Don't pet that guide dog! He's working My first reaction, upon meeting this big, handsome, yellow Labrador Retriever, is to reach out and scratch him behind those velvety ears.
But, no, that would break rule No. 1 of guide dog etiquette -- Do not pet or feed a service animal when they have their vest on.
I have to practice this restraint when I meet Reynolds, the aforementioned handsome Lab, and his handler, Darren Stallnecht, who is blind.
Stallnecht and Reynolds work as a finely tuned team to guide Stallnecht wherever he needs to go safely.
"We instinctively know what each other is thinking and doing," said Stallnecht with a laugh.
