阅读理解。
PuppyPeople
Imaginetakingalovelypuppyintoyourfamily.Youloveandtrainitthroughitsfirstyearknowing
thatattheendoftheyearyou'llhavetogiveitup.That'sjustwhatpuppyraisersdo.Puppyraisersraise
guidedogsforblindandveryweakpeople.
Whenapotentialguidedogpuppyisabouteightweeksolditgoestolivewithafamilysleepinginside
thehouseasamemberofthefamily.It'sfineifthefamilyhaslotsofchildrenorotherpetssinceaguide
dogneedstolearnhowtobehavenomatterwhoorwhatelseisaround.
Thepuppyraiser'sdutyisnottoturnthepuppyintoaguidedogbuttomakethedogawell-behaved
familymember.Thatmeanssomeonemustspendspecialtimewiththepuppyplayingwithitandtrainingit.
Guidedogstakeblindpeopleintoacomplexworld.Therearemanyinterestingthingsthatcouldkeep
thedogfromworking.Thepuppyraiserhelpsthepuppybecomesocializedorwell-behavedingroupsby
givingitthechancestoexperiencelotsofnewenvironmentsandpraisingitwhenitstaysquiet.Visitstothe
parkshoppingcentreandbusstopareallveryhelpfulfieldtripsforthepuppy.Sinceguidedogsmayhave
totravelincarsbusesplanesandboatspuppyraiserstrytogivetheirpuppiesusefulexperiencesofthis
naturetoo.Manypuppyraiserseventaketheirpuppiestoworkwiththem.
Althoughthepuppyraiserisnotresponsiblefortrainingthepuppytobeaguidedogthepuppycan
betaughtorderswhichcanbeeasilyunderstood.Everydaytrainingclassesteachthedogsucheasyorders
as"Sit""Down"and"Stay."Theoneorderthepuppyisnottaughtis"Heel"becauseaguidedogstandsin
frontofthetrainernotatthetrainer'sside.
Dogslovetoeatbutitisimportantforfutureguidedogstolearntoeatonlyfromtheirownbowls.
Theycanbeeasilyattractedbysmellsoffoodandsomethingtheycanseewhiletheyareworkingsothere
canbenoaskingforfoodatthetableandnothingsfromstrangers.
Whenthedogisbetweenayearandeighteenmonthsoldthepuppyraiser'sjobisover.Thedogis
nowreadytodoitsrealwork.Thefamilymembershaveg