My guide dog SAVED MY LIFE
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Guide Dog's Heroic Skill Saves Blind Man in Busy City Streets!
Embark on an inspiring journey with Maple, the guide dog with a heart of gold and a skill to match! Witness the deep bond and intelligent disobedience that saves lives as we navigate the bustling streets of downtown Seattle. Discover how a guide dog's pace and a handler's trust can create a powerful partnership. Hit play to join us on this eye-opening adventure, and don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for heartwarming tales of canine companionship! #GuideDogHeroes #MapleTheGuideDog #LifeWithVisionLoss #SeattleAdventures
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My service dog scared my doctor and the staff earlier this year, when she growled and refused to let me up when the doctor wanted me to move from the chair to the examination table.
She had pushed me back into the chair, and absolutely would not let me stand up.....
They tested my blood sugar and took my blood pressure, because she had **never** alerted like that before...
Both were crashing. If I had stood up as directed, I would have fallen, probably passed out, and potentially been hurt.
Service dogs are so amazing!
They absolutely are! I worked in a rehabilitation facility and every service animal I met blew my mind with how smart they are.
your service dog was being such a good, smart, girl! She knew something was wrong and made sure you were safe. I hope she got lots of praise and maybe a treat or two for being such a good girl. 🥰
@@captsparrowslady, we also have to say that pets in general are so fun to have around!
@@captsparrowslady absolutely!
Holy cow, that's incredible!! It blows me away how perceptive dogs can be trained to be. That's wild.
I love how aware you are of Mr. Maple's frame of mind and are so loving with him. It's probably a main reason why you're so in tune with each other.❤
I taught my dog "turn left" "turn right" forward back up and so on... one day i was walking a friends dog and forgot not all dogs know those commands told the dog 3 times to "go left" 3 times before it clicked then later i tried to get the dogs to change sides and said "right side" the dog looked at me like i grew 3 heads and my dog just grabbed the other dogs leash and drug it to the right side lol
the fact that your dog not only knew the command but also knew you were instructing the other dog and then made them follow the command is so adorable lol, you have such a smart dog :P
@@tinkrebelle she really is amazing our
Rescue frenchie so far seems to be at the shallow and of the intellectual pool, but she will get there.. I hope! Thank you for your kind words I'm so blessed to have such a great dog
direction commands are really useful for dogs regardless of work status. when i get one, im going to train these fundamentals
@@someonessidechannel1485 💯 I always feel so much joy when people train their dogs this
My girl is being self-trained with some help and when she loses confidence, I always have her stop, and I give her some praise. You can tell she immediately feels better. A little bit of loving goes a long way.
Love seeing these videos! I volunteer for Guide Dogs for the Blind and love seeing a dog help you!
Wonderful!
Dang, i need someone like Paul to give me a treat and encourage me when i start to feel a little dejected. Lucky Maple!
Mr Maple is way more focused on his work than any human I know, and I can tell he loves it too ❤ If only we all had such job satisfaction lol
This was a great video watching Maple's guiding techniques. He truly is a precious good boy 🦮🦴.
I never had a guy dog myself but I grew up with several of them as both of my parents were also blind. I also spent some time at the GDB campus while they were getting their new dogs and I've been around several other guy dog owners at NFB and ACB conferences.
All that to say, from the small slice I see here, you are one of the best, most informed, and most responsible guide dog users that I have yet come across.
I am very happy to have you representing us in this, and I think you did an excellent job demonstrating a good range of situations while explaining what was going on in a thorough but understandable way. Definitely the best I've seen on RUclips so far.
Thank you Paul!
Paul, you are showing the ultimate -- the teamwork that a guide dog and partner find that suits their specific needs and abilities! Love it!
Maple got bit 😭😭 I hope he gets his confidence back walking around the city with you two
Mr. Maple, you're such a wonderful boy. Thank you for keeping our Paul safe. ❤
You and Mr. Maple are such a perfect pairing. He's so protective of you, and you protect him too.
