Sammy Jones yeah! Every time we pass a service dog I quietly remind my nephew that those dogs are working dogs. He’s 7 now and he’ll be quietly be like “look, that dog is working” makes me Supah proud.
A service dog etiquette video would be amazing! I'm a service dog handler as well and it's shocking how many people don't know how to behave around a service dog.
Well actually most people don’t really say anything at all since it’s against the law to do so. But people who don’t know that is rare, and when people fight back (even more rare) the consequences become major and even an arrestable offense. Edit: This goes for adults, young children don’t count.
I thought guide dogs are trained to put their head on the chair (or any sitting spot) upon finding one... this way the blind person not only knows where to sit but also the orientation of the sitting spot ^^
@@hannasvision494 actually she says she took Braille as a second language in school so she never learned french. They taught her the commands when she got Gallop :) or maybe one of her previous dogs im not sure...
I have to giggle, I'm a sighted person and seeing you say "i'm blind" with a large unmissable guide dog was funny, because those other sighted people clearly didn't see that, its ironic.
Jessie Davis I guess guide dogs can be harder to recognise as a service dog because they only have a harness instead of a vest, and if you don’t know guide dogs don’t wear vests you would think it’s just a normal dog
For me, guide dogs are the easiest to recognise. I don't offhand notice the difference in the harnesses for blind vs. weight bearing (weight bearing is angled up).. but only true service dogs are fitted with a harness. I think in general people aren't aware of their surroundings, and can come face to face with the dog (like in the doorway), and then not know what they're supposed to do.
Honestly knowing me I would end up somehow in the way like that on accident bc I always end up in the way 😂 but at least a sightie like me knows their errors and would still try to correct themselves!
There is a guy behind you on the escalators and whilst you explain it he looks like it is the most interesting thing he has hear in years and it is really sweet
lady: “can i touch?” molly: “no sorry, he’s working” simple, nice, and kept it moving. it’s not rude. her dog has to make sure she gets around safely. at the stairs; a perfect example of distraction. had she not been filming and attentive to her surroundings, she could have easily tripped up the steps. *don’t ask to pet and don’t stop and literally stare at the dog as dogs get distracted fairly easy.*
rach d I have it all over my dog, me, sometimes my bags! I have don’t distract in text, symbols like no staring, talking, petting, or taking pictures. People do not pay attention.. I have a patch that says distracting a service dog is a misdemeanor people still argue it no matter how nice I am and people still try. It’s honestly sad how people just get so angry and defensive. Like no I promise, you distracting or asking to pet even though I have signs everywhere not to do so is not abnormal. It happens all the time, I’m not a mean person I would rather you ask questions in a polite manner. Some people can be down right nasty about it, it’s ridiculous.
😄 love it. I wouldve said it louder for them to hear! ' unfortunately there are people staring my GUIDE DOG which distracts him and that can be very dangerous for me as A BLIND WOMAN. Molly is much more graceful and much less petty than me.. The people filming her, staring at her, walking slowly infront of her then asking to pet her dog, that's gotta be so annoying!!
@@kokopuppy57342 He was not being lazy. He was distracted by that woman who asked to touch him. You can see he was going in the direction of the empty chairs then changed directions when that woman walked in front of them🤦♀️
Rainbow Ice cream is yummy Bruh she made the joke herself. And In a joking way. Don’t be trying to feel hurt for her when she doesn’t even feel hurt herself. She’s comfortable, she loves herself. Just relax my guy
@@sli8361 Yeah, she may not have understood the harness, I guess. Idk. I think people are only trained to look for vests, so hopefully she learned something!
@kryptondzns blind people blink just like any other person. it's a natural human process. It's like breathing, your brain does it anyway. Even if someone had a fake eye, they will probably still blink. Hope this helps any confusion. ^^
@kryptondzns blinking is primarily for keeping your eyes from drying out and to help prevent dust and debris from getting in your eye, as well as dealing bright with lights
RandomFangirl I want to get a guide dog but teachers keep telling me I’m only 14 and yes they are amazing I was alsoThinking this was pretty cool because I’ve been around guide dogs but I’ve never seen them in action and I either have to wait until I’m 16 or 18 to get mine which upsets me because I’m totally blind and I don’t really like using my cane in public places because I feel like I make too much noise and I feel scared that me tapping other people with my cane as I walk is going to scare someone and will accuse me of hitting them Plus for some reason I feel safer with someone guiding me or with an animal by my side it’s hard to explain but with only my cane to rely on I don’t feel safe going out on my own so I just don’t
I got my first service dog 15 years ago and I was a total people pleaser so I had a terrible time telling people they couldn't pet him. Plus a lot of people wouldn't even ask and just walk up and begin petting him. I eventually became more assertive, mostly for the sake of my dog. But it's shocking how offended people get at being told the dog is working and can't be distracted.
Watching this honestly made me forget that you're blind. Which sounds so weird because you're using a guide dog. But because you look so incredibly confident walking with Gallop, without hesitation, fully trusting in where he guides you. So amazing to see ❤️
@@MollyBurkeOfficial I mean hey, I say that and can only see clearly about 3 inches from my face, but I can still see full color and light. It's just a very blobby life
As someone with low and decreasing vision, I have an incredible fear of escalators and crossing streets because I can’t tell when it’s safe. It’s amazing and inspiring watching Molly do it without any vision at all.
A big part of learning to cross streets and use escalators safely with low or no vision is both listening and using the cane properly for tactile feedback. If you have not had orientation and mobility training with a qualified instructor, I would strongly suggest getting that so you can still get around safely and confidently with a cane regardless of the state of your deteriorating vision. While this is a scary time I'm sure, it's best to adopt a proactive approach to learning to live with vision loss.
That’s awful to do that to guide dogs, but I hate that with any dog! The mindset that you can pet any dog you’d like without permission. My puppy is not a working animal, but we’re trying to stop her from pulling toward people and training her to ignore people we pass. People still pet her when I’m obviously trying to pull her away. They don’t realize that the dog looking at them is not permission to pet it, it’s the owner saying so. 🙄
True, at least she asked. As much as I love dogs, I would not touch them or bother asking. One time, a woman walked up to my dog who's sitting in MY DOG BAG trying to touch it. I screamed at her don't touch and walked away. People just don't have common sense. It's common sense to not touch someone's baby. A pet is like a child, don't touch them without permission, period.
Ruby Wants Friends same! I have two dogs, and one of them likes to bite when someone comes up to him and tries to let him. He has learned to recognize my voice, especially when I say “Bentley, gentle.” I usually say that when someone wants to pet him or if someone (who doesn’t look suspicious) walks up to me. I say that and he gets calm after a few seconds.
Proud Dreamer Yeah, my pup has a biting thing right now. She’s the sweetest with strangers but latches on to us when she gets very overexcited. One time at the park I made a loud noise with the swing by accident and she went crazy and jumped at me. She’s never nipped a stranger, but it was embarrassing and scary and I’m afraid if someone scares her or overwhelms her she’ll bite them! People certainly don’t make it easy when they’re all up on her.
