One of the most amazing skills guide dogs are taught is called "selective disobedience" they've been taught to disobey their handler in order to protect them. This is something really hard to teach.
@@shuyan6887 i dont mind if its a place meant for dogs to shit. Most places however just sidewalks. And if you dont clean it up there you’re a selfish asshole
Jacob Punch Because blind people still need to use transport, obviously. A car usually has 5 seats, only one person in that car needs to drive it. If various people give you lifts to places (say a partner, your parents, friends etc) you won't always be in the same car. Think before you ask questions.
I watched a seeing eye dog once possibly save the life of a lady. The dog recognized the bus his owner needed somehow and got really antsy. She thought it was the wrong bus and told the dog "no that's not our bus." I kinda knew it was the last bus of the day so I asked her what bus she wanted. It turned out that it was the right bus afterall so I let her know. If the dog hadn't had been so antsy, I wouldn't have said anything. A pretty major snow storm hit that night and had they missed their bus they may have been stuck alone there all night. Don't know if she had a cell phone or not.
Just a friendly reminder to all dog lovers such as myself: do not try to pet a service dog that is on duty! It will distract them from their job which can be dangerous to the handler. Especially teach your children about service dogs and why it's important to avoid petting them.
My friend has a guide dog reject. He didn't quite make the cut as a guide dog but he's still much better trained than most dogs you could adopt. He was too friendly to make it as a guide dog but he's still pretty well behaved in normal terms.
this might be a weird question but do you notice yourself getting older? without seeing your face/ body change everyday do you you think you still look like a kid ?
I'm sure he can feel his wrinkles and tell that he is getting older just based on how his body feels. You lose stamina when you get older, your joints can start to act up, etc.
Being old is much more than just a old body. U feel weaker, lose ur stamina, ur skin is different etc. But about the other question, he doesnt even know how he looked like a kid, so how would he still look like a kid? I mean, ofc he knows hes taller and so on
This video was really informative. I was impressed hearing that dog guides can even guide their handler back to a parked car they rode only in once. And like Tommy said, dog guides are trained to watch for low hanging objects that could hit their handler's head so they stop at that sort of obstacle so the handler can get the idea to use upper hand protective technique and keep walking until it's clear. Alternatively, the handler can shift a foot ahead in the instance the dog stopped because of a drop off like stairs or a curb. It's fascinating to learn.
Check out Joy Ross, she's also a blind youtuber, and she has some videos walking around with her guide dog. They are really eye-opening and inspiring, I actually enjoyed them a lot.
I really appreciate this video Tommy. So many strangers have gotten angry with me simply because I don't have a guide dog, and I am really good at navigating with my cane, and it would just be really difficult for me to have a dog now for many reasons. My friend's guide dogs have all been wonderful and uniquely different, and have all melted my heart. I would just not be able to get anything else done if I had one full time, and they are, full time. They need people with lots of physical stamina, and lots of time. I've sat with a retired guide for a week and loved him very much not even using him as a guide. Also have lots of travel experience with working teams, so am aware of pros and cons. It's the old thing of people asking questions and ignoring that you are answering from having experienced a life time of situations, compared to only once for three minutes. I've also had people insist that I'm lying to them, that I don't have a dog, and become enraged when I continue to tell them I don't have one. They insist they've seen me with my dog, and I don't have one. I would know, if I had a dog. Why can't a stranger or bus driver accept that I know whether or not I have a dog? This is just another thing that regularly happens to me as a blind person out and about.
I am currently raising my 10th puppy for Leader Dogs for the Blind, a male black lab/golden retriever mix named "Lumos". I know that my dogs are life-changing for the people who receive them, but I appreciate your perspective. Dogs are a big responsibility and the same can be said of a guide dog. It's not for everyone! But they are amazing. People ask me every day how I can give my puppy back after a year, and of course it is hard, but someone needs him more than I want him. He needs to go to someone who needs him so he can stop them from being hit by a car someday. Thanks for this video, and for all of your videos. They have really helped me raise better dogs by giving me insight into life as a person who is blind or visually impaired. Thank you!
@CCknows She's not talking about training them, she's talking about raising them in her home. It's done to give them a home environment to grow up in, and socialize them by taking them to public places, etc. Then after about a year they're mature and ready to be trained to become a guide dog or other kind of service dog.
Sean Richards Generally, don't. At least not without asking. They're there to do a job and keep their owner safe, distracting them isn't a good idea. Plus the person using the dog probably gets tired of the question.
Sean Richards yes, you should not pet any working dog. If someone is just sitting in one place with their service animal, it may be appropriate to ask. Don't just ask while they're walking down the street.
Also, don't talk, whistle, or coo at the dog either. Some service dogs detect and mitigate oncoming seizures or PTSD episodes and things could get dangerous if they're distracted at the wrong moment.
