Furry friends trained to help people in need

　　 AboyexperienceshowaguidedoghelpsavisuallyimpairedpersongothroughobstaclesataranchinDalian,Liaoningprovince,/FORCHINADAILYAguidedogtrainingbaseinDalian,Liaoningprovince,hasstartedtrainingdogstoservetheBeijing2022OlympicandParalympicWinterGames."Wevebasicallyprepared31guidedogsforathletesandstaffattheGames,"saidWangJingyu,founderoftheDalianbranchoftheChinaGuideDogTrainingCenter,establishedin2006ontheuniversityscampus,isChina,whichfallsonWednesday,trainersfromthebasetooksomeguidedogstoalocalparkonSaturdaytopromotepublicawarenessofguidedogs,plearoundthecountrysince2006,andthesuccessrateofthetraineddogshasincreasedfrom20percentintheearlydaysofthebaseto50percent,,itisstillimpossibletomeetdemand,,tensofthousandsofvisuallyimpairedpeopleapplytogetaguidedog."Werestillfacingtheproblemsofashortageofskilledtrainersandalackofmoney,",,000yuan($30,800).TheDaliancitygovernmentbeganofferingasubsidyof60,,,somevoiceson,accordingtoapostonZhihu,Chinasmisinformed,accordingtoLiQingzhong,chairmanoftheChinaAssociationoftheBlind."Theemotionalcompanionshipofaguidedogcannotbereplaced,"Lisaid,arguingthatit,theStatesupportsthedevelopmentofguidedogs,,thereareseveralsmalltrainingbasesforguidedogsinHenan,GuangdongandYunnanprovinces."China,"rguidedogtrainingtopromotetheimplementationofthenationalstandardonguidedogs,rthedevelopmentoftheguidedogcause."Guidedogscanhelptheblindbetterintegrateintosociety,",32,adoctorofmassagetherapyatapublichospitalinBeijing,said,"Thedogreallyhelpsalot."Onweekdays,Zhangsguidedogaccompaniesheronthecommutebetweenherhomeandoffice,whichincludesawalktothebusstation,ridingthebusandawalktothehospital."Usually,,"dpotholes,aswellasassistingincrossingthestreetatpedestriancrossingsandgoingupordownstairs."Moreimportant,Idontfeellonely,"ZhangsaidaboutShaguo,agoldenretriever.",sheneverbarksnorannoysotherpeople,evenonthebusorsubway."Backin2008,PingYali,atorchbearerforthe2008BeijingParalympicGames,washelpedbyherguidedogLucky,whichwastrainedattheDalianbase,,36,whomshelatermarried,heDalianbase,,lianbase,,thedogsarenottoolsbutmembersofthefamily,saidWangLin,34,ed32guidedogsandconductedadaptivetrainingfor50owners,includingZhang."Thecoupletaketheirdogsonvacationtograsslands,,"Wangsaid.。