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First Responders K9 trains and provides service dogs to first responders by first responders.

现场急救K9这一组织训练服务犬并将其提供给急救人员。

Our motto is,"for first responders in the line of service".

我们的座右铭是“为服务第一线的急救人员服务”。

So, mobility issues, PTSD,traumatic brain injury and so on,tend to be individuals that can benefit from these dogs.

行动障碍者，创伤后应激障碍者，创伤性脑损伤者等，往往是受益于这些服务犬的个人。

Right now, as we start to focus that training,it's focused towards disability.

现在，当我们开始集中培训的时候，我们重点是训练它们为残疾人服务的能力。

So, the dogs being able to open up doors,the dogs being able to press the handicapped little sign so the doors will open,

所以，狗可以开门，狗可以按残疾人的小标志，门就会打开，

dogs being able to grab items for the owner.

狗能够为主人抓取物品。

So, that's a focus that the dogs will eventually get near the end of their training,

所以，这是狗最终在训练接近尾声时要学会的重点，

and that comes into play as the person who is going to get the dog is identified and we find out what their disability is.

当要领养狗的人被确定后，我们就会知道他们的障碍是什么。

It's been a blessing because I am learning not only from my trainer Kaitlin and my K9 Indy but everybody else to become a more patient human being.

这是一件好事，因为我不仅从我的教练凯特琳和我的K9 Indy那里学习，而且从其他人那里学习，成为一个更有耐心的人。

I started to bring Indy into the office and be with her 24/7.

我开始把Indy带进办公室，一天到晚陪着她。

People on my floor and in the building,where there are other dogs,

我这层楼和整座楼里的人，还有其他的狗，

it has become a happy place and people always want to take Indy or the other dogs out for a walk.

这里已经成为一个快乐的地方，人们总是想带Indy或其他狗出去散步。

It humanizes us,especially in the community.

这使我们人性化，尤其是在社区里。

Now, she's working a lot with behavioral stuff.

现在，她有很多行为方面的训练。

How to say hello to people,how to interact in public,in large groups,

如何跟人打招呼，如何在公共场合和一大群人互动，

how to socialize with other people and other animals.

如何与其他人和其他动物交往。

There's a certain way that they can do it and ultimately,they want to keep it a dog that is very well behaved in public.

他们可以用一种特定的方式，最终，他们想要养一只在公共场合表现很好的狗。

A lot of people don't realize is that when the police are called,

很多人没有意识到，当警察被叫来的时候，

it's not because someone is having a very good day.

是因为有人当天行为不好。

During any 10- hour shift or a 12-hour shift,

在任何10小时轮班或12小时轮班期间，

we have to see the worst side of a lot of people.

我们看到很多人最糟糕的一面。

And we have to take what's going on at one moment and kind of change our face,

我们必须接受在某一时刻发生的事情，改变我们的面貌，

and go to the next call and pretend like the thing that we went into before never happened.

然后去处理下一次呼叫，假装我们之前遇到的事情从来没有发生过。

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