From US History; Facebook:
“First U.S. Guide Dog School January 29, 1929”
Morris Frank, himself blind, founds The Seeing Eye in
Nashville, Tennessee. Frank had brought the first U.S. Seeing-Eye Dog, Buddy,
into the U.S. from Switzerland.
January 29th is National Seeing Eye Dog Day. Seeing Eye Dogs
are service dogs specially trained to be the eyes for their visually impaired
owners. Typically, Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds
are chosen as Seeing Eye Dogs, since these breeds are capable of complex
training, and staying calm and focused when necessary.
^ This happened 94 years ago today. ^
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