I loved this video! I used to walk dogs for a lady who trained dogs for Guide Dogs for the Blind but I’ve never really seen a guide dog in action. Mr Maple is incredible! My love for him just quadrupled 😍
Camera fail???!? LOL!
Seriously, I'm sooo glad you have Mr. Maple. It's also wonderful to see so many people on your route who are fans of both of you!
I love how Paul and Maple support each other and give each other confidence, what a great team ❤
Really great video showing Mr. Maple's talent!!! Interesting and informative... Every time you said "Good boy" one of my dogs would tilt his head and give me a nuzzle on my arm... Too cute!!! Thanks for sharing this!!!😊😊😊
Maple is just such an awesome dog!! Thank you for sharing your journeys with us and showing the world your fascinating and amazing life! You guys are wonderful!
Mr Maple - you are awesome ❤
Thank you. I love the educational videos. Support dogs are so smart, its fascinating to watch. Much love ❤
I’m Australian and our pedestrian lights also have sounds for blind and visually impaired people. It’s also handy for those not paying attention!
Some places in the US have those too.
It's official, dogs are better at identifying what is a "chair" than computer programs!
We love you Mr.Maple. Such a good boi helping your daddy. Much love to you both dear. ❤
I appreciate you sharing your life with us. I try to be aware when I'm driving, but this video made me super aware how much trust blind pedestrians put in drivers.
Again, thanks for letting us learn what your life looks like with blindness.
My bday is coming, and my closest dearest friend gift me the Pengroom Plushie, and I LOVE IT!!❤❤❤
3:24 ...Matt almost got eaten by a silver blob monster!! 😂😂
Perfect duo! With Paul’s commands and Mr. Maple’s obedience it’s lovely to see just how guide dogs work and how they use their brain. It’s wonderful! 😊😊 thanks for showing us this wonderful educational video!
I loved this!!! Great job!!!
I had an incident with my dog at the groomers. They insist that I switch from my leash to theirs for a nail trim. I use a walker and have difficulty bending down. When the groomer brought my dog out there was a man with a dog that had a service vest,it was bouncing around out of control. I had to switch back to my leash. As soon as I switch my dog went from sit to bounce over to the other dog. I got my balance, and got her under control. Apologized profusely to the man with the other dog as I left. I have put a lot of training into my dog but she will never make it as a service dog or a therapy dog. Watching you out on your walks just keeps me alert and aware of the problems my dog could cause for someone with a service dog.
All those treats-no wonder they love it! Must have to calculate calories based on outing difficulty!😊
I loved this! Mr. Maple is so smart! Thank you for taking us on your walk. ❤
This was very different. I liked this documentary style!
Thx very much for sharing your walk 🚶♂️ with Mr Maple 🍁 we enjoyed watching / listening as well xo 🤗 😘 😊
Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
I absolutely loved this video! Mr Maple is such a smart guy! Very interesting learning many of the ins and outs of guide dog!
I love the intelligence thing. ❤
Go Mr. MAPLE 🍁 🐕
Thank you for this video it’s great . I learned a lot .
At an airport I saw a small dog, unprovoked, run and jump onto a guide dog's face and attacked full on biting. The guide dog immediately went into self defense mode and shook the dog off his head and grabbed and held him by the throat. The blind man was absolutely confused as to what had just happened. All he heard was a nasty dog fight and he was almost jerked to the ground. The man had another pwrson with him to help prevent him from falling over.
The owner of the small dog immediately started screaming at the blind man telling him to get his "attack dog" to release her dog.
Airport employees and security ran over and had to grab and restrain the small dog and the woman as she was trying to hit the guide dog with her bag.
