Finding Solutions: How 2 men are providing service dog etiquette

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two visually impaired men have made it their mission to educate the public about service dog etiquette.

This is crucial for the safety of both the handler and the effectiveness of the service dog, ultimately building a safer community for everyone.

Joey Johnson was born with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition he wasn’t aware of until he was 30 years old.

“It causes night blindness and a decreasing level of field vision. A normally sighted person has about 180 degrees of field vision; I currently have about four. Think of looking through something smaller than a paper toilet tube,” said Joey Johnson, an ambassador for Leader Dogs for the Blind.

Johnson initially used a white cane before transitioning to a guide dog. Walker Jones, who shares the same condition a