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Pippin. Ha, nice name.

So I'm guessing you're from the US? Do you have to train your own guide dogs? I didn't realise. In the UK (where I'm from) as far as I'm aware charities train them and then give them to people who need them (or are deemed to need them).

But I don't know much about it beyond what I've seen in documentaries unfortunately.

Yes and no, you go to a dog training school. The dogs breed and temperament is paired with a person's personality and height. From what I understand from Jessica the training takes about a year and a half.

When I was a kid, I watched this Japanese series about a labrador guide dog. A dog goes through a lot to be a guide dog. I have a lot of respect for them. I think the show was accurate because like you said, the owner had to learn the right commands and how to care for the dog at a school. I think it says on the show that once the harness is on, the dog is on the job, they only play and have fun when the harness is off. It was a great show, the dog changed his life. It was a really touching show, the dog was amazing and stayed with the owner through his sickness and his death. Breaks your heart, really.

ETA: lol thinking about that show brings tears to my eyes, that dog was really something. If you're interested, it's a Japanese series called Quill (yea, the coincidence, must be god!). Check it out, it's really good.