[Patty55]

Originally Posted by CFrance

They might have been the dog's trainers. Somebody takes the puppy for a year or so, providing basic training and experience in public, after which if they pass certain tests, they go on to a trainer for further specific training in their service area.

That was my first thought, last summer I met some Goldens that were being trained for The Guide Dog Foundation. At the time they told me there something like a dozen being fostered here in TV.