A lot of people dont know that they shouldn't bother asking. But thank God she did ask...so many people will just walk up and pet the dogs or get angry and argue if you say no
Yeah it was weird that she crossed in front of them then turned and asked. I don't even ask when sighted people walk with their dogs. I feel like asking strangers to pet their dog is a lil weird, even though I also own dogs. I dunno I'm a weird introvert and I like to keep to myself so I feel like thats what the other person wants too so I just keep walking.
sonya harman People always stare at my SD. Its super weird but comes with the territory of having a SD. A lot of people are just amazed by the fact you have a dog in a non pet friendly place or they’re curious or dog lovers or just plain rude. There really is never a legitimate reason 😂
sonya harman a lot of people have never seen a guide dog before. those two women looked asian and majority of the time asian people (esp in asia which i’m from there) have never seen guide dogs and how they work. i don’t think they were trying to be rude just genuinely curious😊
a lot of people have never seen a guide dog before. those two women looked asian and majority of the time asian people (esp in asia which i’m from there) have never seen guide dogs and how they work. i don’t think they were trying to be rude just genuinely curious😊
We had a blind man and his guide dog come to my class when I was a kid he explained not to touch a guide dog when it has it's harness on its working. I've always remembered that. More people need to be educated
We had that too! A blind man came in with his dog to our elementary school and went around the classrooms, people would ask if we could pet it and he said we couldn't and told us why.
Alice my elementary school taught us to never touch a working dog that and freaking out about the MCAS (I live in Massachusetts) are the only things I remember about second or third grade (I don't remember which grade it was but I'm pretty sure it was second grade).
I learned not to try to pet a working service dog when I was in elementary school. When I worked in the vision center in Walmart one of the greeters was blind and had her service dog with her. He would lie in his bed next to her while she was working. It was sad to see how many adults would try to pet him even though he had a sign that said please don't pet I'm working. I mean even young children who were too young to read didn't try to pet him as often as the adults. And at least the kids asked their parents first (of course there was those adults who ignored the sign and asked if their child could pet him). Basically, it's sad how few people, especially adults, don't know (or care) not to pet service dogs. The majority of service dogs I've seen have please don't pet I'm working (or some other polite version of this), stitched onto their vest/harness. Oh, and sorry about my long winded rant to get to a important observation/opinion.
I am a Girl Scout leader and was helping my girls who wanted to earn their Animal Helpers badge find resources, since we can't invite people to meetings during this COVID-19 shutdown. We watched your video together (Zoom meeting), and we just wanted to thank you for creating this wonderful resource. My girls were amazed at how the two of you work together, and they also learned how to not be a distraction to a working dog and why that is so important. THANK YOU!!!
Random music starts and "unintelligible talking": service dog handler code for "I'm ranting about annoying people asking to pet my working dog" trés smooth Molly, lol! Weve all been there
14Raine14 Glad to know I’m not the only one connecting that together ^^ Hoping to find some comments about this you were the only one I was starting to think that it was just on my head =)
@@LeoniaCunha 😂😂 we have all been there! Especially when it's super obvious that our dog is working. I had one person act totally shocked when I interrupted his attempt to pet my SD, "You can see me?!" 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ yes you dingus, I can see you! Not everyone who has a SD is blind! And if I was, did you think you got a free pass because I wouldnt see you?
I don't even have a service dog and I rant about it. I'll comment about how good and hard working the puppo is to the people I'm with, but they're busy and doing a job, why would I want to interrupt them? I don't get people who think that's ok to pet, or even to ask. Like, as we saw in the video, even looking at the dog distracts them. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if someone got hurt or killed because I "needed" to pet their service dog more than they needed their dog to be paying attention and working. Ugh. Sorry. *rant over*
Honestly seeing this video and all the things Gallop does really highlighted/ helped me understand why not distracting or petting service dogs is so important
Was I in the middle of something? Yes. Yes I was. Did I stop what I was doing in order to watch this video? Yes. Yes I did. Do I pick this video over what I was doing? Yes. Yes I do. ❤️❤️❤️.
From what I understand just watching all her videos, talking directly to Molly and starting a convo is way different than gawking over gallop for no reason and having a bunch of people staring at him and trying to pet him or talk to him. Just pretend that the dog isnt there and you'll be fine.
I’ve gotten into so many arguments with a few people that think it’s okay to distract service animals, it’s so disrespectful and potentially dangerous.
Next time make sure to use emojis not emoticons because Molly's phone just reads the characters so if you put a emoji it'll say something like "happy face emoji"
My dog also get the fat shaming often he doesn't mind of course but it hurts ME, because he had to diet and still everyone was commenting his weight and that he is chubby and the poor thing was a little hungry all the time. he was not eating too much not even snacking often or anything and I'm taking him out for hours to the forest at least once a week (I love the forest walk too). He is still little chubby anyway, nothing major, maybe he needs to lose like half a kilo (he's small, he has about 7,5 kg right now). He has corgi descendants probably (he's from shelter so noone knows) and I think that is the reason why he looks little chubbier even though he is quite ok with his diet I'm really paying attention to it to not to give too little or too much.. Anyways since I'm doing anything I can possibly can except literally starve the dog it can be hurtful to hear people commenting :) But I decided to let it go, he is not fat in any way and I will just keep an eye on him for now :) Maan I just love him so much :)
Can gallop do a circuit course with you or navigate something like an obstacle training course? If so I would love to see you guys being athletic or active. Also how do you exercise with gallop if you do?
That follow up video about you crossing a street sounds in interesting. And if its not too dangerous, maybe show him actually not letting you cross the street because he thinks its unsave.
I love that you kept in the distractions. My service dog gets attention a bunch. And even though she has lots of training to ignore the people it still ruins our work flow. You guys are such a great team I admire you!
Whe you bumped into people at the door of the store it wasnt awkward at all! I think the way you said sorry I am so blind was the best and funniest thing to do in this situation.
Nadjahar they honestly seemed really kind. I mean I know that is how a lot of people would react but he was in her way and apologized and held the door and everyone waited to the side so they could get through! Nice people make me happy
I just want to say, thank you for making this video. I now know that when I see a service dog to do several things to assist them in doing their job. 1) Don't get in front of the dog or owner and ask to pet the dog. 2) If I am attempting to enter an establishment, open the door and wait for the two and any person with them to walk through first. 3) Staring and talking about a service dog is distracting to the dog and his or her owner. This really helped me understand so many things that I didn't know before now.
I honestly can't get people that see a blind person with a service dog and goes like "can I touch?" OF COURSE NOT. it's like basics of life 101 DON'T TOUCH SERVICE DOGS
It's good that it's becoming such a well-known thing that service dogs shouldn't be distracted. I guess some people still have no idea but I'm glad the world is becoming a place where people do know that one basic thing. Let those service dogs concentrate, they're hard at work!
“Sorry, I’m so blind.I don’t know what’s happening “ I’m WHEEZING Also, I find it absolutely fascinating to see you go around with Gallop and how you both work together
It’s amazing to see how guide dogs work and how smart they are. I can’t believe all the commands he knows and how differently all the commands are. He’s so smart. I love this video.
People fat shame my girl too! Shes half rottweiler half blue heeler! Like jeeze 🙄. I'm disabled and my girl is suuuper in tune with me and is super protective. Dogs are the best!
@@Wubbazt she isnt registered as a guide dog! But she is registered as my support pet for my disability! Shes had no special training! She just knows what to do when I get sick (like pass out, need pressure, etc) dogs are so smart at amazing. I've had her since she was 4weeks and 5 days old !! ❤
Ok I'm not blind but when that woman asked "Can I pet him" I said out loud "No you can't pet the dog he is working can you not tell" And everyone is now staring at me .
I hadn't ever thought that even just asking to pet a service dog would be distracting to them and the owner, that makes so much sense! Thanks and I will definitely be more cognizant about this in the future!
