Giving service dogs and owners a break

"Metro Madness: Riding the Metro through a Service Dog's Perspective," is an entertaining video educating Metro riders about proper etiquette toward service dogs. The video gives a glimpse, from a leader dog's perspective of the difficulties of riding Metrorail, followed by some simple solutions for improving the ride for the dog.

The 3:27 minute film was developed and produced by Barbara Thomas, a visually impaired intern who works at the Department of Veterans Affairs Broadcast Center.

The film is available for viewing online in two versions, for site visitors on:

• high-speed connections (file size of 19.6 megabytes)
• dial-up connections (file size of 1.4 megabytes)

Note: To view this video online, you need to have a video player plugin for your browser, such as Microsoft's free Media Player.