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 previ|sly publi%$ 9 ,dog ,_w1
 ,m>*1 #bjjj47
 
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 celebrate ! fif? anniv}s>ies
 ( "pn}%ip ) |r ,gold5 ,retriev}
 guide dogs ,e*o & ,escort4
 ,tra9$ at ,l1d} ,dogs =! ,bl 9
 ,ro*e/}1 ,mi*igan1 !y 7
 br"| 6u = home tra9+  0!n
 ,director ( ,tra9+1 ,brad
 ,scott4
 ,al? |r c>e}s z advocates1
 writ}s & lectur}s h tak5 u
 6m ?an two doz5 /ates 9 ! la/
 few ye>s1 ,brad's em}g+
 c>e} pa? took hm half way >.d !
 _w 6,asia4
 
    ,foll{+ 8 resign,n f ,l1d}
 ,dogs 9 ! fall ( #aiig1 ,brad
 emb>k$ on an excit+ new v5ture4
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 =!
 ,bl 9 ,s|? ,korea1 hir$ hm z a
 3sultant 6ov}see & prep>e
 _! fl$gl+ guide dog tra9+
 program4  ,samsung1 "o (! l>ge/
 corpor,ns 9 ,korea1  is 9volv$
 9 _m animal-relat$ -mun;y
 activities & programs b5efit+ !
 m ?an #db million ,kor1n
 citiz5s4  ,am;g ~! >e a ,se>* &
 ,rescue ,dog8 tra9+ facil;y1 a
 0,pet ,!rapy ,program8 &a
 0,s}vice ,dog8 tra9+ program =
 physic,y 4a#d ,kor1ns4  ,9 !
 e>ly #ijs ,samsung
 repres5tatives
 t|r$ "s (! guide dog programs 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & !n
 e/abli%$ a tra9+ c5t} 9 #aiic4
 ,"s f>m build+s on !
 |tskirts ( ,se|l 7 3v}t$
 96(fice space1 k5nels &
 dormitory
 rooms4  ,s"eal employees (!
 corpor,n 7 select$ 69itiate an
 appr5tice%ip program4  ,two
 recruits 7 s5t 6,new ,z1l& =
 tra9+ & f|r o!rs rema9$  9
 ,se|l 6be sup}vis$ 0an
 exp}i;ed ,am}ican tra9} hir$ =
 t purpose4  ,s9ce ,samsung 0
 apply+ = memb}%ip 9 ! ,9t}n,nal
 ,f$},n ( ,guide ,dog
 ,s*ools 7,,ifgds71 x ne$$ an
 exp}i;ed tra9} on /aff4  ,af !
 f/ ,am}ican tra9}'s 3tract 5d$1
 ,brad 0 hir$ 63t9ue
 6/e} ,samsung t{>d xs goal (
 memb}%ip 9 ? organiz,n
 e/abli%$ 6develop & ma9ta9
 uni=m /&>ds ( qual;y guide dog
 tra9+ "?|t ! _w4
 
    ,on ,brad's 9itial trip
 6,korea 9 ,febru>y #aiih1 he
 5c.t}$ a
 major case ( culture %ock4  ,8
 h|s+ 0 9 an >ea f> remov$ f
 visit+ t|ri/s & 9 ! c|rse ( 8
 six week /ay he only _h f|r
 5c|nt}s ) non-,kor1ns4  ,a
 ,samsung employee :o spoke
 ,5gli% 0
 assign$ 6hm dur+ 8 "w+ s*$ule1
 b dur+ m* (! "t
 he 0 on 8 {n4  ,z a -mitt$
 -put} us}1 he sp5t a lot ( "t
 correspond+ 0;e-mail ) 8
 family1 ! two ( u & o!r frs4
 ,/ruck 0! cultural di6};es1
 ,brad recogniz$ guide dog tra9+
 _h
 6be modifi$ 6fit ! ,kor1n
 life/yle4  ,s9ce _m ,kor1ns
 sleep on
 ! floor1 frequ5t groom+ 0
 5c|rag$ 6limit dog hair at home
 &
 9 hotels4  ,dogs _h 6be hi<ly
 tra9$ on food avoid.e1 s9ce
 ,kor1ns
 tradi;n,y sit on ! floor :ile
 eat+ _! m1ls on l{ ta#s4
 ,brad1 a mid-,we/}n m1t &
 potatoes man1 quipp$ t x mi<t n
 h
 be5 gd tra9+1 b gd s5se on ! "p
 (! dogs 9 refus+
 6be 5tic$ 0! raw fi% & spicy
 food 2+ s}v$6  ,brad's
 cul9>y sav+ grace 0 a ne>by
 ,h>dy's : s}v$ hamburg}s &
 ,fr5* fries4  ,)! language
 b>ri}1 he gave up on1 0,hold !
 lettuce & tomatoes68
 
