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Online trainers deduce that blind dogs fall off the track Guide Dog Service Center: Platform training methods have been discontinued

2021-11-15T05:21:40.846Z


The Hong Kong Guide Dog Service Center was suspected of improper training of guide dogs. Recently, a clip was circulated on the Internet. A man suspected of wearing a guide dog service center uniform dropped a guide dog on the rails on the MTR platform. Then the dog


The Hong Kong Guide Dog Service Center was suspected of improper training of guide dogs. Recently, a clip was circulated on the Internet. A man suspected of wearing a guide dog service center uniform dropped a guide dog on the rails on the MTR platform. Then pull the dog back to the platform.

Netizens criticized the center for cruel training of dogs in an uproar.

The center issued a statement on its Facebook page in response, stating that the video was excerpted from internal training videos about 6 to 7 years ago. The training team used traditional training methods in a safe environment. It was the last high-level training for guide dogs. Experience the sense of crisis near the edge of the platform to reduce or avoid the chance that dogs will lead the visually impaired to the edge of the platform and fall into the rails.


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The online clip is 25 seconds long. The clip shows a man wearing the clothes of the Hong Kong Guide Dog Service Center on the MTR platform, putting a training guide dog off the track and then pulling the dog back. Platform.

Netizens criticized the training method for frightening the dogs.

The Hong Kong Guide Dog Service Center responded on the facebook page, stating that platform screen doors have been installed along many railway lines of the MTR, but the East Rail and Light Rail lines are still not equipped with platform screen doors. People with disabilities accidentally approached the edge of the platform, and the consequences would be disastrous.

The center refers to an excerpt from an internal training video about 6 to 7 years ago. Based on the primary safety considerations for visually impaired users, experienced training instructors and guide dogs are undergoing training on the MTR platform.

At that time, the training team used traditional training methods (Positive punishment) in a safe environment to allow the dogs to undergo this final high-level training and experience the sense of crisis near the edge of the platform.

The instructor hopes to use this experience to reduce or avoid the chance of a dog leading the visually impaired to the edge of the platform and falling into the rails in the future.

The MTR provides a safe time and a safe station for the training to ensure that there are no trains in and out during the training time to conduct this field training.

The center is "deeply sorry" for the uneasiness of the film, which means that the training mode has been evolving, and positive reinforcement has been added to give rewards, encouragement and praise, so that dogs can learn positively.

Therefore, the center has stopped using this platform training method, and now positive training is the core concept of dog training.

Guide Dog Service Center Press Conference Foster family stepped on the field to reprimand the dog for rudely treating the dog and concealing the condition of the cancer dog. The guide dog was suspected of being abused within three days. The trainer forced off the escalator to conduct the blind dog during the training. The abused woman pulls the rope and turns and the dog flies in the air

The Hong Kong Guide Dog Service Center has previously been criticized for rudely training guide dogs. One time a guide dog was suspected to be walking in the wrong direction. A female trainer immediately pulled the dog leash with all his strength to force it to turn his head, during which the dog screamed. The sound and the upper body have been volley for a moment; in addition, the dog who has been accused of forcing timidity to go to the escalator.

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Source: hk1

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