I've had one for several years. People have listed the disadvantages, but some are unfair or more rare than you'd think. For instance, my dog doesn't care if he eats at 4:00, or 5:30, or 6:30. If he's somewhere he knows he gets food, he wants the food. If he's working or traveling past his normal feeding time, though, he doesn't do anything out of the ordinary. He can also delay the times he normally goes out to relieve without issue. My point is, planning your life around a strict schedule isn't really a thing, at least in my case. Yes, there's planning, but it's not as demanding as it sounds.

The main advantages I've found are in getting to specific things. In waiting rooms, the dog can find you an empty chair; when you're leaving a building, it can lead you to the door, then to a car once you're outside (this has limits and is something I taught my dog); it can find entrances; you can teach it to take you to an object you carry and may leave somewhere, like your briefcase, backpack, or jacket; it can more easily locate hard-to-feel curbs or other places of interest; it can be taught to find specific doors on streets crowded with buildings, letting you mark a business you frequent and find it easily; my dog takes me to the various machines in the gym, skipping the ones that have people on them; and it's very, very early in the morning so I know I'm missing stuff.

Ride share rejections are pretty tough and even though it’s the law it still happens a lot. Can get in the way if you have friends or family who don’t like dogs and you need to be around them for mor than a few hours. It can be a bit expensive if you don’t live near your vet and it gets sick or needs meds. Waking up at night to a puking dog, having to plan your entire day around your guide, making sure you have food and a way to give water if your out past feed time. It’s good but I don’t think enough people talk about the bad

I'd like to get one. I'm worried I won't be able to afford the upkeep of the dog once I get it though, and that has stopped me from applying

I don't have a guide dog. I might get one in the future though but I heard it's way faster getting around but you lose a lot of knowing what''s is around you with a guide dog because your dog walks around everything.

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