Art Project Idea Approval

Samantha Esquivel

Guide Dog Obedience

EQ: “What is most essential to ensure the success of a guide dog?”

Idea Proposal & Connection to EQ:

1)      Create a painting of a guide dog and it walking a blind person. This project connects to my EQ because it shows the result of a successful guide dog at work.

2)      Create a painting of a guide dog sitting in a desk learning the important principles of becoming a guide dog. This project connects to my EQ because it’s a mix between a comedy and the truth. Although, a guide dog does not sit in a desk like students, becoming a guide dog is a tough job and this painting will portray the hard work and qualities necessary for that job.

3)      Create a collage of the process of becoming a guide dog all encircling the picture of a guide dog. This project connects to my EQ because it would explain itself, but primarily focus on the qualities demonstrated from other dogs while on the job and the portraits of the process it took them to get there.  

Fourth Interview Question Approval

1.        Describe the ideal service dog, including breed,   age, and characteristics?

2.        What obstacles might you come across during the intense training of a guide dog?

3.        How much of an impact does the trainer have on the dog’s performance during intensive training?

4.        Is there a common point in the training where the trainer realizes the dog is not fit to be a service dog? What is it that they notice?

5.        Why is it important to have the correct education to train the service dog?

6.        During my research, I have found that when training a dog there has to be one dominant trainer; however, when I hand the puppy back to the organization they will have two dominant trainers. In what ways might this negatively affect the success of a guide dog?

7.        In what ways might having two dominant trainers positively affect the success of a guide dog?

8.        What mistakes prevent the success of a dog from successfully graduating to becoming a guide dog?

9.        Based on the extent of the mistakes, how many chances is the guide dog given until they are placed in another path of life.

10.     From past experiences, do the puppy raisers have an affect on the success of a service dog?

11.     What changes or improvements can I do to ensure my dog becomes a service dog?

12.     Since the puppies should not socialize with other dogs, do you think this has more of a positive or negative impact, why?

13.     If a dog has been through lots of stress and cannot function normally, does this automatically mean it is not given the chance to become a guide dog?

14.     From your perspective, is it more of the characteristics of the guide dog or its health that have more of an influence on whether it will become a guide dog or not?

15.     What do you feel is most essential for the dog to become a service dog?

16.     What do you feel, out of all your answers, is the most important one, and why?

17.     What do you feel is not an issue when it comes to the dog’s success as a service dog?

18.     What sources do you recommend for the remainder of my research?

19.     Can you recommend anyone else who can also help me answer my essential question, who?

20.     Why is there only a fifty percent success rate?

21.     What types of breeds are more likely to become a guide dog, and why?

22.     Does the breed of a dog have an impact on the success of a service dog?