[nagdu] Wrangler, the Today show dogÉ

[Tai Blas]

I haven't seen many segments with wrangler, but the ones I have seen show people interacting with him in ways they  can't interact with a working guide dog. That is a bit concerning. Hopefully, we see more about training and some education on the topic.

Tai Tomasi
J.D. 
Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors.

> On Feb 10, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> A conversation on twitter has brought to mind Wrangler, the GEB puppy-in-training who is spending a great deal of time on the Today show.  Does anyone have any thoughts?
> I think it's great that this dog is worming his way into the hearts of viewers all over the USA, but I wonder what perception he will leave for viewers about guide dogs?  Will this raise awareness for the important work that guide dogs do?  Or will - if Wrangler completes training successfully - he be viewed as a cute fluffball of a pet who maybe has some extra training?
> 
> I don't think there's any right or wrong answers, but I wonder what thoughts anyone has about this?
> 
> 
> Daryl
> 
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