Shelley Holtmann-Schnur I mean, this whole time, were you just approaching people’s pets and petting them without asking? It’s rude, for starters. It’s like approaching a child and giving them a good pat for no reason. D second, that’s a good way to get yourself bit.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now but mainly for my own enjoyment. Yesterday this one really came through for me! I have two daughters, and one of them is five and she absolutely LOVES dogs. We have a black lab at home, so of course when she saw my customer at work had a black lab she immediately ran up to pet her. It was one of my customers who uses a service dog. The woman is such a sweetheart and let my daughter see how the dog changes from working to not working with the harness and explained to her that this dog has an important job to do. She still had questions so I showed her your videos and she has been really interested now and is telling everyone that she learned about service dogs and their special jobs and why it’s not ok to pet them without permission ❤️ thanks for helping me teach her! (Gallop really helped he’s her type of dog 😂)
@@holly8535 police k9s are selected for their 'natural aggression' and there has been an excess of cases where k9s have bitten civilians. So, yes, the girl was very lucky to not of been injured.
Just, why would she pet the K9? One of my teachers is neighbors with a police officer and his dog, and said that once the dog’s in worker mode, he gets pretty aggressive towards everyone, even if they’re someone he knows. Just, she better be happy she didn’t get bit.
Oh wow! See, this is why you train your kids to ask before petting any animal. This girl got very lucky. The one upside is that the animal wouldn't be blamed if she'd gotten bit.
Whenever I see a dog working, I always give a little space, would NEVER ask to pet, but I definitely will watch and smile, because I love dogs, but especially dogs that help people.
I actually let out an audible gasp when I saw the notification 😂😂 I’m so excited!!! I honestly didn’t even wonder about how he guides you, but when I saw the notification, I NEEDED TO KNOW😂😂
Now I see why people with service animals have signs on the animal that say "service animal do not pet" I would hate the awkward confrontation but at the same time in your case that animal is literally your eyes. I love you Molly, thank you for keeping all off us uninformed sighties informed 😘🐝
Another thing to be aware of, is that some dogs alert their owners to seizures and other things. So if you distract them, they can miss telling the person they need to lay down to avoid falling. That's why it's best to ignore the dog entirely until when and if the owner gives you permission... even if the dog is just laying at their feet. What looks okay may not be.
Are the commands in French merely because the dog was trained in Quebec, or because that means the dog won’t accidentally respond to command words inadvertently spoken by others?
Head Librarian Probably both. :) I’m from Quebec, i have a dog (not a service dog at all) and even though French is my main language most of his commands are in english. The reason why is ao he can’t pick up commands when I just randomly talk to someone. For example: I can say: “Je vais me coucher.” Coucher can mean lie down but when I say that, I actually mean “I’ll go sleep.” or “i’ll go to bed.” I’m not asking my dog to lie down so I don’t want him to do that. That’s the reason why. :)
Watch her video on it, she explains it. But yeah, the Mira foundation is based in Quebec so all of the puppies are brought up speaking French. But it also acts as a good security measure so other people can't command Gallop to do things.
@@davidjessee7701 but why couldn't other Germans speak german to german police dogs? Jk. Obviously you mean German Shepards, how it was worded made me laugh a bit
Its so fascinating to see how guide dogs work in situations like this. Obviously I know NOT to watch a guide/service dog if I saw one in person, but from watching a video on it just blows my mind. Great video Molly. Also, hate seeing when people do distract them.
So interesting what Gallop has to do. I've seen service dogs all the time and never really thought about what they have to do, especially for the visually impaired like Molly. This video makes us all realize how much people like Molly depend on their service dogs. Thank you, Molly.
It’s really impressive how you use the escalator, it was emphasised strongly how dangerous it is and that I must never do it. You have a very smart dog. The dog being constantly distracted is something that I think you can only understand when you’re going mad and wanting to throw things at people.
An example of obedient disobedience is if the dog's handler is having a panic attack while on a bed that the dog is not aloud on the dog will choose to break that rule to jump on the bed and help the person.
Examples would be sitting and staying put if a person foolishly starts pulling on the dog's collar trying to lead it somewhere in order to have the owner follow behind, or refusing to chace a ball a little kid just threw while in harness, or not accepting food held out by a stranger on a packed bus, but that one is very hard to remove completely especially with labs. My mom has had 4 and my dad 2 over the years.
@@superfreq7378 most of those are actually just standard obedience. Such as not taking a treat without permission, and only paying attention to the handler. Those are always the same, they aren't choices the dog has to make, the, they are following all commands and rules the handler gave. Obedient disobedience is usually where the handler gives a command the dog would usually follow, but they are trained that in certain situations they should actively choose to disobey a command. So, for everyone who asked, the most common examples of obedient disobedience in guide dogs are where it would be unsafe to carry out the command. The main ones being if the handler has decided its safe to cross the street, but there is actually a car coming they have missed, the dog will refuse to cross. Likewise if the handler gives the command to walk forward on the footpath but there is a suddenly a car pulling out of a driveway they dog will move to safety without being told, and refuse to walk forward until the danger has passed. Or if the dog walks to the edge of a drop and the handler thinks it is stairs, but it is actually say, the edge of a train platform the dog will stop, or even back up, even with the handler commanding forward. The difference is the dog is having to choose whether it is safe to follow the order they were given, and if it isn't they will ignore that order. Hope this helps.
I have a huge Staffordshire bull terrier I’m sighted and my dog will not move until my legs are actually touching her 😂 she’s so stubborn or just lazy lmao.
I can't speak for others, but one of the ways my service dog has learned to pay attention to me is that my reflexes are not good enough for me to not step on her if she stops to look at something. This also happens in my electric wheelchair, which sounds (and looks) really bad, but half of the time I'm not sure she notices lmao.
I never want to be a distraction for anyone’s dog in public, no matter if they are a service animal or not. I will compliment people’s dogs if they are at a dog park or if they are just sitting down/relaxing but other than that, I don’t bother. And this video validated my actions. Thanks for this super informative video, Molly!
I think the right way is to not ask and not pet at all. Everyone should educate themselves that when they see a dog doesn't mean that they can automatically ask or pet it. Some might be services dogs, or the owners don't like it or even the dog is wary and don't like it either. Appreciate the dog cuteness from afar and move on.
I love that TH-cam gives me the opportunity to learn about things I've never been exposed to before, this video was so cool and informative. Gallop is such a good boy 10/10
Thank you to all of you for the great comments! I am blind like Molly and it helps a lot to read through the comments to read about all of the nonverbal‘s that happen in the video. LOL, so thank you so much to all of you! Matt
If you liked this video and would like to learn more about guide dogs, check out my playlist all about them! th-cam.com/video/-7YYPYY7uPE/w-d-xo.html
Molly Burke! I don’t know I you can see or are even hearing this but, can we take a picture with you if we ever saw u?
Hello Molly. Love your videos 😍❤️
Bee Builds I was wondering that too!
I don't know why, but i literally cried, because Gallop is such a good boy, i am so proud of him.
Migle o
Gallop is literally bilingual and I can't even make toast without burning it
LOL
Mood😂😂
Caitlin Montgomery me
Relatable lmao
We trained our assistance dog every command in two languages (German and English) and in sign, too so if she goes deaf one day she will be prepared.
This is a good PSA for people: Do not interrupt Service Dogs while they are working!
