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Guide Dogs and Green Vests in London

Mylo & I standing before the River Thames across from Parliament and Big Ben. Mylo, a German Shepherd, wears a brown leather and metal harness from The Seeing Eye in New Jersey.

In London we've received a lot of, "If he's a real guide dog why isn't he wearing green?" First of all, blind people can & do style up their dogs. Second, guide dog schools exist all over the world with many variations. It's the training that makes a guide dog, not the outfit. Believe blind people.

A common harness is white with reflective material that looks neon green/yellow, or checkered red to represent a Deafblind human partner. Neon green vests for various assistance dogs is common, too. But again, it's the training that makes an assistance animal, not their color.