Guide dog users differ in terms of their guide dog requirements.

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• Orientation and Mobility Outcomes data seems precise enough to support and inform the process of matching guide dogs to handlers. • Uniform results cannot be expected from guide dog mobility in handlers – age, stage of life, health and spatial cognition impact the competence and travel style of guide dog handlers, whereas vision is less important. • Sharing the work of visual interpretation and decision making with a guide dog makes independent travel more possible. • Valuable dog characteristics that are specific to handler requirements might be bred or trained from puppy raising onwards, creating a more diverse pool of dogs to draw upon.

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