​Guide dogs, are assistance dogs trained to lead blind and visually impaired people around obstacles. Although dogs can be trained to navigate various obstacles, Any dog can be a guide dog if properly trained. But for good reasons, people prefer to have large dogs as guide dogs over much smaller dogs because they represent more dominance over smaller dogs. In order for dogs to become guide dogs they have to go through a series of basic dog training to understand basic dog commands before advancing to being a good guide dog.  A guide dog will have to understand dog commands such as STOP, COME, STAY, GO etc. Commands the visually impaired person will need to say from time to time to their guide dog.  . Guide dogs are normally trained from the puppy stage into adulthood. Trainers usually receives the pups at  about 8 weeks of age and return them to the guide dog center at around 14 months for formal training. Typically the actual working part of a dogs training takes between 3 and 9 months - after the puppy stage and "being a good pet" training is finished

How Does the Guide dog know where to go?

Well, guide dogs are trained specifically for movement. There are a set of commands and visual reactions these dogs will recognize. A good example is a blind person crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing. The dog can be trained to look at both signals when crossing the pedestrian. The guide dog will know when to move or when to stay.
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Guide dogs are trained to recognize doors, chairs, and tables for seating. They will know when to find the hotel door or the reception desk at a hotel or even an empty seating at a coffee shop. It is expensive to purchase or rent a guide dog because of the intelligent and extensive training these dogs have gone through to help the visually impaired. 

Intensive Obstacle Course Training
Guide dogs will go through several weeks of manoeuvre through obstacles. This is very important as these dogs will use this very same skill to guide the blind. Cones are set up and the dog is guided by the trainer with various commands to go from point A to point B without hitting or touching the obstacles.
 
How the Guide Dog knows Where to Go
It is not left solely up to the guide dog to traverse the streets. Both guide dog and the guided will need to work together to make traversing much easier. Guide dogs are trained to walk in a straight direction without turning. The will manoeuvre obstacles such as people, benches etc. to lead. The guide dog owner may know for example that the coffee shop is three blocks down the road at the second right turn. The guided should reinforce this route in the guide guides head by probably saying, Coffee Shop to the dog each time the dog visits the area. This will allow the animal to develop a natural GPS of where the owner wishes to go each time he says coffee shop to the dog. Likewise, allow the dog to reinforce the word home so the dog clearly knows where to go whenever the word home is mentioned.

Guide Dogs are Costley
Initial cost for Guide Dog = $50,000. Ongoing cost = $1,200 a year. Estimated working span = 8 years. Total cost for a guide dog = $59,600.

The most popular breed of dogs used as guide dogs are the Labrador Retriever. Other dogs used are Golden retrievers, German shepherds, Boxers and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.  Mix breeds of Golden and Labrador Retrievers are also favorable. These dogs are chosen for their calm temperament, intelligence and their ease of training. They also make great companion and family dogs. 

There are a many people in Michigan who have been bitten by dogs both stray and homed. There are dog bite laws in Michigan which allows for the proper compensation for persons who have been injured in any dog bites.

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Michigan Personal Injury Lawyers and Attorneys. If you or a loved one has suffered a serious injury in Michigan due to premises liability at a store, construction site, hotel, or other property, you may be able to seek a recovery under the law. They assist victims and their families who have been hurt due to product liability, improperly maintained premises, elevator or escalator accidents, or due to slip and fall injuries. The personal injury lawyers of Christopher Trainor & Associates have assisted accident victims in attaining successful multi-million dollar recoveries.

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​Michigan Dog Bite Lawyer. A dog bite can be a traumatic event that results in serious injury. Vicious dog attacks cause numerous deaths every year. Often a dog bite will result in permanent scarring, nerve damage, and a significant risk of infection. Many times, there is psychological harm that lasts well beyond the physical injury.

Michigan dog bite law is considered a “strict liability” statute. In other words, the law makes a dog owner responsible for any bite injury the dog causes to an individual.

