Yes, that’s correct. It’s how I’m using it in this case. It’s also a good interupter technique in some circumstances broadly to take a dogs mind off something else depending on the strength of their reactivity to the external factor.

This is me in dog handler mode with Guide Dogs Shawn. He is so quiet at home that this 'trick' keeps him safe and warm.

Exciting news Michael Cane, the cane of doom rides again. Lovely John from the RNIB shop in London has performed life saving surgery. Long live Michael

Thanked my teams today for their professionalism in a terrifying ordeal

Staff taking all the 999 calls, despatch teams supporting our most urgent response, and our Chief Inspector coordinating

All our thoughts here are with the loved ones of the young boy, and others injured

It was incredible to share being shortlisted as journalist of the year for the Scope Awards with two people who mean the world to me Sean Dilley NEWS and Charlie Carey (and Shawn the dog of course).

To be in a room of nominees and change makers like Ellie Simmonds and Fats…

Morning all. Back at work after a week of annual leave to get on top of a work system. All good stuff. My thing this week is: Can anyone tell me why people randomly pat blind people twice like dogs in public? Please don’t :)

Over my many years as a journalist my stories have often made an impact- discussed in other media or in parliament, influenced policy . But I think this is the first occasion when one of my reports looks likely to change the law .Meirion Jones Louise Tickle Andrew Hosken

Staying with a friend in Cornwall for a couple of days You know that moment when you try to enter into detailed conversation with a parrot? No? Just me then i think Polly thinks I’m crackers.

Hi GWR. I know few people tweet to say thanks, it was great, but please pass my personal thanks to train manager Jeremy and his team on the 1004am out of Paddington this morning toward Penzance. Helped me with Guide Dogs Shawn. Super helpful. thank; so.

£16.10 from the local bakers. No I don’t live on Park Lane.

Yeah I’ve never been deployed to Jerusalem :-) I’ve done the course and everything. You never know but it hasn’t happened yet

Reported to TfL Taxi & Private Hire as a suspected Guide Dogs refusal The reason could be unrelated, but if soz, why three different versions? TfL Taxi & Private Hire have powers to gather evidence so we shall see

Very late cab to work for 5.05 does not show office who do our cards bells and says the driver has broken down another on way in 10-15m call from driver 2 30m away says driver 1 had a flat call office who give a different reason Why only when I have a Guide Dogs ?

A true legend leaves the building. Your wit, humour, wisdom, but above all humanity will be missed at work

It’s not a big asking in 2024. Accessibility and usability, critically usability at the design stage. Sticking plasters and, sorry we’ve just done that never mind is not great. So much brilliant accessible tech out there.

Delighted to be shortlisted for Best Speech Presenter at the ARIAS!

For BBC Radio 4 pods Marianna in Conspiracyland & Why Do You Hate Me - and Americast. On BBC Sounds.

I love doing them! Thanks for trusting me to investigate impact of disinformation, hate & algorithms online.

We’ve been nominated for the Radio Oscars #Aria 2024 for my documentary which explored why 2 innocent people died at The Brixton 02 Academy Crush. A powerful documentary BBC Radio 4 listen back below 👇

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As only half the alternative image text worked, the picture shows what is described in the alternative text, but additionally it has literal Sellotape on the entity :-)

when tech and STRESS go together like peaches and cream ha using a temp laptop. Totally struggling with the very unusual key spacing. I mean really struggling :-) anyway, sometimes low tech works there is the enter key backspace is above it