Don't pet, talk to, or otherwise interact with any working dog unless you ask. For service dogs I say don't ask either, as the dog is busy and I'm sure the handler has things to do. :) I train my own dogs for different jobs (obedience, therapy work, etc.) and often I'm in public with them. It is slightly irritating when the dog is listening well, I tell it to ignore a distraction (the person) and then the person walks right up and grabs at my dog like they're 2 years old. It's INCREDIBLY annoying when they have a vest on and people do it anyway (I've also had kids hit, scream at, and bark at my dogs whime their parents stare). And I'm ready to murder someone if I ask someone not to pet the dog and they do anyway (or talk to it instead). Sounds like a small deal, but I've had it happen douzens of times in less than an hour and it's really disruptive. You wouldn't touch someone's wheelchair or cane while they're using it, don't touch their service dog! :) (My rant is over. I can only imagine the struggles of a service dog handler.)
Hi Tommy! I have a question for you: Has any blind person who lost their vision (i.e. they know what the world looks like but also they know what it is like to be blind) been able to explain what untouchable things look like better that sighted people?
if you go out and drink alot an then go home and put your keys somewhere different, how would you look for it the other day not remembering beause of the beer?
By feeling. Realize that due to his lack of sight, he wouldn't be as careless as to where he places things. He'd ensure to place things in places where it's easy for him to access and feel.
I am a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs and they are truly amazing creatures. They are so smart and the love they have for their partner is beautiful. I understand they aren't for everyone, but raising puppies has definitely been the best experience in my life
This was very informative. I've had trainers explain to me briefly about how dogs are trained to help those who are blind or deaf or have medical needs and what breeds are good for what, but I didn't know the full extent of what a seeing eye dog could be trained for. It's quite impressive!
Absolutely, it takes a lot of planning. I have two children which are grown up now, but I was offered a guide/service dog and they are more work than having children. I grew up with owning three dogs as my retina disease was a slow moving deterioration of my vision. But once my vision deterrioted I opt for the stic instead. I didn't have enough people in my family that could help me out when I got sick. Dogs need grooming, playtime walking outside to do their business and I had too many health issues to keep it up. I'm still learning to work with my residual vision as the disease progresses and walking in the snow with my stick is very difficult. Do you have snow where you live? And if you do do you only use cabs or wheeltrans to get around? I would love some tips on how to walk through unploughed snow on the sidewalk. I have 2 coaches that come in twice a week from the CNIB but they are in the midst of changing staff around, so I'm without help right now. If you could do a vlog for people who were not born blind, but are going to be soon, I'd appreciate it!! By the way your so enjoyable to listen too as well as funny!!!❣️🇨🇦
American there is programs that turn text to speech. For example on the iPhone it is called Voiceover. For the computer there is one Jaws and I can go on and on.
You my man, have just become one of my heroes. You have made it far in this horrible world despite your condition and for that I have a very large amount of admiration for you. I hope one day I can become even half the man you are. Keep doing what you do! 😊
Personally, I'd say no. Apparently the suicide rate in people who are blind and regain their sight is extremely high because of how overwhelming vision is if you've never had it before (fact of the day) --note: I heard this from a professional I worked with, but I'm having difficulty finding another source.
Andie Fox I don't believe that at all. Sounds like a myth. Main reasons someone wouldn't get a surgery for vision is: 1. Risk of complications/failure. Could get brain damage or a lethal infection. definitely the biggest reason. 2. Cost. 3. The vision would still be extremely limited, and would still likely be legally blind (except in the further future. That said, current tech can't even help him _at all_, only other people with different types of blindness)
Hey Tommy, I love your videos! Do you think you could do a video on Helen Keller and what you think it would be like to be deaf as well as blind? I think it's an interesting topic.
Joey of the Priuses Actually, enjoyable food would either become salty or overly sweet. Most food would also become unpleasant and taste bad, no matter how much seasoning you would put on it
Don't forget that smell actually contributes to a large portion of how you taste. Eating without smell is sort of like seeing in black and white. You are going to get kind of a generally decent idea of what you are experiencing but extremely limited. I knew a kid in 8th grade who lost his sense of smell due to some sort of health issue they knew he had but they had hoped it wouldn't cause that to happen. He became like really depressed and suicidal after that because food just didn't taste like much of anything. I talked to his cousin because they pulled him from school and she said he reported only really being able to taste like saltyness, sweetness, and certain other super specific taste categories and textures. For the most part he said most things just tasted like gray mush. I mean that seriously sucks. Id give up hearing I think before i gave up sight, touch, taste, or smell.
wait what :O I didn't know that your sense of smell can affect your sense of taste too! So that's probably why if you've got a cold and a stuffy nose, everything tastes crap? I thought it was just because of the sickness or the medicines. >
Personally I think Tommy is a very inspiring person and his videos made me just teared up!! And made me realised how grateful I am to have a good sight and i can see everything very clearly and enjoy life.. Thank you for your videos!!!
