Walk a Mile In Those Shoes...

Interesting little bit on TV the other day. The lunchtime human interest folks were visiting a high school that trains guide dogs for the blind. Apparently there is one high school in Japan -- perhaps a technical school -- that does this.

The part I found particularly interesting was the first step for the trainers. They spend several weeks in pairs. One person is blindfolded, while the other holds a harness and leads them upstairs, downstairs, and around the halls of the school. The students practice being blind and being a guide dog before they ever get close to a dog.