I don't know what happened to her but I really hope she was not allowed to take her flight and was arrested
As another disabled SD handler who uses an EV for the adaptive technology which helps me be more independent, is there anything I can do to make my EV more noticeable sound wise? I know we have a sound for backing up, but I would very much love to know if there is something I can add when in drive to help avoid being silent for this very reason. Since I’m disabled myself with an SD, I am way more aware of others in general but I’d love to know if there is anything I can add to make my car more audible noticeable. I will definitely look into this myself to see if there is something I can find on my own and reply here if I do find something! Love you and Mr maple❤ from SD Frizzy and I❤
Mister Maple is such a good boy.
What a beautiful neighbourhood. 😍
I’m so sad Mr Maple was bitten and his confidence has been dented. Service personnel can get therapy after traumatic incidents (ideally) so is there anything similar for service dogs to help him move on? Really hope he can, was a nervous moment when he avoided the dog by moving Paul closer to the water’s edge even though I knew everything was fine because you uploaded the video!
How long can Mr Maple work at one stretch and how quickly does he recover?
(Lastly, forgive me but… if Matthew wasn’t there how would you deal with poop retrieval?)
Thank you so much for the educational content. It is useful information, but it is also very entertaining. It is nice to see you meeting fans, but also great to see how respectful they are.
I love to learn more about guide dog training and I also like exploring a new place without having to take a plane to get there. Thanks for showing us Seattle. Mr Maple 🍁 you did a fantastic job. It was awesome that people recognized you from your social media and said Hi.
We are bringing home a golden retriever puppy next week, and I’m going to be training it as a service dog for my daughter who has sensory and emotional regulation needs.
This is a truly great video! Fun and informative!
I'm so curious how they train and sustain intelligent disobedience.
So sorry Mr. Maple got bit.
Dogs are such a gift to humanity for so many reasons. I know it was evolution, but it is like God crafted the perfect companion for us who is so in tune with how we feel and what we need. Now we need to take as good of care of them as they take care of us.
I don't think I've ever seen a city with so many crossings that aren't traffic light controlled. A few other things that I noticed:
- where there is a button, it's very far from the kerb.
- there's not much tactile paving, e.g. marking the dropped kerb (and it's a similar colour to the rest of the paving) and none around any of the stairs you showed.
- there's no tactile markers to indicate the edge of the crossing.
- there's very little contrast between the stripes and the road surface.
- the crossings didn't seem to beep or have a vibrating part to indicate when to cross.
- there was no countdown to indicate how long you had to cross.
- there didn't seem to be a second button on the island, so you could get stranded there.
I thought these were all fairly standard things in major towns and cities in developed countries nowadays. It would be interesting for you to compare accessibility in different cities and countries.
From watching @bluetheguidedog, I knew to look for a couple of things. First, Mr. Maple took advantage of the straight line in the blocks of the pavement to keep you both steady. He was looking way ahead and noticed those protruding patterns in his line, which is why he moved you to the middle. Where he was slower the boardwalk had a horizontal pattern, so he was using the edge of the boardwalk as his guideline, except there were benches and obstacles along that parallel line of the edge.
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Wow how long did you walked around the blocks? Miles or blocks? Maple did great and smart dog! ❤🤟🏻
Wow I love the way you share the ways of the guide dog world. So interesting and informative. Thanks Paul ❤❤
My pleasure!
Love this video and wandering around SLU.
Love the video, and it was very educational. I'm so sorry, Mr. Maple got bit by a dog. I hope he is ok
Finally. The Mr Maple video we've all been waiting for 🎉
Lovely video
Mr maple makes me feel better about my dogs struggle with goose poop lmao. We were training to be a service dog team, but we've stopped for his health and may not get to return to training. Little things like that make me think we should've have even tried cause I'm just an anxious and depressed person. (Who does not do well with meds)
Great video , Its amazing how you both work together and very informative, I have learnt a lot from you .
I live in the U.K. and most guide dogs in the U.K. have bright and reflective clothing.
Looking at your video I might find it hard to spot that maple is a guide dog especially if I’m driving.