I just found your channel and I can't stop watching! It's so interesting to hear about things from the perspective of someone who has been blind their whole life. Your optimism is heartwarming and your personality is so friendly that I can't help but like you right away! Keep making videos! They're awesome!
Violet Reynolds dizziness has to do with the liquid that is naturally in your ears. So what happens when your dizzy is the liquid moves slowly and is a bit all over the place just like when you shake a bottle or water or juice. So yes Tommy can get dizzy
"i just gave him back to the place where he came from" That's cruel. I can't imagine how insensitive one should be to give dog back. Actually 2 dogs :/
Well the first dog was too dangerous to have around a blind child. The dog was too rambunctious and could have unintentionally injured him. Parents have to do what is best for their child especially if they have a disability. I don't think giving the last dog away was cruel either. It seems like they gave him back because it was better for the dog. Besides they didn't dump him in a shelter they gave him back to the guide dog organization and they made sure he lived out his old age in comfort. Tommy actually cared about him and made sure he would be taken care of, that is far from cruel and insensitive.
LesEbony Thanks for your answer. I have to confess that I'm Polish and English is not my first language. Usually I understand about 75-80% of what Tommy says. Sometimes I watch his movies 2 or 3 times to understand as much as I can. I treat it like a meeting with a great person and lesson of English language at the same time. I was not sure what is the place that dogs came from, and I thought that it could be a shelter... Sorry, I didn't want to be unpleasant with my comment :)
Delilah There's a long waiting list for guide dogs so some other person who needed one and who was better able to handle one that was a bit overactive got lucky and I'm pretty sure that guide dogs normally get retired to families who don't need a woking dog when they get to old to work. It's very important to find a good match between service dogs and their handlers because of how much time they spend working together. It's really not the same thing as picking up an animal as a pet.
A friend pointed me to your channel and after watching 10 of your videos or so I can say that you are, sir, hands down the coolest person on TH-cam. Listening to your takes on things in inspiring. Cheers from Brazil.
oh sorry if I made possible this interpretation... it was just that one thing led to another... the two questions I made were unrelated. I meant if he has a son nowadays... I figured that the baby would probably not be his son thou I was still curious who he was... a nephew maybe...
you know I really don't like it when people use "it's not my first language" as an excuse. English isn't my first language, and I speak and type just fine. I'm fine with the spelling mistakes, but not with that excuse.
Hey Tommy! I just wanted to tell you know that I think you are an awesome human being! I find your personality and outlook on life inspiring. Your humor brings my mood up and I am so thankful for that! thank you for being so great!
Motion sickness isn't really a visual thing. Its a motion thing so being blind wouldnt really affect if someone gets motion sickness. Same goes for migranes. You don't need sight for migranes
not necessarily, one of the possible causes of motion sickness is the disconnect between your eyes seeing you're stationary and your inner ear saying you are in motion
Motion sickness is caused by your brain being confused by your contradicting senses. Your eyes are telling your brain that you are moving but your ears are telling it that you are stationary. In the case of a boat rocking, your it’s the other way around (eyes saying you aren’t moving but ears tell your brain that you are). So I doubt tommy experiences it.
Hey my mom is nearly blind, I think I'll show you her videos. She's really depressed about losing her eyesight over the years and I think your videos will cheer you up.
Do you play any videogames? Like i know you can listen to your T.V. and know whats going on but can you listen to a video game and know whats going on?
A lot of blind people have to give their dogs away. Its a great responsibility and often there are other loving families that will be able to take better care of the dog. Especially if the blind person is getting another guide dog as a replacement after the first cant work anymore. Think about being a blind person that now has to take care of TWO dogs? I believe some blind people rehome the dogs to family members so they have the option of visiting the dog even after giving it up.
I once saw a guide doggo and he was the nicest well behaved dog I ever saw and completely knew when to get out the buss and everything! Amazing animals!
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"Does your dog Bite?" I don't know, but I've never seen him do it.
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(dogs bites) "I thought you said your dog does not bite!" "That is not my dog."
@@RedSiegfried Pink Panther!
I just respond with, would you like to put your hand near his mouth to find out lol. 😂😂
One of the most amazing skills guide dogs are taught is called "selective disobedience" they've been taught to disobey their handler in order to protect them. This is something really hard to teach.
considering the dogs in front, it probably wouldn't go even if it wasn't trained
@@Tempe415youd think. I mean dogs love us but they arent just suicide bombers
It is unbelievable that you as a blind person used to pick your dog's litter, yet a lot of people that have sight are just too lazy.
It's not a matter of being blind or sighted, it's what kind of a person you are. Are you considerate, or a jerk?
in fact, people have sight don't pick it up because they see it
To be fair, people with sight probably won’t step in it cuz they can see it, that might be “why”, still not an excuse though
Lol yeah but i dont mind
@@shuyan6887 i dont mind if its a place meant for dogs to shit. Most places however just sidewalks. And if you dont clean it up there you’re a selfish asshole
I know that these dogs are very well trained, but dayum "Find the car" and he knows exactly what you are talking about.
