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Guide dogs are legally allowed to go places where other dogs may not. They are allowed in food shops, and on various different kinds of transport. Anyone who refuses to allow a guide dog to go somewhere can be prosecuted, and fined. This is because by saying the guide dog may not go there, you are really saying that the blind person cannot go there. |
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Some blind people use a cane to guide
them when they are moving about, and other blind people
prefer a dog. Guide dogs sit quietly beside their
owners, while travelling, or under the chair or table at a
restaurant. They do not bite and are clean. They usually
work for from eight to twelve years with their blind
handler, before they retire, or die. They are very expensive resources - in
New Zealand, a guide dog costs around $22,500 to train. This
is one way that people can help - by contributing money
towards training a guide dog, that will make a huge
difference to the way someone who cannot see, lives.
