I have a friend who has a seeing eye dog, and her treatment of him, a Golden Retriever, seems ... harsh ... that may be too strong a word. If the dog is working no one is allowed to interact with him, which I understand. But when the dog is not working she keeps him at her side, often tied to the chair she is sitting in. We've known this woman and her dog for some years now, and have never seen her nor anyone else playing with him. He's a Golden Retriever, shouldn't he get to chase a ball from time to time?
Is this the way it is with seeing eye dogs, all work and no play? Or should they have the opportunity to play from time to time? Can someone who is knowledgeable about seeing eye dogs respond to this?
I only know some MIRA dogs. They are picked with very low drive (slow and steady temper)and the few owners, that I know, will not play but those dog are happy to just lay down.
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Work and play for seeing eye dogs
#363418 - 07/02/2012 03:25 PM 
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