Sky Lord Panglot they have 20x sense of smell than people
wait why would the dog be taking you to a car if you’re blind
Janneau Claude a dog that can see doesn’t need to smell out a car, just like us they remember
Jacob Punch Because blind people still need to use transport, obviously. A car usually has 5 seats, only one person in that car needs to drive it. If various people give you lifts to places (say a partner, your parents, friends etc) you won't always be in the same car. Think before you ask questions.
Spam no need to be rude. He asked for understanding and you chastised him. Chill out
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Clan”see”. 😂
You bastard lol
Bruh lmfaoo
That is very in”sight”ful!
*Grinning*: "Holy cow, you just saved my life Clancy. Way to go kid"
Idk y that made me laugh
I watched a seeing eye dog once possibly save the life of a lady. The dog recognized the bus his owner needed somehow and got really antsy. She thought it was the wrong bus and told the dog "no that's not our bus." I kinda knew it was the last bus of the day so I asked her what bus she wanted. It turned out that it was the right bus afterall so I let her know. If the dog hadn't had been so antsy, I wouldn't have said anything. A pretty major snow storm hit that night and had they missed their bus they may have been stuck alone there all night. Don't know if she had a cell phone or not.
yo, your comment is a year old but i just wanted to say, Tame Impala are dope
Kayjp tame impala!!
@@shadowprince4482 this is super omd, but you handled the situation phenomenally!
Just a friendly reminder to all dog lovers such as myself: do not try to pet a service dog that is on duty! It will distract them from their job which can be dangerous to the handler. Especially teach your children about service dogs and why it's important to avoid petting them.
Do not pet *any* dog without asking!
Thank you! It's very important to not distract them. (I have a service dog so this is greatly appreciated!)
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Or whistle at a service dog. I have one. It is no ok to distract them
theres a difference between a guide dog and a service dog but dont pet any dog without asking.
"find the car" that is cool asf
bah, i'll be impressed when the dog can valet the car.
Aaron D
I'll be impressed when a dog flies in a apache attack helicopter
moto324 Yeah I can't even do that lmao
What's the worst injury you got from being blind? Got any battle scars?
he never got an open wound
His eyes probably :x
I know where the exit is
@Russ Bennett nope but he will hear it
@@Jumper708 he don't do vids no more sadly. So he most then most most most most the most most of most likely he won't see it
This is such a judgemental question XD why would he consider his eyes being an injury?
My friend has a guide dog reject. He didn't quite make the cut as a guide dog but he's still much better trained than most dogs you could adopt. He was too friendly to make it as a guide dog but he's still pretty well behaved in normal terms.
“Too friendly” is one of the best “negative” qualities a dog can have IMO
Aww bless it seems like you really miss your dog xx
Please check your TH-cam Messages (th-cam.com/users/messages). We sent you a note after the live stream today.
***** I just emailed you!! Thank you so much 😁 Happy new year to you Tommy!! Xx
The Tommy Edison Experience kkk
this might be a weird question but do you notice yourself getting older? without seeing your face/ body change everyday do you you think you still look like a kid ?
Jose Francisco good question
I'm sure he can feel his wrinkles and tell that he is getting older just based on how his body feels. You lose stamina when you get older, your joints can start to act up, etc.
Jose Francisco good one
Being old is much more than just a old body. U feel weaker, lose ur stamina, ur skin is different etc.
But about the other question, he doesnt even know how he looked like a kid, so how would he still look like a kid? I mean, ofc he knows hes taller and so on
"...do you think you still look like a kid" hahahaha
this man is so funny and so cool.
Koen Reyneveld jesus christ that escalated quickly
This video was really informative. I was impressed hearing that dog guides can even guide their handler back to a parked car they rode only in once. And like Tommy said, dog guides are trained to watch for low hanging objects that could hit their handler's head so they stop at that sort of obstacle so the handler can get the idea to use upper hand protective technique and keep walking until it's clear. Alternatively, the handler can shift a foot ahead in the instance the dog stopped because of a drop off like stairs or a curb. It's fascinating to learn.
This guys optimism makes life worth living....
I would love to have a conversation with your parents because it seems like they did a great job raising you. Could you do a video about them?
Uh, I don’t think they’re alive.
@@starling_song he could still make a video about them. They don't need to actually be in the video.
@@starling_song op said about, not with.
@@colorbar.s oops, didnt see that
@@colorbar.s but they also said "a conversation WITH your parents"
Now I'm really curious about guide dogs and the daily life with one
manu9629 Molly Burke is another blind TH-camr who uses a guide dog and she has several videos about it.
