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The paths are confessed
Natasha has a birthday on November fifth, and Flya has the seventh. They both believe that this is fate
Help dog helpers of disabled help help"Fly," Wildburis ", go!" - The girl says to a bright labrador, focusing on the name of the store. At first glance, this couple does not raise questions: an ordinary girl, an ordinary labrador. From the second, you notice a harness with a hard handle on a dog and a long white cane in the mistress’s hand.
Verified routes
This is Natasha Kuznetsova and her dog Fly. They live together and everywhere go together. Fly for Natasha is not only a close friend, he is her eyes. Thanks to the dog and her indefatigable character, the girl leads an active, rich life that many sighted people could envy. Natasha does not see from birth, but has photosensitivity. The world for her consists of spots of different colors. For example, she knows for sure that the Fly is light, and even notes that he has recently frowned. Natasha graduated from a medical college and works as a masseur in a beauty salon.
Natasha goes for a walk photo: Konstantin Chalabov for TD“We had a Lenta store,” Natalya says on the go, “and the guards simply did not let us inside. Such cases are out of the rut. According to the law with a guide dog, they should be allowed generally everywhere. Even in the interior of the plane. In the “tape” they said that they would let me in, but the dog should be left outside. Yes, I will leave it to you! And in general, what is this nonsense? It's like saying a stroller so that he leaves the stroller at the entrance and went shopping without it. But I do not arrange scandals. I'll just go to another store. Where we are glad. Although I understand that by law I am right and I need to achieve my own. People in the West even go everywhere with ordinary dogs. Both in shops and in a cafe. We are still far from this. By the way, this “tape” later closed, and they let me into the other without problems. ”
Fly knows several permanent routes and accurately drives the mistress along them. The road to the issuance of the online store is still in the new product, and the dog is sometimes lost. But over time it will pass. To remember the new path, Flaue needs to go from three to five times. In general, a guide dog can master and regularly use dozens, or even hundreds of routes, depending on how active the owner leads. The dog-guide should not be distracted by any external stimuli. Neither dogs nor other people exist for him. The main task is to safely accompany the owner, bypassing any obstacles.
After Natasha took a small box at the order of issuing orders, they go out into the street and the hostess commands: “Fly, go home!” The dog turns in the right direction and, busily shaking his tail, stomps towards the house. Natasha even specially tries to knock him off the course, but the dog is not conducted on provocations and clearly holds the route. The snow has not yet come off completely, around the puddles with mud, and the dog has to periodically maneuver. They used to cut the road to the house along the path, but a day ago Natasha slipped on the ice, and now Fly is especially carefully choosing the road, leading it only by the verified paths.
Natasha photo: Konstantin Chalabov for TDWith public transport, Natasha and Flaim are all smooth. They drive by buses, trains, in the subway. The only thing is to avoid minibuses, because it is difficult for people to place people there, what can we say about dogs. And there are still difficulties in a taxi.
When ordering a car through the application, Natasha always writes a comment that a guide dog is with her, but when she calls and repeats this, the questions immediately begin: “What kind of dog? Oh, there is a lot of wool, I will not take it. ” It even happened that the taxi driver came, looked and left without talking.
“Those who would like to take a guide dog often scare away the unpreparedness of society,” Elina Posteeva, the filmizer of the Center “Dog-Assistants of the Disabled”, will then tell me. - This is what we are working hard on now. There is a law according to which a person with a guide dog can pass absolutely everywhere, but in fact this is not so. One of our wards, for example, do not give a ticket to the sanatorium. They say that you can go, but without a dog. We also had a case when a woman was waiting for a dog, and then asked to take her off the line. She talked with one owner of a guide dog who asked her where she was going to go. She replied that she would take her daughter to school, go to the store, to work and so on. He advised to find out if they would let her go there. When she began to ask, everywhere they said that she would leave the dog at home. This is all because there are few dog dogs on the streets and the environment has not been prepared for them. But if the blind people understood how much the dog would expand their capabilities, then the need for guides would have grown . ”
Shaggy graduate
They have been together for almost two years. Natasha received a dog in the center "Dog - Assistants of the Disabled." At first I arrived in Balashikha, met the employees of the center and filled out a detailed questionnaire. The questionnaire takes into account everything, from the growth and complexion of the applicant to habits, lifestyle and wishes in the nature of the future pet. Someone wants an active friend, and a dog with a more calm temperament will suit the other. Someone needs larger, some smaller, boy or girl. “Dogs-Assistants of the Disabled” is one of the two centers in Russia, where they prepare guide dogs. There are about twenty graduates per year, and in total during its existence the center has prepared more than two hundred occasions that work throughout Russia, from Kaliningrad to Sakhalin. Usually the expectation of a guide dog takes about a year, but Natasha was lucky, she was called back after seven months.
