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Sheep Dogs - a unique means of rehabilitation of visually impaired people. Thanks to them, a blind person can cope with various problems: find friends, culture, education and even find a job. Today we will go to the Russian school of training guide dogs and know all the details of these wonderful dogs.

Natalia Yemelyanov - deputy director of the school and the instructor.

The instructor and deputy director of the school Natalia Yemelyanov personally seeks out the region dogs disciples watching ads on poles and brings future conductors at work, "Ford." If this week was found at least one dog - a good result.

For every (adult or puppy) School is willing to pay up to 20 thousand rubles, and here is a reasonable question: why the administration is not an arrangement with the nurseries and buys thoroughbred animals without a long search. There is an answer. "We are more important than the character and appearance and pedigree are not important at all. Here you have just seen Shepherd? She drooping ears. We do not care for these ears "- explains Natalia instructor. So the dog-handler should be: healthy, calm, controlled. And selects them the piece.

These brand new quality check two weeks. "But sometimes I pick up food at the dog and understand it all within two minutes. I fired into the air pistol if backs away and tries to run away - will not go, but if there is and continues to wag his tail - everything is fine ", - says Natalya.

The blind do not pay money for guide dogs, but are queued and held a two-week training - getting used to the new "eyes." Students and pupils dog people live together in a hotel on the school because it is the only one in the country, and here come from all regions. Each tandem rights and expects conductor final exam.

Rooms for the Blind, his companion and guide dogs.

How to get the dog-guide?
The recipient must be the Visually Impaired Group 1.
The recipient must be at least 18 years.
The recipient must be a citizen of Russia.
On the basis of the documents submitted in the school puts a disabled person waiting list for guide dogs and shall notify the latter letter.
When appropriate to the wishes of a disabled dog passed a special course of training, a disabled person is called to the school by telephone.

If the life of a dog has become a burden, it can be returned. All dogs chipped school - a special device to easily recognize "their", no matter how many years ago it Anyway studied. Returnees are taught to another waiting list. As they say instructors Labrador goes into the wrong hands in just a day. "From the Shepherds more difficult, they are more affectionate, can not understand why they were not walking instructor and another person. Especially after the return ", - Natalia says with obvious displeasure procedure.

Z (Z) - black labrador, a year and two months, was born on the territory of the school - "our puppy." Instructor Natalia Yemelyanov.

Instructors of the first, second and third, that is, Anyone category are obtained from people without special education. The school offers persistent and from the first day to check the strength of the "throw in the dirt" - endlessly clean up after the animals, or an overloaded schedule of enhanced training. 25 years ago, a slender blonde Natalia career began in the first embodiment.