Hello and welcome back to Talking Dogs with Graham Hall.

I'm the Graham Hall in the title there, but I also go by the Dogfather.

And that's because I've got well over a decade's worth of experience training dogs although actually it'd probably be more accurate for

me to say I train people in how to best train their dogs well that's what I do

one-to-one on television's dogs behaving very badly but also right here on this

podcast but also right here on this podcast.

Today we've got something a little bit different for you.

I reckon I'm going to learn just as much new stuff as you are.

As you well know, I'm completely fascinated by dog training.

And a big part of that is because there's this amazing sort of strong relationship, isn't there, between dog and owner. You know, your dog's got to trust that you're doing the right thing by them.

And if he doesn't or she doesn't, then often that's when the problems start.

But what happens when you have to have absolute faith in your dog to guide you through life.

Now, someone who knows exactly how it feels to have an incredibly deep bond with a dog

is Amit Patel, perhaps more famously known as Blind Dad on Twitter.

Amit, hi.

Hi, Graham.

Now, I've been doing a couple of these celebrity special episodes but I've got to say in your case

I'm not sure who's more famous whether it's you or a certain Labrador called Kika.

It's definitely the blonde Labrador.

So how did all this start for you? Tell us a little bit about, you know, your story, Amis, because not everybody will

know your background. Yeah, so I haven't always been blind. I lost my sight about eight years

ago now overnight due to a hemorrhage in the back of my eyes. And before that, I was a trauma

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