I know her, but I would like to see how it is, apart from stories
Check out Joy Ross, she's also a blind youtuber, and she has some videos walking around with her guide dog. They are really eye-opening and inspiring, I actually enjoyed them a lot.
Leonardo Segura Thanks, I will look at her
Heh. you said "Eye-opening".
Do you fall asleep very easily?
Marcus M don't make me wish I was blind....
Marcus M he said in a video that not very often now, but in class when he was younger he sometimes went to sleep in class
Marcus M he already answered this question in a previous video.
Marcus M Your avatar is a white supremacist symbol. please change it
Charles Cochrane hmm, I dont recall him saying that, but Thanks anyways
I think it's common courtesy too to pick up after your dog
I really appreciate this video Tommy. So many strangers have gotten angry with me simply because I don't have a guide dog, and I am really good at navigating with my cane, and it would just be really difficult for me to have a dog now for many reasons. My friend's guide dogs have all been wonderful and uniquely different, and have all melted my heart. I would just not be able to get anything else done if I had one full time, and they are, full time. They need people with lots of physical stamina, and lots of time. I've sat with a retired guide for a week and loved him very much not even using him as a guide. Also have lots of travel experience with working teams, so am aware of pros and cons. It's the old thing of people asking questions and ignoring that you are answering from having experienced a life time of situations, compared to only once for three minutes. I've also had people insist that I'm lying to them, that I don't have a dog, and become enraged when I continue to tell them I don't have one. They insist they've seen me with my dog, and I don't have one. I would know, if I had a dog. Why can't a stranger or bus driver accept that I know whether or not I have a dog? This is just another thing that regularly happens to me as a blind person out and about.
I am currently raising my 10th puppy for Leader Dogs for the Blind, a male black lab/golden retriever mix named "Lumos". I know that my dogs are life-changing for the people who receive them, but I appreciate your perspective. Dogs are a big responsibility and the same can be said of a guide dog. It's not for everyone! But they are amazing. People ask me every day how I can give my puppy back after a year, and of course it is hard, but someone needs him more than I want him. He needs to go to someone who needs him so he can stop them from being hit by a car someday. Thanks for this video, and for all of your videos. They have really helped me raise better dogs by giving me insight into life as a person who is blind or visually impaired. Thank you!
Kayla Dever My family is currently training our first
how long do you train a dog for?
@CCknows She's not talking about training them, she's talking about raising them in her home. It's done to give them a home environment to grow up in, and socialize them by taking them to public places, etc. Then after about a year they're mature and ready to be trained to become a guide dog or other kind of service dog.
What a clever boy Clancy was! And quite handsome, too! 🥰
This dude just radiates of positivity, I love it
Is it weird that this video made me cry? I just love dogs so much. They're such beautiful, loyal, loving creatures.
do you get easily spooked by sounds or anything similar?
Do you get spooked by social security and national healthcare?
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IM sick of seeing that profile picture. It is freaking everywhere and obnoxious.
STLWBK What
STLWBK Do you even know what those squares mean dude?
Is it true that strangers are not supposed to pet guide dogs?
Sean Richards Generally, don't. At least not without asking. They're there to do a job and keep their owner safe, distracting them isn't a good idea. Plus the person using the dog probably gets tired of the question.
Sean Richards yes, you should not pet any working dog. If someone is just sitting in one place with their service animal, it may be appropriate to ask. Don't just ask while they're walking down the street.
Yes, do not pet guide dogs
Also, don't talk, whistle, or coo at the dog either. Some service dogs detect and mitigate oncoming seizures or PTSD episodes and things could get dangerous if they're distracted at the wrong moment.
Don't pet, talk to, or otherwise interact with any working dog unless you ask. For service dogs I say don't ask either, as the dog is busy and I'm sure the handler has things to do. :) I train my own dogs for different jobs (obedience, therapy work, etc.) and often I'm in public with them. It is slightly irritating when the dog is listening well, I tell it to ignore a distraction (the person) and then the person walks right up and grabs at my dog like they're 2 years old. It's INCREDIBLY annoying when they have a vest on and people do it anyway (I've also had kids hit, scream at, and bark at my dogs whime their parents stare). And I'm ready to murder someone if I ask someone not to pet the dog and they do anyway (or talk to it instead). Sounds like a small deal, but I've had it happen douzens of times in less than an hour and it's really disruptive. You wouldn't touch someone's wheelchair or cane while they're using it, don't touch their service dog! :)
(My rant is over. I can only imagine the struggles of a service dog handler.)
you should play that game that is only sound, it's called a blind legend I think, it's on steam and also on mobile
also... what do you think of videogames? :P
Zajebex
yes and post it in the channel
Cool Game
This is now a pretty old comment but still, sounds like a very interesting game. I'm not blind but I will try it anyway! Thanks!
how about that blind boy that completed Ocarina Of Time?... i was like "WHAAAAAAA" the game is not difficult but... i mean
Dude!
