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Guide Dog Training: Interactions

Friday, June 13, 2008
Related Tags: harness | working | guide | handlers | distracting

It's really important when you see a dog working in harness to remember that it is a working dog. The job it does is really, really important and if you are distracting the dog or calling the dog or trying to pet the dog in any way that could put the...

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