since 1981 the mayor foundation has been breeding and training service dogs to
breeding and training service dogs to
breeding and training service dogs to help those with visual impairments and
help those with visual impairments and
help those with visual impairments and other disabilities hi I’m Rebecca
other disabilities hi I’m Rebecca
other disabilities hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with founder Erik
today we’re speaking with founder Erik
today we’re speaking with founder Erik st. Pierre to learn more about this
st. Pierre to learn more about this
st. Pierre to learn more about this foundation for those of us who don’t
foundation for those of us who don’t
foundation for those of us who don’t know what is Mira’s mission Mira’s
know what is Mira’s mission Mira’s
know what is Mira’s mission Mira’s mission is to give dog to blind person
mission is to give dog to blind person
mission is to give dog to blind person also person in wheelchair and also
also person in wheelchair and also
also person in wheelchair and also recently for autism what kind of
recently for autism what kind of
recently for autism what kind of research was necessary when you were
research was necessary when you were
research was necessary when you were trying to decide what visually impaired
trying to decide what visually impaired
trying to decide what visually impaired people needed in a guide dog you need
people needed in a guide dog you need
people needed in a guide dog you need somebody who likes a dog and after that
somebody who likes a dog and after that
somebody who likes a dog and after that we trained dog just step by step it’s
we trained dog just step by step it’s
we trained dog just step by step it’s like if we are building a house so you
like if we are building a house so you
like if we are building a house so you start by the foundation what are some of
start by the foundation what are some of
start by the foundation what are some of the the physical obstacles that the dogs
the the physical obstacles that the dogs
the the physical obstacles that the dogs are trained to healthy the dogs are
are trained to healthy the dogs are
are trained to healthy the dogs are trained to go around tanks around people
trained to go around tanks around people
trained to go around tanks around people around fire audran around bench you have
around fire audran around bench you have
around fire audran around bench you have to get around everything but before that
to get around everything but before that
to get around everything but before that he have to learn to go straight forward
he have to learn to go straight forward
he have to learn to go straight forward and cow the dog have to know you we have
and cow the dog have to know you we have
and cow the dog have to know you we have to respect the one who commands and the
to respect the one who commands and the
to respect the one who commands and the commander have to understand that is
commander have to understand that is
commander have to understand that is doing the job so he have to be open
doing the job so he have to be open
doing the job so he have to be open generous and thankful about what the dog
generous and thankful about what the dog
generous and thankful about what the dog is doing our almere guide dogs
is doing our almere guide dogs
is doing our almere guide dogs specifically bred we use bernese
specifically bred we use bernese
specifically bred we use bernese mountain dog librado that’s the the base
mountain dog librado that’s the the base
mountain dog librado that’s the the base of our breeding since 92 93 we just
of our breeding since 92 93 we just
of our breeding since 92 93 we just cross breed the to do these breeds
cross breed the to do these breeds
cross breed the to do these breeds specifically have anything about them
specifically have anything about them
specifically have anything about them that makes them better for this job love
that makes them better for this job love
that makes them better for this job love is a straight little guy happy strong
is a straight little guy happy strong
is a straight little guy happy strong not afraid you can make a mistake it
not afraid you can make a mistake it
not afraid you can make a mistake it will forgive easily a bernese mountain
will forgive easily a bernese mountain
will forgive easily a bernese mountain dog is more clever he will adapt himself
dog is more clever he will adapt himself
dog is more clever he will adapt himself to his new master how are the dogs
to his new master how are the dogs
to his new master how are the dogs specifically trained I mean at what
specifically trained I mean at what
specifically trained I mean at what point in their life does that the
point in their life does that the
point in their life does that the training start the dog have to be very
training start the dog have to be very
training start the dog have to be very well-balanced when that is done we train
well-balanced when that is done we train
well-balanced when that is done we train them at least for sex mine every day
them at least for sex mine every day
them at least for sex mine every day five days
five days
five days we step by step how is a dog paired with
we step by step how is a dog paired with
we step by step how is a dog paired with the recipient if the dog is a worker he
the recipient if the dog is a worker he
the recipient if the dog is a worker he likes to walk what kind of fast is a
likes to walk what kind of fast is a
likes to walk what kind of fast is a large so you will need somebody was in
large so you will need somebody was in
large so you will need somebody was in shape and he’s moving a lot when that is
shape and he’s moving a lot when that is
shape and he’s moving a lot when that is done you try to make the feeling up in
done you try to make the feeling up in
done you try to make the feeling up in the dog have to love you and you have to
the dog have to love you and you have to
the dog have to love you and you have to love when love is there general
love when love is there general
love when love is there general everything works thank you very much
everything works thank you very much
everything works thank you very much you’re welcome
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