Like....anyone who doesn't know that by now really has no excuse.
Allison Rowley unless it’s a child... they’re still learning 🤗 Just teach them
Sammy Jones yeah! Every time we pass a service dog I quietly remind my nephew that those dogs are working dogs. He’s 7 now and he’ll be quietly be like “look, that dog is working” makes me Supah proud.
I feel bad because I asked to pet a service dog before when I was a bit younger;-;
Sammy Jones I have a service dog and children don’t ever try to pet her the people over 40 years old are the worst
I'd love a whole video about the importance of not distracting guide dogs! So many people are uneducated.
Yess. Service dogs in general, but guide dogs I can imagine are especially important to not distract as he’s literally someone’s eyes.
She actually made one a while back about why people can't pet them. I think it was in 2017?
If im not mistaken, she has already done a video about that
A service dog etiquette video would be amazing! I'm a service dog handler as well and it's shocking how many people don't know how to behave around a service dog.
Yes!
the man that said “oh i’m sorry” aw he was so respectful
sophie scrace are people just normally rude cause I’d expect most to say that when opening the door
dude Xoxoxo he wasn’t rude he said i’m sorry that was respectful
Well actually most people don’t really say anything at all since it’s against the law to do so. But people who don’t know that is rare, and when people fight back (even more rare) the consequences become major and even an arrestable offense.
Edit: This goes for adults, young children don’t count.
Spaghetti Weddi I just said the man said “oh sorry” I’m just simply stating that he’s being respectful
sophie scrace I know, but I was talking about when dude Xoxoxo asked if people are normally rude or are there people like that dude
Molly: find a chair
Gallop finds chair with someone it
Mesa: there’s someone in there
Gallop: well you didn’t specify
imnotsoamazinglexi Mesa? Is that the girls name who’s recording?
@@itzyblink9987 that's her assistant its either mesa or her mom recording.
@@itzyblink9987 yes it's her friend
I thought guide dogs are trained to put their head on the chair (or any sitting spot) upon finding one... this way the blind person not only knows where to sit but also the orientation of the sitting spot ^^
@@40UltimateGaming I'm not sure. that's definitely a question for Molly.
Is it just me or does Molly just sound so elegant while speaking French? lol
Faith Moonlynx it’s cool her accent is nice if I heard her just talking to Gallop I’d think she was French
She's canadian and at least in Ontario we have to learn french in school. So that could play in to why she sounds so elegant.
She does oml
Very elegant! Thank you for coming up with the right adjective!
@@hannasvision494 actually she says she took Braille as a second language in school so she never learned french. They taught her the commands when she got Gallop :) or maybe one of her previous dogs im not sure...
I have to giggle, I'm a sighted person and seeing you say "i'm blind" with a large unmissable guide dog was funny, because those other sighted people clearly didn't see that, its ironic.
Jessie Davis I guess guide dogs can be harder to recognise as a service dog because they only have a harness instead of a vest, and if you don’t know guide dogs don’t wear vests you would think it’s just a normal dog
For me, guide dogs are the easiest to recognise. I don't offhand notice the difference in the harnesses for blind vs. weight bearing (weight bearing is angled up).. but only true service dogs are fitted with a harness. I think in general people aren't aware of their surroundings, and can come face to face with the dog (like in the doorway), and then not know what they're supposed to do.
Honestly knowing me I would end up somehow in the way like that on accident bc I always end up in the way 😂 but at least a sightie like me knows their errors and would still try to correct themselves!
There is a guy behind you on the escalators and whilst you explain it he looks like it is the most interesting thing he has hear in years and it is really sweet
😂 Noticed that too! He was getting educated 😊
Where is that part? Can’t find it!
@@aashamoushum1852 its at 3.32
Hedda Dybvadskog Thanks, dear! 😊
lady: “can i touch?”
molly: “no sorry, he’s working”
simple, nice, and kept it moving. it’s not rude.
her dog has to make sure she gets around safely.
at the stairs; a perfect example of distraction. had she not been filming and attentive to her surroundings, she could have easily tripped up the steps.
*don’t ask to pet and don’t stop and literally stare at the dog as dogs get distracted fairly easy.*
I wouldnt be able to say so calm. I'd litterally lash out when i had to correct people all the time.
Nadine Van drunen same! i would have accidentally been rude then felt bad 😂
rach d I have it all over my dog, me, sometimes my bags! I have don’t distract in text, symbols like no staring, talking, petting, or taking pictures. People do not pay attention.. I have a patch that says distracting a service dog is a misdemeanor people still argue it no matter how nice I am and people still try. It’s honestly sad how people just get so angry and defensive. Like no I promise, you distracting or asking to pet even though I have signs everywhere not to do so is not abnormal. It happens all the time, I’m not a mean person I would rather you ask questions in a polite manner.
Some people can be down right nasty about it, it’s ridiculous.
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Gallop is a dude
Mars S who said Gallop was a female? Am I missing something 😂
There's something about "activate obedient disobedience" that sounds like the coolest superpower setting
Intelligent disobedience is so important in a service dog, for example if they are put in a stay they will break that stay to alert to the handler
@@kimberleymolly5160 Oh absolutely!
😂😂😂
When Molly said people were watching him & distracting him I expected them to be far away.... but then it panned out and they were SO INSANELY CLOSE.
Folkmetal Miss ye like this
😀🐶. XD LIKE RIGHT NEXT TO HUS FACE XD
They were already stood there though. I doubt that they do s it intentionally. They were probably just wait for her to walk past them.
Leanne they weren’t just standing there though, you can see them walk up and stop in the glass window at 8:32
Like 👀👀
😄 love it. I wouldve said it louder for them to hear! ' unfortunately there are people staring my GUIDE DOG which distracts him and that can be very dangerous for me as A BLIND WOMAN.
Molly is much more graceful and much less petty than me..
The people filming her, staring at her, walking slowly infront of her then asking to pet her dog, that's gotta be so annoying!!
So the dog speaks french and wears a scarf. You could only make it more classy with a beret.
Lol!!!!
Then people might want to touch him even more, though, but it would be adorable
And a baguette 🤣🥖
Omg yes
@@giovannisetaro262 calm down unless u are joking
“Oh sorry I’m so blind”. That was wonderful thank you for that. 5:34
Emmalee Everett erhem 5:28
Oops. Sorry bae
It cracked me up, I love her lol
I laughed so hard
Emmalee Everett omg I cracked up.... its 11 at night... but it was hilarious! Thanks molly for that gem
Gallop takes direction so seriously. “Find a chair” “no wait that one has a person in it” 🤣
Katie Anderson they are trained to find an empty chair but gallop was either being lazy or sassy
@@kokopuppy57342 He was not being lazy. He was distracted by that woman who asked to touch him. You can see he was going in the direction of the empty chairs then changed directions when that woman walked in front of them🤦♀️
"I'm soo blind I don't know what is happening"- Molly Burke 2019
This made me die of laughter😂
jazzyjoe 23 what’s so funny Like SHE Actually doesn’t know what’s happening like
Rainbow Ice cream is yummy
Bruh she made the joke herself. And In a joking way. Don’t be trying to feel hurt for her when she doesn’t even feel hurt herself. She’s comfortable, she loves herself. Just relax my guy
-"People are staring at him and distracting him"
-people 2 feet away: O.O
😂😂😂😂😂😂
👁👄👁
🤣😄
when he took you to a chair with someone already in it 😂 he's so freakin cute!