Please do a reaction-video to "the virtual barber shop"!! Remember to wear head-phones!
Tiger-frosch yes he neeeds to do that
I love how you crack yourself up. Thanks @Tommyedison
Tommy is such an inspiration
Tommy is such a lovely person. He can light up any situation with his charisma.
Hi Tommy! I have a question for you: Has any blind person who lost their vision (i.e. they know what the world looks like but also they know what it is like to be blind) been able to explain what untouchable things look like better that sighted people?
if you go out and drink alot an then go home and put your keys somewhere different, how would you look for it the other day not remembering beause of the beer?
oh good question
By feeling. Realize that due to his lack of sight, he wouldn't be as careless as to where he places things. He'd ensure to place things in places where it's easy for him to access and feel.
Mshojat even drunk?
i have feeling her would not go get drunk.
funloveish He drinks you can see in one of his videos
tommy i love you my brother. why don't you make your videos longer? you deserve the ad revenue. peace and love from the uk.
Video length doesn't affect ad revenue (I'm also a TH-camr). The only thing that affects it are how many people watch through or click ads.
I can be your guide dog Tommy, woof woof
Lol
this just sounds soooo wrong... :D
Edge Of Light Oooh naughty boy
Get back, Sit ubu, good dog.
Kinky.
I am a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs and they are truly amazing creatures. They are so smart and the love they have for their partner is beautiful. I understand they aren't for everyone, but raising puppies has definitely been the best experience in my life
Dogs are truly mans best friend I love them so much, I'm so glad that you've had such a lovely experience with yours 💛
Tommy I want an episode of you with different styles of glasses/sun glasses, so we could see how youd look.
Thanks for the video Tommy. You're such an inspiration
agreed
Dogs and good souls like yours are a blessing to this planet
youtube thank you for recommending me this video
I teared up hearing about that good boy Clancy helping Tom and the elderly.
big fan allways brings joy to me watching your videos your positivity is catching
This was very informative. I've had trainers explain to me briefly about how dogs are trained to help those who are blind or deaf or have medical needs and what breeds are good for what, but I didn't know the full extent of what a seeing eye dog could be trained for. It's quite impressive!
Absolutely, it takes a lot of planning. I have two children which are grown up now, but I was offered a guide/service dog and they are more work than having children. I grew up with owning three dogs as my retina disease was a slow moving deterioration of my vision. But once my vision deterrioted I opt for the stic instead. I didn't have enough people in my family that could help me out when I got sick. Dogs need grooming, playtime walking outside to do their business and I had too many health issues to keep it up. I'm still learning to work with my residual vision as the disease progresses and walking in the snow with my stick is very difficult. Do you have snow where you live? And if you do do you only use cabs or wheeltrans to get around? I would love some tips on how to walk through unploughed snow on the sidewalk. I have 2 coaches that come in twice a week from the CNIB but they are in the midst of changing staff around, so I'm without help right now. If you could do a vlog for people who were not born blind, but are going to be soon, I'd appreciate it!! By the way your so enjoyable to listen too as well as funny!!!❣️🇨🇦
How are you typing if youre blind
Janet Wayne it’s not a stick it’s a cane. You should look into a training center for the blind.
American there is programs that turn text to speech. For example on the iPhone it is called Voiceover. For the computer there is one Jaws and I can go on and on.
You my man, have just become one of my heroes. You have made it far in this horrible world despite your condition and for that I have a very large amount of admiration for you. I hope one day I can become even half the man you are. Keep doing what you do! 😊
If someone told you that they could preform a surgery to allow you to see, would you have the surgery preformed on you?
He's answered this before. Just look up his older videos.
He has a video based on that topic already. Give it a watch!
Personally, I'd say no. Apparently the suicide rate in people who are blind and regain their sight is extremely high because of how overwhelming vision is if you've never had it before (fact of the day) --note: I heard this from a professional I worked with, but I'm having difficulty finding another source.
Andie Fox
I don't believe that at all. Sounds like a myth.
Main reasons someone wouldn't get a surgery for vision is:
1. Risk of complications/failure. Could get brain damage or a lethal infection. definitely the biggest reason.
2. Cost.
3. The vision would still be extremely limited, and would still likely be legally blind (except in the further future. That said, current tech can't even help him _at all_, only other people with different types of blindness)
its not a myth
I had a dog when I was growing up named Clancy. He's been gone for 5 years but I love him still.
I love your videos, it's great to hear your stories.
the way he talks calms me down so much
Hey Tommy, I love your videos! Do you think you could do a video on Helen Keller and what you think it would be like to be deaf as well as blind? I think it's an interesting topic.
Leah W did you know Helen Keller had a dog
Neither did she
HawkGaming people still make Helen Keller jokes? lmao
Sadly that joke will never die.
