading this article, if you meet outside to this kind of situation, be sure to go to stop them to do things.
5. Hair is well taken care of
Labrador’s hair is the shortest of all, making it easier for blind owners to groom and clean their dogs, and Labrador’s shedding is much less than that of the Golden Hair and German Shepherd, which greatly reduces the owner’s hassle.
In fact, a short-haired dog like Labrador is very convenient, whether as a guide dog or a pet dog, it will be easier to take care of, do not have to go to every time to the change of the season when a large amount of hair loss to worry about, so that the blind owners also save a lot of a worry.
6. Relatively small amount of food
Among the three major guide dog breeds, Labrador’s food for the Golden Hair and German Shepherd’s food to be compared to the words, will be relatively small, so also for blind owners, in raising Labrador’s expenses will be relatively less.
Summarize:After reading this, I hope you can have a knowledge of the guide dog, do not think that the guide dog is just a dog, nothing always want to go to molesting molestation, but in the blind people’s world, the guide dog is their eyes, with a guide dog can travel, once the guide dog off, then in its world is only darkness.
When you encounter this kind of situation outside, you must follow the principle of “four no’s and one question”, four no’s: don’t feed, don’t pet, don’t call, don’t refuse. I think we all know the general meaning of these four, so please abide by the four not. Ask: Take the initiative to ask. If you meet a blind person with a guide dog, whether or not accompanied by someone, please take the initiative to ask if you need help.