Gallop = Mr Match-maker ... Where's Doctor Mike when you need him?!?!?!
@@ZBM2Ory i was just about to comment Tinder-dog haha !
Omg "Can I touch" has me DEAD.. No you can't touch it's a busy puppy working his hardest!!
Lol I was about to comment that like you can tell he’s working and like what is the question “can I touch?” Like are they studying dogs coats.
At least she asked
True
She asked politely and was told back politely no. At least that girl(asking for the pat) learned something today.
@@sli8361 Yeah, she may not have understood the harness, I guess. Idk. I think people are only trained to look for vests, so hopefully she learned something!
“Sorry I’m soo blind” lol girl you said that like you’re just not wearing your glasses and I died
Omg right!! Made me laugh she said it so casually lol
She has a great sense of humor 😂
@kryptondzns blind people blink just like any other person. it's a natural human process. It's like breathing, your brain does it anyway. Even if someone had a fake eye, they will probably still blink. Hope this helps any confusion. ^^
@@scarflett7452 thank you, now I understand
@kryptondzns blinking is primarily for keeping your eyes from drying out and to help prevent dust and debris from getting in your eye, as well as dealing bright with lights
I love how she just casually says, "I am SO blind."
Where?
I say that just because my eye sight is shit.
Around 5:30
Your mom behind u filming as u were going down the stairs is literally the cutest thing ever lol
For a second I was like why are you filming her wtff
It’s crazy how dogs can do this like it blows my mind
They really are the most amazing creatures ever created 😊
Right!?! How did they get that human brain in that dog head?
@@MichaelsPwner Even sighted humans are not this successful using escalators or crossing the road 😂😂
lol so true!@@emelphick4742
RandomFangirl I want to get a guide dog but teachers keep telling me I’m only 14 and yes they are amazing I was alsoThinking this was pretty cool because I’ve been around guide dogs but I’ve never seen them in action and I either have to wait until I’m 16 or 18 to get mine which upsets me because I’m totally blind and I don’t really like using my cane in public places because I feel like I make too much noise and I feel scared that me tapping other people with my cane as I walk is going to scare someone and will accuse me of hitting them Plus for some reason I feel safer with someone guiding me or with an animal by my side it’s hard to explain but with only my cane to rely on I don’t feel safe going out on my own so I just don’t
I never questioned how gallop would guide you for an escalator or stairs but I'm very glad I know now!
I got my first service dog 15 years ago and I was a total people pleaser so I had a terrible time telling people they couldn't pet him. Plus a lot of people wouldn't even ask and just walk up and begin petting him. I eventually became more assertive, mostly for the sake of my dog. But it's shocking how offended people get at being told the dog is working and can't be distracted.
It's so awesome to see how smart dogs are and how they can be trained!
I agree! Like literally so smart! The things working dogs can learn and accomplish are incredible
So true not everyone realizes how smart dogs are
It is so amazing and so very intriguing I could watch all day!
Watching this honestly made me forget that you're blind. Which sounds so weird because you're using a guide dog. But because you look so incredibly confident walking with Gallop, without hesitation, fully trusting in where he guides you. So amazing to see ❤️
"Sorry I'm like, so blind"
People that aren't blind say that LOL
THEY SHOULDN'T! IT'S MY THING! hahah
@@MollyBurkeOfficial I mean hey, I say that and can only see clearly about 3 inches from my face, but I can still see full color and light. It's just a very blobby life
@@athghost2256 Same.
@@athghost2256 same but I hate wearing my glasses sometimes I do run Into things though😁
@@athghost2256 when she said that I instantly thought that and hoped they understood shes ACTUALLY blind 😂😂😂
As someone with low and decreasing vision, I have an incredible fear of escalators and crossing streets because I can’t tell when it’s safe. It’s amazing and inspiring watching Molly do it without any vision at all.
A big part of learning to cross streets and use escalators safely with low or no vision is both listening and using the cane properly for tactile feedback. If you have not had orientation and mobility training with a qualified instructor, I would strongly suggest getting that so you can still get around safely and confidently with a cane regardless of the state of your deteriorating vision. While this is a scary time I'm sure, it's best to adopt a proactive approach to learning to live with vision loss.
It’s very easy. I recommend getting O and M training.
I mean at LEAST the woman ASKED if she could pet the dog. So many people are THAT kind of rude and just go up and pet guide dogs.
Nah.
Ace Coordinator Mary so true
That’s awful to do that to guide dogs, but I hate that with any dog! The mindset that you can pet any dog you’d like without permission. My puppy is not a working animal, but we’re trying to stop her from pulling toward people and training her to ignore people we pass. People still pet her when I’m obviously trying to pull her away. They don’t realize that the dog looking at them is not permission to pet it, it’s the owner saying so. 🙄
True, at least she asked. As much as I love dogs, I would not touch them or bother asking. One time, a woman walked up to my dog who's sitting in MY DOG BAG trying to touch it. I screamed at her don't touch and walked away. People just don't have common sense. It's common sense to not touch someone's baby. A pet is like a child, don't touch them without permission, period.
Ruby Wants Friends same! I have two dogs, and one of them likes to bite when someone comes up to him and tries to let him. He has learned to recognize my voice, especially when I say “Bentley, gentle.” I usually say that when someone wants to pet him or if someone (who doesn’t look suspicious) walks up to me. I say that and he gets calm after a few seconds.
Proud Dreamer
Yeah, my pup has a biting thing right now. She’s the sweetest with strangers but latches on to us when she gets very overexcited. One time at the park I made a loud noise with the swing by accident and she went crazy and jumped at me. She’s never nipped a stranger, but it was embarrassing and scary and I’m afraid if someone scares her or overwhelms her she’ll bite them! People certainly don’t make it easy when they’re all up on her.
10:00 Molly: “I will now determine when it’s safe to cross.”
Also Molly: *turns to camera* “It’s safe to cross, right mom?”
That was adorable 😆
Kitty Coleman yeah
Screaming 😭
Well she did determine if it was safe to cross lmao
I would imagine she could determine that by herself, but since her mom was there she asked. I agree though, very cute 😄
@@daisymae3717 it's also because she definitely was not fully focused on hearing everything and paying close attention
Did anyone else feel second hand embarrassment when the woman asked to pet Gallop?
Bunny totally.. some people don’t know not to ask though 🤷🏼♀️
A lot of people dont know that they shouldn't bother asking. But thank God she did ask...so many people will just walk up and pet the dogs or get angry and argue if you say no
Yeah it was weird that she crossed in front of them then turned and asked. I don't even ask when sighted people walk with their dogs.
I feel like asking strangers to pet their dog is a lil weird, even though I also own dogs. I dunno I'm a weird introvert and I like to keep to myself so I feel like thats what the other person wants too so I just keep walking.
she's so impolite!
yes. I only ask to pet dogs that are obviously not a service animal (no vest/no harness/not acting calm).
Literally 2 women staring at molly trying to get gallop to go up stairs made me furious for some reason!
Yeah, even though they were trying to help they weren't and should have just moved on.