I love the story about the guide dog saving your life and finding your friend's car. They are truly awesome.
Tommy, if you could give up another sense to see, would you do it? If so, what sense?
Matthew Ward yes
Joey of the Priuses Actually, enjoyable food would either become salty or overly sweet. Most food would also become unpleasant and taste bad, no matter how much seasoning you would put on it
I'd still rather have my sight than both my taste and smell...
Don't forget that smell actually contributes to a large portion of how
you taste. Eating without smell is sort of like seeing in black and
white. You are going to get kind of a generally decent idea of what you
are experiencing but extremely limited. I knew a kid in 8th grade who
lost his sense of smell due to some sort of health issue they knew he
had but they had hoped it wouldn't cause that to happen. He became like
really depressed and suicidal after that because food just didn't taste
like much of anything. I talked to his cousin because they pulled him
from school and she said he reported only really being able to taste
like saltyness, sweetness, and certain other super specific taste
categories and textures. For the most part he said most things just
tasted like gray mush. I mean that seriously sucks. Id give up hearing I
think before i gave up sight, touch, taste, or smell.
wait what :O I didn't know that your sense of smell can affect your sense of taste too! So that's probably why if you've got a cold and a stuffy nose, everything tastes crap? I thought it was just because of the sickness or the medicines. >
Dogs are just wonderful pets. They share so much love with you, and are always here for you.. I love dogs.
When it takes you a minute to get his opening joke and you feel stupid because you didn't get it
The way you tell stories is so soothing
Dogs are simply the best creatures on the planet ❤
Couldn’t agree more! They work for us because of their genuine desire to make us happy.😭😭😭
Personally I think Tommy is a very inspiring person and his videos made me just teared up!!
And made me realised how grateful I am to have a good sight and i can see everything very clearly and enjoy life..
Thank you for your videos!!!
You are the master of corny jokes, and I love it!
So much positivity! Love it
You could say the people asking this question were *hounding* you :DDDDD
I just found your channel and I can't stop watching! It's so interesting to hear about things from the perspective of someone who has been blind their whole life. Your optimism is heartwarming and your personality is so friendly that I can't help but like you right away! Keep making videos! They're awesome!
I swear I heard him say he had one dog for each head. Glad I'm wrong 😂
Kolby Benthin wait, he didn’t say that?
Lmao I heard head too😂
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This guy just has the best personality ever, he's awesome
well i would need a guide dog just to help me find my car. i'm not even blind tho, just stupid.
so... are you blind in the sense of intelligence? o.o that's some deep shit man...
lol no i just forget where i parked my car all the time
El LaPoint a guide dog is a service animal
Polopony20 but are rectangles squares? I thought this “paradox” was taught in 1st grade lmao
Lmao
Wow, never really thought about how amazing guide dogs can be, all the things they do. Amazing creatures.
Can you get or feel dizzy if you don't see anything spinning?
Violet Reynolds dizziness has to do with the liquid that is naturally in your ears. So what happens when your dizzy is the liquid moves slowly and is a bit all over the place just like when you shake a bottle or water or juice. So yes Tommy can get dizzy
You have such a great sense of humor. I really enjoy your channel.
Can you "sense" a person's presence?
you mean like "you can feel if you were watched"? it is an interesting question :D
Im sure he does sense people with his senses.
Yes, it's called hearing
How come every photo you take is wonderful? They look like professional photos! That's always impressive!
Thanks for this. I'm one of the people who asked this question and this was very informative. Have a great day! :)
You are wonderful Tommy! Your personality is....unlike anyone I known. You always make me smile!
"i just gave him back to the place where he came from" That's cruel. I can't imagine how insensitive one should be to give dog back. Actually 2 dogs :/
Well the first dog was too dangerous to have around a blind child. The dog was too rambunctious and could have unintentionally injured him. Parents have to do what is best for their child especially if they have a disability.
I don't think giving the last dog away was cruel either. It seems like they gave him back because it was better for the dog. Besides they didn't dump him in a shelter they gave him back to the guide dog organization and they made sure he lived out his old age in comfort. Tommy actually cared about him and made sure he would be taken care of, that is far from cruel and insensitive.
LesEbony Thanks for your answer. I have to confess that I'm Polish and English is not my first language. Usually I understand about 75-80% of what Tommy says. Sometimes I watch his movies 2 or 3 times to understand as much as I can. I treat it like a meeting with a great person and lesson of English language at the same time.
I was not sure what is the place that dogs came from, and I thought that it could be a shelter... Sorry, I didn't want to be unpleasant with my comment :)
Delilah There's a long waiting list for guide dogs so some other person who needed one and who was better able to handle one that was a bit overactive got lucky and I'm pretty sure that guide dogs normally get retired to families who don't need a woking dog when they get to old to work. It's very important to find a good match between service dogs and their handlers because of how much time they spend working together. It's really not the same thing as picking up an animal as a pet.
he became a therapy dog for older people so hes happy :)
it amazes me how much guide dogs can do, really shows you intelligent dogs can be!