The Dog Bite Statute, MCL 287.351, states:
If a dog bites a person, without provocation while the person is on public property, or lawfully on private property, including the property of the owner of the dog, the owner of the dog shall be liable for any damages suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner’s knowledge of such viciousness.
The two key elements necessary to prove a claim are:

1. That the defendant was the owner of the dog that attacked, and
2. That a dog bite occurred

Although sometimes difficult, the dog owner usually can be identified by licensing and vaccination records, as well as the testimony of witnesses. In most cases, the second element can be established with photographs, medical records, witness statements or other evidence that the dog caused substantial physical harm.
Under Michigan law, a dog’s “good behavior” before an attack does not shield the dog owner from responsibility.
If you or a loved one suffered a serious injury as a result of a dog bite, contact us as soon as possible.

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​You may just be going for a early morning jog or walk and have enjoyed a nice cup of Jamaican Mountain peak coffee. Then all of a sudden you see a stray dog lounges out from the bushes and begins to bark aggressively and getting ready to attack. What should you do in a situation like this? How would you survive this dog attack? But why do dogs attack people in the first place? After all, you were only minding your own business right? Well the people who are most likely to be chased by a dog are fast moving people like cyclist, joggers and some walkers. Dogs react to movement and see fast movement as threat. If a dog attacks you can survive by doing the following:

​1. Don’t Run Away
If dogs react to fast moving people, you running away will invoke the animal’s instinct to chase after you. And you definitely cannot run faster than most dogs. Eventually the dog will catch up and you will get bit. Stay calm and confront the beats. Look the animal in the eye without fear and yell stop with authority.
 
2. Stand Still
If the dog was chasing you because you were either running or cycling. Stop and stand still. The dog may just loose interest in your and go about its merrily business. Then gently move on without creating any sporadic movement until you are at a safe distant from the dog.
 
3. Don’t Raise Your Hand at the Animal
You don’t want to pore fuel into fire. Some aggressive dogs are not intimidated by negative gestures and this may influence the animal to attack to defend itself.  Make fist and keep them up to your chest away from the dog to avoid dog biting your fingers.
 
4. Command the Dog to Back Off
Sum up some courage and tell the dog in a commanding voice to back off. If the dog senses fear in your stance and voice, it will not recognise your command. But once you say it with bravery and authority. The dog will likely back away.
 
5. Distract the Dog
If you have a bottle, stick or anything not useful. Throw it in the opposite direction you are going. The dog may end up leaving you to run at the object. At this point, it is time to make that quick getaway. If you have nothing in your hand, just pretend to pick something up and throw.
 
6. Call help
Don’t be too dainty when calling for help. You are not at a tea party with the queen and calling the butler. You are being attacked by a dog. Call for help as loudly as possible.

If Already Being Attacked

If all the above fails or if you did not get a chance to exhibit them as the dog is immediately biting you, you will have to go ham like the dog and fight your way out of those bites. Use your fist to hit the dog in the head and throat. Avoid going directly at the mouth because the dog may just snap and grab hold of your hands.  Do what you must to survive. If you can reach a stick, reach the stick and give the dog a few good walks to the side.  You want to live but that doesn’t mean you should kill the animal.
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Ensure that vital areas such as your neck and groin (Especially males) are protected at all times. A dog’s weapon is its teeth and to some extent it’s claws. If you can subdue the dog’s head by squeezing the neck and pressing the head to the floor using your hands or body, you can subdue the animal until it gives up or help arrives. 

What To Do if You Get Bitten by Dog

Wash The Wound

• If possible, wash off the wound immediately with pure water. Run the wound under the pipe until the pain eases a bit.

Visits the Doctor Immediately

• First and most common sense thing to do is see a doctor and inform him of the happenings. You don’t know what germs the animal may be carrying. You must ensure that the wounds are properly and professionally treated.

Report and Seek Compensation

• Report the incident to the right Authority. You may end up saving child’s life. If there is negligence on the dog owner’s side, you may have a good case to bring in court. 

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Don't hate Dogs
If you are attacked by a dog it doesn't mean that all dogs are dangerous and should be put away. Normally attacks are caused by misunderstanding on the dogs part or improper training of the animal. A dog which is always angry either has some underlining medical condition or was bred that way. Dogs have been good friends and companions for humans for a pretty long time and we know they are good and kind animals.