Yeah why do people do that though
sonya harman People always stare at my SD. Its super weird but comes with the territory of having a SD. A lot of people are just amazed by the fact you have a dog in a non pet friendly place or they’re curious or dog lovers or just plain rude. There really is never a legitimate reason 😂
sonya harman a lot of people have never seen a guide dog before. those two women looked asian and majority of the time asian people (esp in asia which i’m from there) have never seen guide dogs and how they work. i don’t think they were trying to be rude just genuinely curious😊
a lot of people have never seen a guide dog before. those two women looked asian and majority of the time asian people (esp in asia which i’m from there) have never seen guide dogs and how they work. i don’t think they were trying to be rude just genuinely curious😊
We had a blind man and his guide dog come to my class when I was a kid he explained not to touch a guide dog when it has it's harness on its working. I've always remembered that. More people need to be educated
Alice we did this at scouts
We had that too! A blind man came in with his dog to our elementary school and went around the classrooms, people would ask if we could pet it and he said we couldn't and told us why.
Alice my elementary school taught us to never touch a working dog that and freaking out about the MCAS (I live in Massachusetts) are the only things I remember about second or third grade (I don't remember which grade it was but I'm pretty sure it was second grade).
Same because a bunch of kids in school said they wanted to pet the dog, I told some of them that they can’t while it’s working lol
I learned not to try to pet a working service dog when I was in elementary school. When I worked in the vision center in Walmart one of the greeters was blind and had her service dog with her. He would lie in his bed next to her while she was working. It was sad to see how many adults would try to pet him even though he had a sign that said please don't pet I'm working. I mean even young children who were too young to read didn't try to pet him as often as the adults. And at least the kids asked their parents first (of course there was those adults who ignored the sign and asked if their child could pet him). Basically, it's sad how few people, especially adults, don't know (or care) not to pet service dogs. The majority of service dogs I've seen have please don't pet I'm working (or some other polite version of this), stitched onto their vest/harness.
Oh, and sorry about my long winded rant to get to a important observation/opinion.
I’d watch an hour long video of Gallop just walking around and being himself. 🤷🏼♀️
I am a Girl Scout leader and was helping my girls who wanted to earn their Animal Helpers badge find resources, since we can't invite people to meetings during this COVID-19 shutdown. We watched your video together (Zoom meeting), and we just wanted to thank you for creating this wonderful resource. My girls were amazed at how the two of you work together, and they also learned how to not be a distraction to a working dog and why that is so important. THANK YOU!!!
so funny how you announce loudly "sorry I'm SO blind" hahaha. And Gallop is so cute I want to cuddle him for ever.
It's effective! 😂
@@MollyBurkeOfficial It is and I actually think it takes away the awkwardness of the moment !
@@suzanbkr Exactly!! Just own it!
I love how you’re being so informative to us sighties about blind life. Thank you for helping me understand 💕
can we just acknowledge how cute molly’s outfit is!
She might as well not be wearing it lol her underwear is so obvious, she might as well just wear that.
@Kimberly Ratcliff she wouldn't be wearing bra and panties aswell as them, they're defo underwear
It looks like it might be a bralette and biker short set maybe? Idk it's cute either way
i thought it showed to much skin
Y 7654321 she is an adult she can wear what she wants.
When she said no she's working I just pictured the dog wearing glasses and typing a novel on the computer lol so cute
Random music starts and "unintelligible talking": service dog handler code for "I'm ranting about annoying people asking to pet my working dog" trés smooth Molly, lol! Weve all been there
14Raine14 Glad to know I’m not the only one connecting that together ^^ Hoping to find some comments about this you were the only one I was starting to think that it was just on my head =)
@@LeoniaCunha 😂😂 we have all been there! Especially when it's super obvious that our dog is working. I had one person act totally shocked when I interrupted his attempt to pet my SD, "You can see me?!" 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ yes you dingus, I can see you! Not everyone who has a SD is blind! And if I was, did you think you got a free pass because I wouldnt see you?
14Raine14 amen 🤣🤣🤣
I don't even have a service dog and I rant about it. I'll comment about how good and hard working the puppo is to the people I'm with, but they're busy and doing a job, why would I want to interrupt them? I don't get people who think that's ok to pet, or even to ask. Like, as we saw in the video, even looking at the dog distracts them. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if someone got hurt or killed because I "needed" to pet their service dog more than they needed their dog to be paying attention and working. Ugh. Sorry. *rant over*
Honestly seeing this video and all the things Gallop does really highlighted/ helped me understand why not distracting or petting service dogs is so important
Was I in the middle of something? Yes. Yes I was. Did I stop what I was doing in order to watch this video? Yes. Yes I did. Do I pick this video over what I was doing? Yes. Yes I do. ❤️❤️❤️.
I love how she just jokes about being blind and how she is so ok with it!
I think the bond between a person and their guide dog is so special. You rely upon each other for so much. I think you and Gallop are wonderful x
I have a question. If a fan sees you and wants to take a picture with you are you fine with them stopping you for that
amazing question!!! i am now wondering too
Also really wondering anout that
I was wondering that too
Same
From what I understand just watching all her videos, talking directly to Molly and starting a convo is way different than gawking over gallop for no reason and having a bunch of people staring at him and trying to pet him or talk to him. Just pretend that the dog isnt there and you'll be fine.
I’ve gotten into so many arguments with a few people that think it’s okay to distract service animals, it’s so disrespectful and potentially dangerous.
The soft voice tone you're using when speaking french to Gallop just melt my heart. I'm very impressed of your connection
Im happy your Pups feeling better after surgery! Gallops the sweetest boy :)
Next time make sure to use emojis not emoticons because Molly's phone just reads the characters so if you put a emoji it'll say something like "happy face emoji"
Haha 😄
@@emmee_00 Them Molly's phone should be updated because emoticons are clearly superior.
“People fat-shame my dog”
But who doesn’t like a thicc pupper?
Love it 🤣🤣🤣
Veterinarians.
Me. Its unhealthy and deadly.
Hey, I just wanted to reiterate that I said thicc, not obese. There is a difference imho.
My dog also get the fat shaming often he doesn't mind of course but it hurts ME, because he had to diet and still everyone was commenting his weight and that he is chubby and the poor thing was a little hungry all the time. he was not eating too much not even snacking often or anything and I'm taking him out for hours to the forest at least once a week (I love the forest walk too). He is still little chubby anyway, nothing major, maybe he needs to lose like half a kilo (he's small, he has about 7,5 kg right now). He has corgi descendants probably (he's from shelter so noone knows) and I think that is the reason why he looks little chubbier even though he is quite ok with his diet I'm really paying attention to it to not to give too little or too much.. Anyways since I'm doing anything I can possibly can except literally starve the dog it can be hurtful to hear people commenting :) But I decided to let it go, he is not fat in any way and I will just keep an eye on him for now :) Maan I just love him so much :)
“Ohhh, sighties are so difficult to deal with sometimes!” 😂5:42
-Molly 2019
It is so true though, sighties can be a total pain sometimes :)
Love it
Gallop is so cute 😂😂 “find a chair” so he finds one...with a person in it
And that is how I met your mother lol
@@EvilEmoX I’m dying 🤣
I was so scared watching gallop get on and off the escalator! He’s such a brave boy! 😍
Right?? Escalators scare me as a sighted person and I was amazed how easily Molly and Gallop navigated that. Wow.
7:56 I was like how DARE this lady film you while you're just trying to walk around then I realized it's your mom 😂😂😂
Grace Auffinger I thought the exact same thing lol
I'm so glad you said it was her mom because I came to the comments LITERALLY to mention how rude that was Haha
Same
Omg same! Thank you for saying it's her mom cuz I was about to go off. 😂🙈
I had the same exact reaction 😂
What other videos about guide dogs do you want to see?
training
Do you have any guide dog horror stories or know someone who has had some? I think it would be a fun story time video 🙂
Can gallop do a circuit course with you or navigate something like an obstacle training course? If so I would love to see you guys being athletic or active. Also how do you exercise with gallop if you do?
