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AnimalsTranscript
00:00 Hey, girl.
00:01 Good girl.
00:02 First 16 weeks of their life is extremely important
00:08 because that's when their brain roots are forming.
00:11 And we try and build that reference library
00:13 as much as we can.
00:14 And they will retain that for the rest of their lives.
00:18 In here, they're exposed to little suspension bridges
00:21 as stairs for the first time.
00:24 And we also play the sounds to get them
00:26 accustomed to hearing everyday sounds and being
00:30 comfortable with them.
00:31 [BEEPING]
00:34 Cars backfiring, sirens blowing.
00:38 And that's what makes guide dog work the hardest
00:41 training a dog will ever do.
00:43 They literally have that person's life in their paws.
00:46 Let's get ready to go.
00:48 How exciting.
00:55 Good job.
00:56 [BIRDS CHIRPING]
00:58 There you go.
01:07 Good girl.
01:08 Iris is an extremely special guide dog.
01:16 OK, let's run.
01:20 She is one of the few guide dogs in the ward
01:25 that falls into this category.
01:27 Coming up to the road, up to the curb,
01:30 I tell Iris that the road is coming so that she
01:33 knows to look for it.
01:35 And then I tell her to the curb, which is a command that she
01:39 knows to look for the curb or for the street crossing.
01:43 And then I need to look and listen
01:45 to the best of my capabilities.
01:47 To the curb, to the curb.
01:50 Nice.
01:51 That's a good job.
01:53 Look for traffic.
01:56 Forward.
01:56 OK, let's run.
02:03 In a period of eight months, I was bumped
02:08 into by a car three times.
02:13 I told her that I couldn't use a cane because I wasn't blind.
02:20 I wasn't totally blind.
02:22 So then she suggested that I look into getting a guide dog.
02:28 And to me, having a guide dog whisper blindness,
02:32 it didn't shout blindness, was a little bit more
02:36 acceptable of an idea to me.
02:38 [DOG BARKING]
02:41 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:45 Iris, let's run.
03:01 The bond becomes stronger because you
03:03 are doing something that you both love
03:06 and you're doing it together.
03:09 Iris is taking me around potholes.
03:12 Iris is watching for sticks on the ground.
03:16 Iris is making sure that I stay safe.
03:21 And I'm having a great time.
03:23 Keep going, keep going.
03:25 There you go.
03:26 Good job.
03:26 There you go.
03:27 Good job.
03:28 She's so full of energy.
03:30 And she still has a little bit of puppy in her.
03:34 And she is just so bright.
03:37 She has so much confidence.
03:40 The dog becomes part of you.
03:42 The dog becomes your second half.
03:46 It is something that is really difficult to express in words.
03:52 And I just see Iris as a gift from God
03:59 and that I'm very, very lucky to have her.
04:03 I love you, Iris.
04:05 Yes, I do.
04:06 I love you, Iris.
04:07 That's true.
04:08 And you're not with me.
04:10 I'm blue.
04:11 Oh, Iris, I love you.
04:15 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:18 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:22 (upbeat music)