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  • - So he is going to be the working man,

  • which is a boss,

  • and you're going to be his--

  • - I'm the boss. - Little henchman.

  • - No, I'm the boss.

  • I'm the boss. - So he's a henchman.

  • (light-hearted orchestral music)

  • - Hi.

  • Hi. - Hi.

  • - Hi, who are you?

  • - Desmond.

  • - Desmond, I'm Camille.

  • - I'm Amaya.

  • - Hi Amaya, I'm Camille.

  • Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

  • - And who are you?

  • - Brayden.

  • - Say it again. - Brayden.

  • - I can't see you, now I can't hear you.

  • What's your name?

  • - Brayden.

  • - Brayden, with a B.

  • Hi, nice to meet you.

  • And this is Egan.

  • - Aww.

  • - Hi, Egan.

  • - I think that's a cool name.

  • - Ethan, Egan.

  • Ethan, Egan - Ethan, Egan.

  • How old are you?

  • - Seven.

  • - Oh, you're seven.

  • You know, Egan's only gonna be three.

  • - Oh, he's big.

  • - You know why I have a guide dog?

  • - I think.

  • - Okay, tell me why.

  • - Because you're blind?

  • - Yes, that's true.

  • I am.

  • And so, have you ever seen a guide dog before?

  • - Nope.

  • - He takes me safely when I walk with him on the street.

  • He weaves me around.

  • It's kind of like a dance.

  • We just sort of like dance down the street.

  • - Cha cha cha, cha cha cha.

  • - And if I start walking and a car is coming

  • for some reason, he would stop and pull me back.

  • - Wow!

  • He's a pretty smart dog. - He is smart.

  • Yeah.

  • - Egan goes with you everywhere?

  • - Yes, everywhere I go.

  • To a restaurant, to a store.

  • - How does he know where everything is?

  • - I've actually been practicing.

  • When we're out walking, I name everything.

  • - Can I do this?

  • - Can you what?

  • - Can I pet him?

  • - No, you know, thank you for asking.

  • Before we're done I'd like you to pet him.

  • The reason why I say that

  • is because he's working right now.

  • If people come up and they start petting my dog,

  • then he might come twirl me around different places

  • and I get lost.

  • - Then how are you going to get back home then?

  • - Well that's a really good question.

  • If I'm really confused, I have to ask somebody

  • where I'm going.

  • - That way, that way, that way, that way.

  • - But usually I just tell him to take me home

  • and he can usually find it.

  • - Have you ever accidentally gone to the wrong bathroom?

  • - Absolutely. (laughing)

  • I've done that quite a few times.

  • But that's the way it goes.

  • - What did you do before you had a guide dog?

  • - As I was losing my sight,

  • I decided I have to do something

  • because I was running into things a lot.

  • So I got a white cane.

  • Do you wanna

  • see my white cane? - Yeah.

  • - You can even try it out if you want to.

  • You hold it, and when you walk,

  • you roll it in front of you.

  • And that way, you find all the corners.

  • - Oh, this is actually pretty handy.

  • - Yeah, it's really handy.

  • - I'm gonna walk towards Helena.

  • - Okay.

  • Roll the cane back and forth

  • so you can feel the--

  • - That's Helena's head.

  • - Oh, good for you.

  • - Yeah, follow Marina's voice.

  • - What?

  • - How's it feel?

  • - I don't know if I'm going the right way or not.

  • - That's, you sound like a blind person!

  • (laughing)

  • It's really hard, Desmond.

  • It's really hard.

  • - What's Egan wearing?

  • - Okay, so I put on him, it's called a Gentle Leader.

  • - Is that the same as a muzzle?

  • - Well I wouldn't call it a muzzle.

  • I have to know where his head is, when it moves

  • back and forth I can feel it when he has this on.

  • - It's kind of those things

  • that they put on horses.

  • - Bridles, exactly.

  • Do you ride a horse?

  • - No.

  • - And then when we get home I take off his Gentle Leader,

  • I take off his leash,

  • I take off his harness, and he's just a regular dog.

  • - Is he ever a bad dog?

  • - Well sometimes he misbehaves a bit.

  • You know he's kind of young, he's lonely.

  • He did something to really surprise me the other day.

  • He ate our dinner.

  • It was on the counter.

  • So he's not allowed in the kitchen.

  • - When he be good and listen to you,

  • you give him a treat? - A treat?

  • I do, Helena.

  • - Oh, and sometimes--

  • - I give him a treat.

  • - Does he give you a treat?

  • - He licks me, that's my treat, I guess.

  • He loves me.

  • - No actually there's--

  • - Oh, food?

  • No he doesn't give me,

  • I don't eat his food at all.

  • - Does Egan ever have an accident in the house?

  • - No.

  • He has never done that, thank goodness.

  • - How do you know that Egan poops?

  • - Well see, what I do is when I go out to relieve Egan,

  • he's on his leash.

  • Then if he has to poop,

  • then his bottom goes down.

  • I put my foot behind his bottom but not too close,

  • and then when he gets up I put the poop bag

  • in my hand and I pick it up.

  • - Do you ever get poop on you?

  • - Actually I stepped in it the other day in my shoe.

  • - I stepped in poop with these shoes.

  • - I have a pair of boots at home

  • I stepped in poop with too. (laughing)

  • Those things happen.

  • - What's the hardest part about being blind?

  • - I think the hardest part is just not being able to see

  • people, see my kids.

  • Being blind, you lose some things but you gain other things.

  • Because of my loss of sight, I got Egan,

  • my good working dog.

  • I feel really lucky.

  • I can go anywhere I wanna go with Egan.

  • - Good job, Egan.

  • - Do you love Egan?

  • - I love him so much.

  • He's a really wonderful dog.

  • And he loves to cuddle.

  • Do you like dogs?

  • Are you used to being around a dog?

  • - I don't know about that,

  • but I like, I like that.

  • He's cool.

  • - Is he cool? - Uh-huh.

  • - Do you wanna shake his hand?

  • - Yes.

  • - Okay, Egan, sit.

  • Good boy.

  • - Egan, sit!

  • - Did he do it? - Yes.

  • - Good, okay.

  • - Egan, shake.

  • - Did he shake? - Yeah.

  • - Good boy.

  • You can pet him now, you can touch his head.

  • Do you like dogs?

  • You're not afraid of 'em, are you?

  • - No.

  • - He's so soft.

  • - He is soft, isn't he.

  • Is he licking you? - Yes.

  • - He's a good licker.

  • - It feels kind of good.

  • - Oh, does it?

  • Oh good.

  • - Now he's gonna be my towel.

  • - Egan is the best dog.

  • - Oh, thank you.

  • - I want.

  • - You want a dog like that?

  • So what would you do when you meet somebody

  • with a service dog?

  • - Don't touch. - Right.

  • - Say hi.

  • - Always ask for permission.

  • - Yes, that's right.

  • Always ask for permission.

  • And then they might say no, I'm sorry.

  • And you say that's okay.

  • Can you tell other people what you know about guide dogs?

  • - Yes. - Okay.

  • - It was nice to meet you.

  • - Nice to meet you also.

  • Have a good day.

  • - Bye, Egan.

  • - Oh, you're so nice.

  • - Egan, shake.

  • Nice to meet you, Egan.

  • (laughing)

  • - He really enjoyed talking to you too.

  • - Bye. - Bye.

  • You guys have fun.

  • Stay out of trouble, okay?

  • (laughing)

  • Thank you so much for watching.

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  • If you wanna know more about guide dogs for the blind,

  • there'll be a link in the description.

  • Bye.

  • Good boy, Egan.

- So he is going to be the working man,

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