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That follow up video about you crossing a street sounds in interesting. And if its not too dangerous, maybe show him actually not letting you cross the street because he thinks its unsave.
Watching this with my daughter who hopes to have a guide dog when she is old enough. We love learning from you, Molly
And I thought my service dog was smart. I didn’t know gallop knew so many commands! It’s honestly incredible
He knows even more than I showed!
Omg that’s so cool! And he’s so adorable
I love that you kept in the distractions. My service dog gets attention a bunch. And even though she has lots of training to ignore the people it still ruins our work flow. You guys are such a great team I admire you!
Whe you bumped into people at the door of the store it wasnt awkward at all! I think the way you said sorry I am so blind was the best and funniest thing to do in this situation.
Nadjahar they honestly seemed really kind. I mean I know that is how a lot of people would react but he was in her way and apologized and held the door and everyone waited to the side so they could get through! Nice people make me happy
I just want to say, thank you for making this video. I now know that when I see a service dog to do several things to assist them in doing their job. 1) Don't get in front of the dog or owner and ask to pet the dog. 2) If I am attempting to enter an establishment, open the door and wait for the two and any person with them to walk through first. 3) Staring and talking about a service dog is distracting to the dog and his or her owner.
This really helped me understand so many things that I didn't know before now.
I honestly can't get people that see a blind person with a service dog and goes like "can I touch?" OF COURSE NOT. it's like basics of life 101 DON'T TOUCH SERVICE DOGS
@Kirsten Lunsford but can you imagine if everyone asked? it's annoying anyway lol
It's good that it's becoming such a well-known thing that service dogs shouldn't be distracted. I guess some people still have no idea but I'm glad the world is becoming a place where people do know that one basic thing. Let those service dogs concentrate, they're hard at work!
I get it tho! Dogs are cute and you wanna pet em! Especially Gallop. He is the most beautiful dog.
I'm going to defend the person by suggesting that maybe she didn't realize that Molly is blind/Gallop is a service dog at first glance
IKR AND ITS NOT EVEN THEY CANT TELL BECAUSE DON'T THINK NORMAL NONWORKING DOGS HAVE A HARNESS LIKE THAT
“Sorry, I’m so blind.I don’t know what’s happening “ I’m WHEEZING
Also, I find it absolutely fascinating to see you go around with Gallop and how you both work together
I honestly didn't know anything but stereotypes about blind people before i came across your channel and honestly it has been so helpful thankyou
It’s amazing to see how guide dogs work and how smart they are. I can’t believe all the commands he knows and how differently all the commands are. He’s so smart. I love this video.
People fat shame my girl too! Shes half rottweiler half blue heeler! Like jeeze 🙄. I'm disabled and my girl is suuuper in tune with me and is super protective. Dogs are the best!
god, people are so rude... i'm glad you found a guide dog who you love and can help you through your disability.
That's a heck of breed combo! She must be pretty muscly!
@@Wubbazt she isnt registered as a guide dog! But she is registered as my support pet for my disability! Shes had no special training! She just knows what to do when I get sick (like pass out, need pressure, etc) dogs are so smart at amazing. I've had her since she was 4weeks and 5 days old !! ❤
@@ellenmayo girl yes! Shes thick!!!!!! Haha you can see her walk or run and just see the muscles flexing under her black coat! 😅
“I’m so blind I don’t know what’s happening”😂😂😂
What’s so funny Like Blind people really don’t know what’s happening
@@rainbowrainbow4330 Please take a joke.
gracebluesYT tahts her coping skill she jokes about it do you even watch her videos??
i thought you were talking about yourself im so sorry
Acknowledging your weakness makes you strong, and apparently funny too. It just doesn't get any better...
Molly: *blinks*
Idiots: “see I knew it! She’s not really blind!”
Love you Molly and Gallop ❤️
I've never doubted her, but moments like the one at 3:05 is probably why some people may think she's not blind.
I love how educational these videos are about the importance of not distracting service animals while they’re hard at work!
Ok I'm not blind but when that woman asked
"Can I pet him"
I said out loud
"No you can't pet the dog he is working can you not tell"
And everyone is now staring at me .
I hadn't ever thought that even just asking to pet a service dog would be distracting to them and the owner, that makes so much sense! Thanks and I will definitely be more cognizant about this in the future!
It's common sense not to disturb them..
Shelley Holtmann-Schnur I mean, this whole time, were you just approaching people’s pets and petting them without asking? It’s rude, for starters. It’s like approaching a child and giving them a good pat for no reason. D second, that’s a good way to get yourself bit.
I didn't have my glasses on and read "edited by Gallop" instead of "guided by". Not going to lie... had a bit of a double take.
LeonHarte22 as a hobby gallop edits Molly’s videos after a long day of work.
I thought I was the only one! 😂
Next video @MollyBurke?
LeonHarte22 this comment made my day 😂
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now but mainly for my own enjoyment. Yesterday this one really came through for me! I have two daughters, and one of them is five and she absolutely LOVES dogs. We have a black lab at home, so of course when she saw my customer at work had a black lab she immediately ran up to pet her. It was one of my customers who uses a service dog. The woman is such a sweetheart and let my daughter see how the dog changes from working to not working with the harness and explained to her that this dog has an important job to do. She still had questions so I showed her your videos and she has been really interested now and is telling everyone that she learned about service dogs and their special jobs and why it’s not ok to pet them without permission ❤️ thanks for helping me teach her! (Gallop really helped he’s her type of dog 😂)
I never knew how important it was to not speak to the dog or ask ab him this video really enlightened me thanks ❤️
At least the lady did ask, because I've literally seen a girl RUN UP TO A POLICE K9 AND JUST PET IT. LIKE, NO! WHY?
Michael Triola lucky girl she didn’t get nipped at
Anna Lynne
They’re probably trained not to bite though.
@@holly8535 police k9s are selected for their 'natural aggression' and there has been an excess of cases where k9s have bitten civilians. So, yes, the girl was very lucky to not of been injured.
Just, why would she pet the K9? One of my teachers is neighbors with a police officer and his dog, and said that once the dog’s in worker mode, he gets pretty aggressive towards everyone, even if they’re someone he knows. Just, she better be happy she didn’t get bit.
Oh wow! See, this is why you train your kids to ask before petting any animal. This girl got very lucky. The one upside is that the animal wouldn't be blamed if she'd gotten bit.
3:26 When she calls Gallop a "bon chien" it just melts my heart.
Isabelle Davoudiasl that’s not even a very complex French phrase why wouldn’t they know what it means
Because not everyone knows it means “God dog.”
Whenever I see a dog working, I always give a little space, would NEVER ask to pet, but I definitely will watch and smile, because I love dogs, but especially dogs that help people.
“Can I touch...?”