Do you have any issues with people not realising he is a guide dog from a distance, then again I’m not sure why people would need to know but does it pose any issues or the opposite does having brighter clothing cause issues?
Oh no! Did Maple get deep wounds from the dog bite?
Does Maple have any reaction when it's time to put the harness on?
What type of reward do you give Mr Maple? Because it is often just curious since some treats have more calories than others.
Does Maple have shoes for the really hot days for the cement
Matthew, will you release any CD’s in the future?
Lovely tour.
4:54 wtf why'd that car run that red light?
How long will maple be a guild dog for and when he retires will u keep him?
Silly question, but I am really curious, not so much for you as I know you have pin hole vision but for others with even less vision, how do you pick up after your dog has done their business?
The slopes I see in this video are good for wheelchair users.
I have recently become legally blind, waiting on my guide dog. No exaggeration, but you have saved my life, and helped me through great depression. Thank you.
SAME!! ❤❤❤
It must be so rough but I wish you all the best in your journey. I believe in you. Thank you for being here, even when it's hard - greater times will come 🙏
@@sindiandersen2139 Tgank you!
Best wishes to you as you navigate this new phase of life. ❤❤❤
@@c.a.parker5036 Thank you.
I love how educational this is for everyone. As a sighted person you just think "Oh the dog does this, this and that." and don't think about it much more than that. The footwork, praise and how he becomes a regular happy doggo when the harness comes off, but goes into business mode when it's on, is so cool. I never realized there were so many little intricacies to walking with a guide dog. Thank you for the education.
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Thank you you and Maple Are wonderful lots of love from New Zealand
Soo true !!!!
My mother is deaf blind, and Stanley, her dog, managed to wake her up and get her outside when there was a house fire. Dogs are amazing family members.
Next time my family asks me to do something and I forget I will simply tell them I’m perfecting the skill of ✨intelligent disobedience ✨
Works everytimeeeee
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Mr. Maple is so photogenic and has no bad angles.
I'm so sad to hear Mr. Maple was recently bitten. I hope he's able to regain his confidence around stranger dogs 💚
That makes me so sad, too. Mr. Maple is such a good boy.
Maple immediately eating the goose poop as soon as he was off harness! Oh man, what is it with dogs and eating poop?? Little stinkers (literally) 😂
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The really considerate ones roll in the poop, making sure to really get it deep in their fur.
@spacelasertech8359 especially when they've got thick and/or long fur!
LOL!! Paul was telling him not to eat the goose poop at the EXACT moment Maple was eating the goose poop. LOL
I love how he helped Maple with his confidence
Poor Mr. Maple! Hopefully he didn't get hurt too bad by the dog that bit him.
I just want to say how much of an inspiration you two are. I’m a closeted 18 year old and I’m TERRIFIED for what the future holds for me in terms of relationships and am scared that I’ll never be able to find true love. You two really give me hope in true love. Like when I think of what kind of life I want when I get a bit older, I always think of Matthew and Paul. Thank you guys for giving me a healthy queer relationship to look up to!!
All the best for you! Hope you find a great community.
If you give love into the world you will get in return-it may take longer than you wish and appear in different forms, but please know there are friends waiting for you to share your story. And romance can be found in the oddest places, you are young enough to be surprised. I hope you find peace to be who you are and not what outsiders want you to be. Best of luck and wishing you only good things.
@@Spoonie86 thank you so much!
@@tarahobson1525 you don’t know how much this means to me. Thank you so much. Much love
I love that the fan asked "is that Mr. Maple?" instead of "are you Paul castle?"
Happy Pride Month 🏳️🌈
Y’all are awesome and thank you for the fun and supportive community you’ve fostered.
I have known a couple of guide dogs who have needed to be retired after they suffered dog attacks while in harness. They were both such excellent guides, and their owners were, of course, devastated (and terrified!).
I'm so glad that Maple is managing to overcome his understandable fear and reticence of other dogs while in harness - and you do such a great job of reassuring him and building his confidence back up.
