How guide dogs came to lead the way

Forever Ago

American Public Media

Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Dogs have served as human’s loyal companions for thousands of years. They’ve also been trained to do some pretty cool jobs! In today’s episode, Joy and cohost Oliver learn all about the history of guide dogs. These are canine companions that are trained to help guide people who are blind or have vision loss. They’ll also meet 16 year old Ella Shea and her guide dog Pico! Plus, we’ll hear one of your invention mentions, and play a brand new edition of First Things First!

Resources:
To learn more about guide dog schools, visit https://www.igdf.org.uk/

This episode was sponsored by:
Walt Disney Studios- Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 is coming to theaters, June 14th.

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0:00.0	Today's episode is sponsored by Green Light. Did you know that 27 states don't require a personal
0:06.4	finance course for students even though teens score an average of 64% on the National
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0:14.0	Let's make a difference.
0:16.0	Our friends at Million, Basilian, and Green Light are hitting the road visiting schools
0:20.2	to teach important lessons on financial literacy.
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0:38.4	Okay puppies are we ready for the ceremony? Sit. Good poopies!
0:48.5	Stay? I said stay.
0:51.3	Hey Joy, you look busy.
0:53.0	Oh, hey Oliver, perfect timing.
0:56.0	Did you bring the 62 collars leashes and paper crowns?
0:59.0	Yes.
1:00.0	Wait, is it for all these puppies?
1:02.0	You got it!
1:04.0	I was watching 101 Dalmatians yesterday with my dogs,
1:07.0	and I was inspired.
1:09.0	Every puppy deserves a home.
1:12.0	Plus, I have tons of room in the Dolo tree house.
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