Hey Tommy! Since you can't exactly write yourself, say, a shopping list, how do you go about remembering stuff?
There's probably an app for that now or maybe he uses a note on his iPhone & has it read out what's on there.
Kuchenfari brail printer?
"Siri, remind me to buy milk, eggs and bread the next time I'm at the grocery store." Tommy has an iPhone.
How the hell do you not remember what to buy? I've never used a shopping list in my life.
ciko 2283 That's great. Not all of us can do what you can. Try not to gloat. The world will think better of you.
A friend pointed me to your channel and after watching 10 of your videos or so I can say that you are, sir, hands down the coolest person on TH-cam. Listening to your takes on things in inspiring. Cheers from Brazil.
What kind of jobs did you have in the past?
That's very touching, .how much they know and care
Nice photo with you and the dog, who is the baby in your arms? do you have a son?
he looks like a teenager in that photo, do you really think that's a son?
oh sorry if I made possible this interpretation... it was just that one thing led to another... the two questions I made were unrelated. I meant if he has a son nowadays... I figured that the baby would probably not be his son thou I was still curious who he was... a nephew maybe...
Were you ever taught punctuation? ............................................
Morph Kogan Don't be rude, English may not be his first language. And even if it is, who cares? This is TH-cam, not grammar school.
you know I really don't like it when people use "it's not my first language" as an excuse. English isn't my first language, and I speak and type just fine. I'm fine with the spelling mistakes, but not with that excuse.
Hey Tommy! I just wanted to tell you know that I think you are an awesome human being! I find your personality and outlook on life inspiring. Your humor brings my mood up and I am so thankful for that! thank you for being so great!
Do you experience motion sickness ever? Or maybe migraines?
Motion sickness isn't really a visual thing. Its a motion thing so being blind wouldnt really affect if someone gets motion sickness. Same goes for migranes. You don't need sight for migranes
not necessarily, one of the possible causes of motion sickness is the disconnect between your eyes seeing you're stationary and your inner ear saying you are in motion
Motion sickness is created by the fluid in your ear that tells your brain your orientation sloshing around making your brain confused.
Motion sickness is caused by your brain being confused by your contradicting senses. Your eyes are telling your brain that you are moving but your ears are telling it that you are stationary. In the case of a boat rocking, your it’s the other way around (eyes saying you aren’t moving but ears tell your brain that you are). So I doubt tommy experiences it.
Hey my mom is nearly blind, I think I'll show you her videos. She's really depressed about losing her eyesight over the years and I think your videos will cheer you up.
does he live alone? does he have a wife? any kids?
I was worried you were going to say the second dog had to be put down or something, very glad to hear he was rehomed somewhere where he can thrive.
Do you play any videogames? Like i know you can listen to your T.V. and know whats going on but can you listen to a video game and know whats going on?
This guy has the best voice ever, it's so satisfying
I've been wondering, are you really good at mental math? You know, since usually writing the problems down to see them usually helps people a lot.
I never write down day to day math problems. Seems kinda weird.
That said, he has a smart phone, so he could just use it's calculator functionality.
I could listen to you talk all day, Tommy. You make me so happy!
did you any attachments to the dog ?
he's one of those dads who said he doesn't want a dog but when the family gets one he treats the dog like his padawan
I am surprised that you "gave up" dogs so easily. Dogs for me are like family members, you can't just give it away...
A lot of blind people have to give their dogs away. Its a great responsibility and often there are other loving families that will be able to take better care of the dog. Especially if the blind person is getting another guide dog as a replacement after the first cant work anymore. Think about being a blind person that now has to take care of TWO dogs? I believe some blind people rehome the dogs to family members so they have the option of visiting the dog even after giving it up.
Some of the organizations require it, it might be challenging for the dog to see another dog doing the job it was brought in for
He can’t take care of a dog he’s blind I agree if you are not blind and CAN take care of a dog
Levels Of Rage racist bich
The picking up poop bit is amazing. Thanks for doing that Tommy.
What are your most embarrassing moments? Do you ever trip up over things? 💜
I once saw a guide doggo and he was the nicest well behaved dog I ever saw and completely knew when to get out the buss and everything! Amazing animals!
Do you listen to audio books often, or not really?
I never realized how smart they REALLY are! That's amazing.
Now, I know you say you don't like pasta, but I would suggest you go to a fine restaurant and have your mind blown! Would make for a fun video too! :)
This made me cry really hard
What kinds of jobs did you have before Blind Movie Critic?
He worked in radio.
Raymond Smith What about as a kid?
KriptiniTube Kids don't work
"kids don't work" for some reason i found this funny even though you're completely correct.
I meant while he was a teenager or young adult. The video showed a picture of him young while he was talking about getting to work.