GUGP Season 1 - Week 29 - Pier 39

Ricki visits Pier 39 in SF where her bird distractions continue to be a issue. Working guide partners Seth and Bamboo show poetry in motion. Ricki experiences the sights and smells of sea lions.

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[YOURstalker16]

you have put a lot of effort into this dog..

[GuideDogManiac]

@YOURstalker16 It takes a lot of work from a lot of people to make a guide dog.

[HesterMcLester]

How long does the training last for guide pups? When does the program expect you to turn over fully trained, awesome dog ninja?

[GuideDogManiac]

@HesterMcLester We will have Ricki until she is 14-17 months old. Then she will go to school and learn to pull in harness and all the specialized skills that she will need to be a guide like Bamboo.

[therapydogchick]

Her bird obsession reminds me of Riccochet from "Service Dog to SURFice dog", let's hope that Ricki can get over her attraction. :) The working guide dog team was amazing! Keep up the great work. :D

[GuideDogManiac]

@therapydogchick I have seen the video, very awesome! Funny thing though, Ricki has a brother named Riccochet :)

[W2n1dowsx]

RIP Seth Webster. Seth passed away 22 Jan 2011. He was my nephew. Please help these folks train these dogs. Diabetes is a terrible disease and anything you can do to assist is positive. Seth was only 40 years old. A wonderful guy.

[matttchapman]

We will miss you Seth. Thanks for being such a big inspiration to us.

[GuideDogManiac]

@MsBerryMary Toy breeds are just too small to be guides. Standard poodles, smooth coated collies, and australian shephards have also been used.

[gredhead1]

Hi there great show i really enjoy it i was wondering i'm putting together a small personal website and was wondering if you would mind if i put a link on it to your show if you could get back to me that would be great

[mattmovies101]

Oh, man. I can only imagine the smell near the sea lions.

[gdub555]

I love the chase birds to ricki so dont feel bad