One of them is the guide dogs, from Blind Low Vision NZ. They act as the eyes, the mata, for the handlers who are visually impaired, helping with tasks such as avoiding obstacles, and crossing the road. Great work, they do great work. The hearing dogs, which are from Hearing Dogs NZ, not surprisingly, and they act as the ears, that taringa, for handlers who are Deaf or hard of hearing. They alert their handlers to sounds such as smoke detectors, doorbells, and alarms.