Follow UK Investment Immigration and Life in the UK: Suffolk, UK. Recently, a series of photos showing a guide dog pressing the traffic signal wait button for its owner at a traffic light has gone viral online. In the photos, the dog stands upright with its front paws on the signal pole, while its owner waits beside it, moving many netizens. It is reported that this Labrador guide dog is named Miller, and its owner is 68-year-old Chris Michael. At the time, Michael was crossing the street with Miller, and Miller had to stand up to press the wait button on the traffic light pole to assist its owner.
Michael has been gradually losing his sight since his twenties. Miller, who is now four years old, has learned how to use the traffic light wait button under Michael's guidance. Michael stated: “It helps me cross the street and jumps up to press the button, so we don’t have to wait too long to cross.” It is known that Miller is Michael's fourth guide dog, and they are always inseparable during daily outings.
Michael praises Miller as being exceptional, saying: “It is my eyes. When I am out, sometimes if I come to a very quiet road, I usually wouldn’t take the risk without Miller; I would just wait for a stranger to press the button.” He also mentioned that due to Miller's outstanding performance, passersby often stop to talk to him about Miller. A local resident remarked: “When I first saw this dog press the button, I couldn’t believe it; this is definitely the most special thing I have ever seen.”