*”no sorry she’s working”* 💪🏼👏🏼 YAAAS GIRL
I had a moment when it said she
The captions put she but gallop is a male
@@squiggles7833 *same*
Yeah... I really don't know why my editor wrote she... I definitely said he! haha
Is the penis small? 😟
I actually let out an audible gasp when I saw the notification 😂😂 I’m so excited!!! I honestly didn’t even wonder about how he guides you, but when I saw the notification, I NEEDED TO KNOW😂😂
Now I see why people with service animals have signs on the animal that say "service animal do not pet" I would hate the awkward confrontation but at the same time in your case that animal is literally your eyes. I love you Molly, thank you for keeping all off us uninformed sighties informed 😘🐝
Another thing to be aware of, is that some dogs alert their owners to seizures and other things. So if you distract them, they can miss telling the person they need to lay down to avoid falling. That's why it's best to ignore the dog entirely until when and if the owner gives you permission... even if the dog is just laying at their feet. What looks okay may not be.
Are the commands in French merely because the dog was trained in Quebec, or because that means the dog won’t accidentally respond to command words inadvertently spoken by others?
Head Librarian Probably both. :) I’m from Quebec, i have a dog (not a service dog at all) and even though French is my main language most of his commands are in english. The reason why is ao he can’t pick up commands when I just randomly talk to someone. For example: I can say: “Je vais me coucher.” Coucher can mean lie down but when I say that, I actually mean “I’ll go sleep.” or “i’ll go to bed.” I’m not asking my dog to lie down so I don’t want him to do that. That’s the reason why. :)
Watch her video on it, she explains it. But yeah, the Mira foundation is based in Quebec so all of the puppies are brought up speaking French. But it also acts as a good security measure so other people can't command Gallop to do things.
Many German police dogs are trained in German and commands are in German .so others can't command the dog.
Maybe both? IDK, I am guessing
@@davidjessee7701 but why couldn't other Germans speak german to german police dogs? Jk. Obviously you mean German Shepards, how it was worded made me laugh a bit
My goodness, this overalls outfit is so cute and so perfectly “You”, Molly! Love this combination of purple, pink and blue 🌸
NOTICE AT 8:16 THE LADY COVERING HER FACE WITH HER SHOPPING BAG
Meebles Sporella okay but ME
Lol me af
Hahaha me when people want to take a group photo
i used to watch your elf videos back in the day
Meebles Sporella 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕙 𝕝𝕠𝕝
Here as soon as I saw the notification againnn! Love you Mollyyyy ❤️
And Gallop of course hahaha
I don’t know why but I love the term “obedient disobedience” . Gallop is such a good boy looking after his mama💕
Lady: Can I touch-
Molly: No sorry, he's working
YOU JUST GOT OWNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KatTubeLPS Molly said she’s working and it threw me off 😂😂
Jenna Soucie Me too, I was like “but Gallop is a boy!” 🐾
No she literally didn’t
paige _ amber okay but it subtitled “she’s” and it’s hard to hear so I heard “she’s” since I read it.
I think she was said by accident cause I dont think Molly answered. I think Mesa or her mom did and might have meant she as in Molly and not Gallop.
Its so fascinating to see how guide dogs work in situations like this. Obviously I know NOT to watch a guide/service dog if I saw one in person, but from watching a video on it just blows my mind. Great video Molly. Also, hate seeing when people do distract them.
So interesting what Gallop has to do. I've seen service dogs all the time and never really thought about what they have to do, especially for the visually impaired like Molly. This video makes us all realize how much people like Molly depend on their service dogs. Thank you, Molly.
I speak french and it's so cute to hear you say ''En avant'' !!
Love your videos by the way xx
Was she saying "En avant" or "On y vas"? Both would work, but I thought I heard On y vas instead. =]
Jessica Lyon « En avant » because he’s gonna walk forward!
I was wondering if she was saying that or “on y vas” but now reading that I hear it
Check subtitles!
@@jessicalyon6332 she was saying on y vas.
Omg Gallop is such a smart boy 😩 it’s so heart warming seeing you two work together
I love his little jump as he gets on and off the esclator. A beautiful smart loving boy.
I loved when she said “thank you sir” to Gallop after he navigated around the store
It’s really impressive how you use the escalator, it was emphasised strongly how dangerous it is and that I must never do it. You have a very smart dog. The dog being constantly distracted is something that I think you can only understand when you’re going mad and wanting to throw things at people.
can you also do a video where he would activate "disobedience obedience" with examples?
An example of obedient disobedience is if the dog's handler is having a panic attack while on a bed that the dog is not aloud on the dog will choose to break that rule to jump on the bed and help the person.
Examples would be sitting and staying put if a person foolishly starts pulling on the dog's collar trying to lead it somewhere in order to have the owner follow behind, or refusing to chace a ball a little kid just threw while in harness, or not accepting food held out by a stranger on a packed bus, but that one is very hard to remove completely especially with labs.
My mom has had 4 and my dad 2 over the years.
@@superfreq7378 most of those are actually just standard obedience. Such as not taking a treat without permission, and only paying attention to the handler. Those are always the same, they aren't choices the dog has to make, the, they are following all commands and rules the handler gave. Obedient disobedience is usually where the handler gives a command the dog would usually follow, but they are trained that in certain situations they should actively choose to disobey a command.
So, for everyone who asked, the most common examples of obedient disobedience in guide dogs are where it would be unsafe to carry out the command. The main ones being if the handler has decided its safe to cross the street, but there is actually a car coming they have missed, the dog will refuse to cross. Likewise if the handler gives the command to walk forward on the footpath but there is a suddenly a car pulling out of a driveway they dog will move to safety without being told, and refuse to walk forward until the danger has passed.
Or if the dog walks to the edge of a drop and the handler thinks it is stairs, but it is actually say, the edge of a train platform the dog will stop, or even back up, even with the handler commanding forward.
The difference is the dog is having to choose whether it is safe to follow the order they were given, and if it isn't they will ignore that order.
Hope this helps.
Do you ever accidentally step on his paws? I do that walking around my house and I’m sighted!
My cat will hide and then run and pounce at my legs when I walk to try to trip me
Most guide dogs learn quite quickly to pull their paws back or get up and walk away when we get too close.
My mom has had 4 and my dad 2.
Same... I feel bad. And I either step on their tails also or paws
I have a huge Staffordshire bull terrier I’m sighted and my dog will not move until my legs are actually touching her 😂 she’s so stubborn or just lazy lmao.
I can't speak for others, but one of the ways my service dog has learned to pay attention to me is that my reflexes are not good enough for me to not step on her if she stops to look at something.
This also happens in my electric wheelchair, which sounds (and looks) really bad, but half of the time I'm not sure she notices lmao.
I never want to be a distraction for anyone’s dog in public, no matter if they are a service animal or not. I will compliment people’s dogs if they are at a dog park or if they are just sitting down/relaxing but other than that, I don’t bother. And this video validated my actions. Thanks for this super informative video, Molly!
As a service dog handler, I appreciate when people ask to pet, instead of just petting. What do you prefer?
I think the right way is to not ask and not pet at all. Everyone should educate themselves that when they see a dog doesn't mean that they can automatically ask or pet it. Some might be services dogs, or the owners don't like it or even the dog is wary and don't like it either. Appreciate the dog cuteness from afar and move on.
Catarina well they had an accent so maybe they lived in another country where Service Dogs aren’t really common.
I love that TH-cam gives me the opportunity to learn about things I've never been exposed to before, this video was so cool and informative. Gallop is such a good boy 10/10
As a mom I would love to hear your moms point of view on how she “handled” and tried to be there for you during your depression
Thank you to all of you for the great comments! I am blind like Molly and it helps a lot to read through the comments to read about all of the nonverbal‘s that happen in the video. LOL, so thank you so much to all of you! Matt
I've always been taught to never pat/ask to pat a guide dog, even if it isn't working.