Hi, I am Abe and I am a  Service Dog.
When I was a puppy, my owner told me I would be a Service Dog  for a person who could not see. I didn't know what that meant, but I knew it was something special. When I got a little older, I was sent away to school.
My sister was sent to another school  to learn how to help people with Autism. To be their friend and help them get around.
One of my other brothers was sent to a special  school so he could learn how to warn people that they  were going to get sick before they did.
My other brothers and sisters became good  friends with people in good families.  Not every dog can become a Service Dog.
School was hard. Â
I had to learn many things just like you. I had to learn to stop and look before crossing the street. And learn what a red, yellow, and green directional light  meant and what I should do. I was taught how to guide a person  to go left, right, to step up and  down, to stop, to move forward a  little, to back up, and much more.
I had to learn where I was  and how to get back, even  in strange areas.
I had to learn how to behave in a restaurant and  never, ever, beg for food. That was hard.
I had to learn that I could be a plain old playful  dog as long as my halter was off.
But once it was on... I was working.
I became the eyes of my master and their safety  and how they got around was up to me.