    ,f 8 f/ exposure 6! program1
 ,brad 0 /ruck 0! hi<
 level ( tra9+ rcvd 0! dogs4
 ,tra9}s 7 tot,y d$icat$
 6_! "w & 3/antly look+ 6,brad =
 m 9=m,n & m
 9/ruc;n4  ,9/1d (! usual f|r
 mon? tra9+ p}iod f.d 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,kor1n dogs
 tra9$ = six 6ei<t mon?s 2f 2+
 mat*$ )a /ud5t4  ,! result1 ac
 6,brad1 0 t !
 av}age dog 9 tra9+ w5t | on
 ?ree 6f|r "ts z _m trips
 dur+ ? p}iod z _! c.t}"ps 9 ?
 c.try4  ,:5 ! "t
 came =! appr5tices 6"w _! dogs
 "u blfold 6get !
 dogs us$ 6guid+ a bl p}son1 !y
 respond$ ) 5?usiasm4  ,brad
 not$ ! hi< e/eem 9 : t1*}s >e
 held1 & 0 "s:at
 emb>rass$ :5 e "t he _h "s?+
 6say1 ! f|r appr5tices
 br"| | _! notebooks & make
 copi|s 5tries4
 
    ,at ! />t (! program 9
 #aiic1 suita# guide dog
 c&idates &
 bre$+ /ock 7 obta9$ f ! ,new
 ,z1l& guide dog s*ool4  ,"o
 (! hurdles fac$ 0! ,samsung
 tra9+ /aff & bl /ud5ts 0
 ! public's reac;n 6l>ge bre$
 dogs4  ,toy dogs & o!r small
 bre$s h 2come v popul> 9
 ,korea1 & _m p c>ry _! pets
 ) !m 96/ores1 malls & o!r
 public places4  ,p 7
 fasc9at$ 0! 6!m l>ge yell{
 ,labradors & ,labrador/,gold5
 crosses us$ 9 ! guide dog
 program4  ,:}"e ,brad1 ! tra9}s
 &
 /ud5ts travel$1 l>ge cr{ds (
 onlook}s ga!r$ 6wat* !m "w4
 ,despite lack ( a3ess laws1
 guide dogs 7 a3ept$ 9
 re/aurants &
 /ores & on public transport,n4
 ,brad su7e/$ t ) all (!
 public $uc,n & hi/ory ( guide
 dog use 9 ,am}ica1 ,l1d} ,dog
 graduates _h m a3ess pro#ms )
 re/aurants & %ops ?an did
 _! ,s|? ,kor1n c.t}"ps4
 
    ,guide dogs 9 ,korea "w "u
 t|< 3di;ns4  ,": "! >e
 sidewalks1 frequ5tly !y >e n>r{
 & extremely 3ge/$4  ,s9ce
 p>k+ 9 ! c;y is at a premium1
 c>s >e p>k$ ext5d+
 969t}sec;ns & p$e/rian
 crosswalks4  ,"s"ts !y >e ev5
 p>k$ on ! sidewalks4  ,9 "s
 suburban >eas "! >e wide
 sidewalks
 ) easy /reet cross+s4  ,9 o!r
 >eas1 build+s jut | 6!
 roadside1 dit*es l9e ! side (!
 road & tra6ic1 9clud+ h1vy
 trucks1 moves al;g at hi<
 spe$s4  ,:ile ,brad walk$ ~!
 r|tes )
 8 he>t 9 8 m|?1 ! dogs1 tra9}s
 & /ud5ts h&l$ ~!
 3di;ns ) aplomb6
 