On a lighter note, from a sample of around 30, I have yet to meet an off-harness guide dog who could resist sampling goose poop! At least he didn't roll in it, too 😂.
Thanks for taking us on a walk with you and Mr. Maple it was really nice and what a beautiful bond you 2 have love all 3 of you have a GREAT day ❤
I love that you still give Mr Maple treats periodically when he does trained behaviors correctly. So many dog owners want to know “when can I stop giving treats?” But it’s so important to have a reward that the dog appreciates to keep them happy and motivated.
Irregularly rewarding after training is successful encourages the dog to repeat the trained behavior, because they don't get rewarded very time.
It's like saying "when can I stop paying my employees," you don't! They're working dogs, they work for rewards, either praise, treats, or a favorite toy.
You stop giving occasional treats when you can honestly say you no longer appreciate someone noticing and expressing gratitude for the help you give. Same thing. Everyone likes to be acknowledged even if they really enjoy what they do.
It might be easier with larger dogs. But treats can only get so small. And at some point if given too many treats they stop eating proper food. Because, well they are full. And just like humans, dogs can't live a healthy life on just treats.
But there are other rewards.
@timonix2 You are right about food treats. My daughter had a large service dog that was not food motivated. Pets and praise worked, but oddly, her favorite treat was to be allowed to smell flowers along the walk. She never tried to go over, but the longing looks said it all. Every so often, Jocelyn would detour to the pots or plot and let Jewel take a few seconds to smell the flowes. Her reaction was like she just got the tastiest yummy. Bonus nobody could be nervous of the huge dog wagging her tail like crazy at the campus flowers. She never harmed any plants and always kept most of her attention on her job.
It sounds like Mr Maple needs a cape.
~Edna Mode voice~ NO CAPES!
But maybe we could make an exception for Mr. Maple. He definitely deserves one.
Not all heroes wear capes
I adore how Mr. Maple had subtle tail wags when he was being talked about. Still all buisness but also so happy to be praised
What a sweet boy ❤
I love the stories you share! I’m legally blind from wet macular degeneration after I received a blood infection while in the hospital which caused bleeding in both of my eyes! I have been having such a hard time getting acclimated to the vision loss in my right eye and the blurry vision in my left eye. I was a nurse before this and being able to see a vein to start an IV even though I’ve gotten pretty dang good at finding and tracing a vein and starting an IV by touch! Other staff actually call me to start IV’s especially when they can’t “see” a vein! But even though I get a lot of compliments from patients on how “super friendly” they find me, I keep being told I have a “resting B face” because of the way I have to position my head in order to see them. I’ve found you to be such an inspiration and just love the stories about Mr. Maple and Matthew! The way you two get along is amazing and y’all should consider doing family or marriage counseling so couples can inspire to have a relationship like y’alls!
This is very educational and I love your content so much, but PLEASE let us know if people saying Hi are distracting for you or Maple! The last thing I think any of us want is to interfere with his job and your safety❤
\When crossing a street, you shouldn’t distract a guide dog or the handler, or a person with a cane. We use our ears, so if you’re talking, I can’t hear. If you’re just walking along, it depends on the person and their preference, but a rule of thumb is that a guide dog in harness should be dispatched.
@@isaacmcburneysame goes for any service dog. Great of you to ask such a thoughtful question! Best rule of thumb is to pretend the dog isn’t even there. It’s safer to chat with the person when we are sitting around waiting somewhere, but otherwise, always ignore the dog because the SD and handler are trying to focus on our each other’s cues (which could be spoken commands, hand signals, and other unspoken, non-obvious gestures), even while we are sitting and taking a break. If we miss each other’s cues, one or both of us could get hurt. Even when my service dog is sleeping, he’s actively listening and paying attention for commands and other possible things I may need help with (except for while he’s having a dream and shaking). I don’t want people to teach him that being in his harness is play and socialization time because it could unwind his training.