“I was not able to come right away, because my friends and I planned a trip to Europe for these dates,” says Natasha. - But when she returned, she immediately rushed to Balashikha. Fly was so glad that he had dumped me. I squatted when they opened the aviary, and his feelings overwhelmed. I spent two weeks in the center, where Flaim and I learned to interact. At first, all this seemed insanely complicated, but then we worked. It so coincided that my birthday was November fifth, and Fly the Seventh. This is fate. "
Natasha and Flaim live in a dilapidated two -story building with a soldered visor above the entrance to the porch. Such houses can be found throughout Russia, they were built immediately after the war to provide people with minimally comfortable housing. The only plus at home is a wide staircase along which it is convenient to walk next to the dog. Natasha has a two -room apartment on the second floor. They come in, the girl gets off, but the Fly is waiting and does not leave the hallway. He knows that after walking you need to wash your paws. At the command, he jumps into a bath quickly, Natasha washed off the dirt from the paws and belly, while he is calmly standing, waiting for the end of the procedure.
If someone thinks that a guide is a dog devoid of will, which, like a robot, leads the owner, then this is not at all so. The work of a guide dog is the result of training and education. As soon as the slope is removed from the pet, it turns into an ordinary labrador. A clot of kindness and happiness. Fly is the same restless and playful dog as his brothers without professional skills. He brings toys, barks, turns on his back so that he would be scratched.
Natasha and Flaim on the way to the store photo: Konstantin Chalabov for TD“At first he pretended to be quiet, but it did not last long,” says Natasha, pouring tea. She confidently moves around the kitchen, unmistakably finding the necessary objects. It fills the cups with boiling water, apparently focusing on the sound of water. - We arrived home, and my mother prepared the chicken. But I forgot that now we have a glutor-labrador, and did not put it in the refrigerator. At night, he devoured this chicken. Of course, I began to panic, I thought that everything, kapets to the dog. But no, nothing was with him. So its ideal for me is also from the shortcomings. In general, we are becoming more and more similar to him. He repeats a lot after me. For example, in any incomprehensible situation, it goes to bed. ”
Favorite Rammstein
Natasha leads a full life, with the only difference being that the world mainly perceives to the touch and by ear. She also sits on the Internet and looks at YouTube bloggers, reads books. Moreover, audiobooks prefer electronic, listening to them using the Voiceover application on the iPhone. The plus is that you can adjust the reproduction speed and read the books many times faster than using the announcer.
Natasha’s separate passion is music. She loves Rammstein and is even personally familiar with the vocalist of the group Till Lindemann.
“Flaim and I went to Till's autograph session, and there everyone almost burst with delight,” Natasha strokes the dog, which is located at her feet. - Fly let me down and put the muzzle on the table: “Well, stroke me. Well, what are you just sitting?” Till knew about me, but he still went nuts. Fly there was an absolute star! "
Natasha and Fly at home photo: Konstantin Chalabov for TDNatasha often goes to concerts, but Flay does not take with her, realizing that it is too stressful for him. She was at the capital's performances by Rammstein, Depeche Mode, A-Ha and many Russian rock groups. Her second passion is travel. Flay has not yet taken it with her, but planned a trip to Germany, where they will go together.
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