    ,ano!r *all5ge fac$ 0!
 ,kor1n guide dog is ! l>ge
 numb} (
 /ray & unl1%$ dogs 9 _m
 nei<borhoods4  ,brad 0 amaz$ at
 !
 v l{ level ( dog 4trac;n %{n 0!
 dogs go+ "?
 tra9+4  ,9 "p1 he attribut$ ?
 6! proc$ure foll{$ 9
 k5nel+ ! dogs4  ,k5nel space is
 at a premium1 s frequ5tly two
 dogs
 %>e a s+le k5nel4  ,k5nel mates
 >e rotat$1 s all ! dogs le>n
 6tol}ate all ! o!rs 9 resid;e4
 ,brad describ$ walks ": "!
 7 s _m loose dogs x 0 impossi#
 6%oo !m all away4  ,6his
 deli<t & amaze;t1 ! s1son$
 guides 4reg>d$ ! yipp+
 critt}s runn+ >.d !m & ma9ta9$
 _! 3c5tr,n on !
 "w 6be d"o4
 
    ,an >ea 9 : ,brad focus$ 8
 att5;n 0 ! selec;n (
 suita# bl applicants1 *oos+ !
 mo/ appropriate dogs = !m1
 ov}see+ ! t1m tra9+ process &
 "w+ on afc>e visits4
 ,) ov} #bjj applicants = dogs1
 ! /aff c 2 selective 9 a3ept+
 /ud5ts )a hi< level ( ne$ &a gd
 *.e ( su3ess4  ,9 "o
 class ( f|r sup}vis$ 0,brad1
 two wom5 7 college /ud5ts1
 ano!r
 a massage !rapi/ & "o a busi;s
 {n}4  ,9 ano!r all male class
 he sup}vis$1 "o /ud5t 0 a =tune
 tell}1 ano!r an acupuncturi/
 & ano!r a massage !rapi/4  ,9
 ,korea1 l "s o!r ,asian
 c.tries1 massage !rapy is an
 o3up,n only op5 6bl p4
 
    ,r1liz+ ! su3ess ( t1m tra9+
 0 frequ5tly bas$ on 9itial
 exp}i;es ( graduates :5 !y
 return$ home f s*ool1 ,brad
 9itiat$ a program ( imm foll{
 up4  ,)! l>ge numb} (
 9/ructors = ea* class1
 graduates 7 a3ompani$ home 0a
 tra9}
 :o sp5t a m9imum ( ?ree "ds "w+
 on famili> r|tes4  ,?
 imm po/-class foll{ up is a
 model 2+ adopt$ 0_m memb}s (
 ! ,,ifgds4
 
    ,foll{+ ,brad's f|r? & f9al
 visit1 ! ,samsung ,guide ,dog
 ,s*ool
 =! ,bl 0 evaluat$ 0,,ifgds &
 a3ept$ 96full memb}%ip4
 ,brad1 :o is n{ "w+ = ! ,see+
 ,eye ( ,morri/{n1 ,new ,j}sey1
 z
 a mid-,we/}n ,regional
 ,repres5tative1 looks back )
 grt pride 9 8
 role ( help+ ? program meet !
 hi< /&>ds dem&$ 0!
 ,9t}n,nal ,f$},n4  ,he al has
 fond memories (a d$icat$
 tra9+ /aff & corpor,n -mitt$
 6provid+ bl ,kor1ns )
 grt} 9dep5d;e1 safety &a bett}
 qual;y ( life "?
 "pn}%ip ) guide dogs4