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Paul Hinchliffe, Operations Manager for COHS, has added his support to an article published by Sky News today.

Paul, who is severely sight impaired and relies on guide dog Jasper to help him, has backed Dr Amy Kavanagh’s calls to stop people from petting guide dogs while they are working.

Paul, who supports visually impaired people in the workplace, said: “This is something I regularly experience when out and about. When people stop to pet Jasper, like any dog, he can be easily distracted and may try to follow them or lose focus on what he is doing.

“A different movement from him can be very confusing for me as I think there may be some sort of hazard ahead.

“When a guide dog is in harness, people shouldn’t interact with the dog so that the dog can get on with the job they have been trained to do. It is vitally important that people understand this, especially around busy roads.”

Read the full Sky News story here news.sky.com/story/how-petting-a-guide-dog-can-put-their-owners-into-dangerous-situations-12439807 ... See MoreSee Less

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