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What happens when guide dog travel meets emerging technology, and the right human support?
In this episode of Central Bark, we explore how tools such as smart glasses, smartphones, and remote assistants can help guide dog handlers navigate unfamiliar places with greater confidence. Guide dog handler Alan Holst and orientation assistant Rachel Nelson join us to talk about how they’ve developed a system that combines technology, planning, and trusted communication to reduce uncertainty and expand independence.
In this episode of Central Bark, we explore how tools such as smart glasses, smartphones, and remote assistants can help guide dog handlers navigate unfamiliar places with greater confidence. Guide dog handler Alan Holst and orientation assistant Rachel Nelson join us to talk about how they’ve developed a system that combines technology, planning, and trusted communication to reduce uncertainty and expand independence.
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What makes the bond between a guide dog handler and their dog so unique?
In this episode, we explore the deeply layered relationship at the center of every guide dog partnership; one built not only on training and skill, but on trust, identity, and shared movement through the world. While guide d…
Dogs are always communicating; we just have to learn how to listen.
In this episode, we explore what it really means to communicate with our dogs and how strong, trusting relationships are built over time. From body language and behavior cues to consistency, patience, and mutual respect, we dig i…
Orientation and mobility training is essential to safe, confident, and independent travel for people who are blind or visually impaired. In this episode of Central Bark, an on-staff Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) at Guide Dogs for the Blind shares expert insight into how GDB’…
In this episode of Central Bark, we’re joined by David Maynard, Executive Director of the International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF), and Susan Armstrong, Vice President of Client Programs at Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB), for a thoughtful conversation about leadership, collaboration, and the futu…
הצהרה: הפודקאסט והגרפיקה המוטבעים בדף זה הם מ-Guide Dogs for the Blind, שהוא רכושו של בעליו ואינו קשור או מאושר על ידי Listen Notes, Inc.
