Paw-dorable! Service Dogs Watching 'Billy Elliot' In Theatre Is The Best Thing You'll See Today
A photo of Canadian service dogs attending &lsquoBilly Elliot&rsquo production in a Canadian theatre last week is all over the internet. The photo shows poodles golden retrievers and labradorsattentively watching the stage during the Stanford Festival in Ontario occupying at least four rows.
Dogs are adorable and we can make that out by looking at the picture of these service dogs. A photo of Canadian service dogs attending ¡®Billy Elliot¡¯ production in a Canadian theatre last week is all over the internet.
The photo shows poodles, golden retrievers and labradors attentively watching the stage during the Stanford Festival in Ontario, occupying at least four rows.
¡°It¡¯s important to prepare the dogs for any activity the handler may like to attend,¡± Laura Mackenzie, owner of K-9 Country Inn Working Service Dogs and who spearheaded the outing told CBC radio.
¡°The theatre gives us the opportunity to expose the dogs to different stimuli such as lights, loud noises and movement of varying degrees. The dogs must remain relaxed in tight quarters for an extended period of time,¡± Fox quoted him.
They just didn¡¯t watch the show, they even participated in the theatre¡¯s ¡®relaxed performance¡¯, made for attendees with autism or for those who need a calmer experience. There were more shows to cater to those who have hearing or visual impairments.
¡°They were all extremely well-behaved,¡± Stratford Festival spokesperson Ann Swerdfager told CBC radio.
The festival authorities took to Twitter to share the image of the dogs watching the production.
ICYMI: We had some pawsitivly adorable audience members from K-9 Country Inn Service Dogs during last weeks Relaxed Performance of #sfBillyElliot. Our Next Relaxed Performance is #sfNeverending on October 2nd. https://t.co/xaBwx65W8J pic.twitter.com/otyNjm5pUS
¡ª Stratford Festival (@stratfest) August 15, 2019
The picture didn¡¯t take much time to go viral and people dropped all kinds of adorable comments on the post.
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I would go to the theatre more often if you could guarantee they would fill the audience - no calling out plot twists, no loud chatting about their friends, no checking their 100% bright cell phone screens
¡ª D Welch (@DougWelch9) August 18, 2019
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Dogs are no doubt the best mammal on the planet. The human dog relationship is 99% better than the human 2 human relationships
¡ª David Ewell (@realdavidewell) August 18, 2019
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This is all we need in the world right now: MORE DOGS PLEASE!
¡ª StagekissPDX (@StagekissPDX) August 18, 2019
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This is just too cute!
¡ª Ala?a (@bunnylana) August 18, 2019
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Such well trained guides!
¡ª Bruce Sutka (@rbas1946) August 18, 2019
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This is absolutely the very best in class. Such intelligent animals. Love how they are sitting so quietly watching attentively. Beautiful
¡ª julie sutton (@thejewel4) August 17, 2019
Ann also said that both cast and audience members were thrilled to see the dogs and this unique training gives service handlers an advantage.
¡°It¡¯s wonderful that going to the theatre is considered one of the things that you want to train a service dog for, rather than thinking that theatre is out of reach for people who require a service animal because it isn¡¯t,¡± Swerdfager told the outlet, according to Fox News.
¡°All of the dogs were fantastic and remained relaxed throughout the performance. Some even watched through the cracks of the seats,¡± said Mackenzie. ¡°The dogs loved the show almost as much as their handlers.¡±
