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>> it was not easy giving him up when he graduated. >> that's a hard day. it really is. because you have been with this dog day in, day out. they go everywhere with you and you just become so attached to them. they let you be alone in the little kennel and you say your goodbyes and you cry. >> but it was time for clarice to let go and trainer todd to take over. >> the final testing. good boy! >> and we were preparing o'neil to finish up and we were going to match him with a client if all went well. >> todd had no idea that the big labrador retriever would soon be a life saver. >> when i first heard it it was a big bang, almost like a firecracker. >> what was supposed to be o'neil's final exam became a real-life, death-defying act. >> just a smash, a pop of a
groomed to do since he was a puppy. just look at these young dogs that guide dogs for the blind in northern california. >> don't you run the camera? very scary. >> the pups are sent to people who raise them for about 18 months. clarice williams had o'neil. >> he's such a sweetheart. mellow dog. just a joy to be around. >> it was not easy giving him up when he graduated. >> that's a hard day. it really is because when you've been with this dog day in, day out and they go everywhere with you and you just become so attached to them. they let you feel love in the little kennel and you say your good-byes and you cry. >> but it was time for clarice to let go and trainer todd juric to take over. >> the final guide we're testing.
car but saved by a dog named o'neil. o'neil was training to be a guide dog, a job he had been groomed to do since he was a puppy. just look at these young dogs that guide dogs for the blind in northern california. >> don't you run the camera? very scary. >> the pups are sent to people who raise them for about 18 months. clarice williams had o'neil. >> he's such a sweetheart. mellow dog. just a joy to be around. >> it was not easy giving him up when he graduated. >> that's a hard day. it really is because when you've been with this dog day in, day out and they go everywhere with you and you just become so attached to them. they let you feel love in the little kennel and you say your good-byes and you cry. >> but it was time for clarice