Some people have service dogs that can’t interact with others even while not in their harness. Although it’s more relaxed, they’re technically working 24/7/365, and some dogs can’t stay focused on their person when other people start to give them attention. My boy is mostly like that. He loves his job, and I had to make a difficult decision not to let him interact with mostly everyone, minus my nieces and nephews who are too little to understand not to bother him while he’s in the harness, but I can control my boy better in those situations because he’s learned to look at me when the children tried to pet him or give him a toy - and I’m teaching the children to remember to ask before they try to play with him, even when he’s not in the harness. But overall, it took a long time to get my boy to look at me because he came from farm town, PA and I live in NYC where there’s always gonna be distractions from people. So I had to make a ground rule that nobody pets or plays with him even out of harness until it’s his time to retire (which will be in the next 1-2 years cause he’s 9 and still healthy and loving his job). He’s perfectly happy and doesn’t even try to interact with anyone.
Every situation is different, but it’s always best to only talk to the person and pretend the dog isn’t even there as a rule of thumb - meaning don’t make eye contact, high pitched noises, etc. You can look and admire our dogs, but do it from afar and indirectly in a way that won’t distract the dog. I love when people come up to me to give me a compliment about my boy, but it’s very dangerous when people start distracting him directly. Even the best trained service dogs will eventually have trouble resisting the temptation if it keeps happening. I trained my boy to look at me when someone tries to talk to him or pets him when I turn my head (despite the “do not pet” sign all over his harness lol), but there have been times where people are over the top and he just can’t resist - they are still dogs, not robots. It’s unsafe and not fair to put these working dogs in that position. People don’t seem to understand that they can’t be treated like pets.
Anyway, I appreciate that you asked and just wanted to clarify that it’s the same general rule for any kind of service dog and not just guide dogs. I wish more people would be educated and thoughtful enough to understand and ask questions like this!
@@MashaT22That’s such a great Public Service Announcement! Thanks for putting in the work to write that out!
Intelligent disobedience! I love it! I love how the fan base is growing and he gets greetings out in public more and more often!
One of the cities I lived in had different tones at each crosswalk when the walk signal was green. I was told that it was to make easier for a blind person to know which intersection they were at. I do know that my non-guide dog instantly knew it was time to look to cross when he heard the signal.
Oh no he got bit! How scary. I’m so sorry!
I know 😢
I'm a sighted person (just regular glasses for nearsightedness) and the intersections in downtown Seattle still terrify me sometimes 😅 I can't even imagine navigating the area while visually impaired or blind, especially with the way people drive here. I'm so glad you have Mr. Maple to guide and protect you! 🖤
He's so beautiful. Not just physically but his sweet temperament makes him very precious 💖
Thanks for the tour. I think my favourite part was Mr Maples being recognised. What a 🌟
I'm so sorry to hear that you've been through the hole dog acttack situation. I'm a fellow service dog handler who had to retire due to dog attack. i'm glad you didn't have to retire maple.
In graduate school in Phoenix, Arizona, I had a friend who had a lovely yellow lab guide dog. She said in summer school, her dog would go from shady-spot to shady-spot on campus, so she would get turned around and have to ask people "where are we?" - Now, with temperatures increasing drastically in Arizona, I'm guessing Guide dogs have to wear booties to avoid burning their feet! I also got to play with her dog out-of-harness at her home.
The next time I saw her in class, she wagged her tail Very hard, and I felt so bad I had to ignore her!
"It was supposed to be sunny today but its a typical grey day here..." IDK Paul, looks pretty sunny to me! 😂
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Haha yes, perfectly blue skies 😂
What a wonderful trip! Thank you for taking us along! 🥰
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've been an Extended Video Member for five months - the best financial choice I ever made. My family always seems to get colds or the flu during the holidays, especially Christmas, and your videos have got me through many long hours on bed feeling tired - thank you for entertaining me and helping me learn simultaneously!
“Intelligent disobedience” that is exactly what a guide dog should do