Excerpt from: Planet of the Blind (click for full article)
A
real service dog named Hercules will be featured in Episode 43 of
Sesame Street, which will air on November 30, 2012. Hercules will be
helping a new Sesame Street Muppet character named Brandies learn how to
be a service dog. Brandies is a yellow Labrador retriever Muppet who is
looking for a job. After unsuccessful attempts at working at a
laundromat and sweeping floors, Brandies learns about being a service
dog. Brandies starts training by learning how to open drawers, pick
things up, and turn on light switches. After training for weeks,
Brandies becomes an official service dog and meets Liliana, the person
he will be helping. Liliana is a wheelchair user and Brandies helps her
by picking up her bag when it drops and opening doors. The organization
Canine Companions for Independence worked with Sesame Street to create
this episode to increase awareness of service dogs that help people with
disabilities.
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