A 2-year-old Labrador dog learns how to deal with traps on the road at the guide dog training base of Nanjing Police Dog Institute. (Left/Up).The Labrador dog stops on the steps to remind the blind man. (Right/Up). The Labrador dog is in obstacle avoidance training. (Left/Down). The Labrador dog is trained to walk with a blind person. (Photo: Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
It has been a dream for many blind people in China to have a guide dog and traveling freely and safely. Generally speaking, a qualified guide dog has to go through a variety of training subjects including obedience, basic walking, walking on the ground and cooperation with owners. The training cycle is about one year. But the success rate is only about 50 percent. Long training period and high elimination rate as well as labor costs, health and epidemic prevention fees drive the cost of training a guide dog up to over 100,000 yuan.
