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Guide dogs (colloquially known in the US as seeing-eye dogs[1]) are assistance dogs trained to lead blind or visually impaired people around obstacles. Although dogs can be trained to navigate various obstacles, they are red–green colour blind and incapable of interpreting street signs.
- The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association - Wikipedia
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, known colloquially...
- The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association - Wikipedia
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, known colloquially as Guide Dogs, is a British charitable organisation [2] that uses guide dogs to help blind and partially blind people. The organisation also participates in political activism for the rights of those with vision impairments.
History of Guide Dogs. Guide Dogs Through the Ages. While there is evidence that man’s relationship with wolves stretches back 400,000 years, man’s domestication of dogs coincides with the evolution of early breeds of dogs about 150,000 years ago.
Guide dogs make an enormous difference to the lives of blind and visually impaired people. Not only do they bring the gift of independence, they also bring support, companionship and joy to people who really need it.
The Guide Dogs story started in 1931 with two amazing British pioneers, Muriel Crooke and Rosamund Bond. These remarkable women organised the training of the first four British guide dogs from a humble lock up garage in Wallasey, Merseyside.
What is a Guide Dog? Dogs have been helping humans with a variety of activities for thousands of years, but the term guide dog is very specific. A guide dog is a dog that has been specially trained to support a person who is blind or has low vision with their mobility.
Guide Dogs for the Blind was incorporated on May 27, 1942, and Lois and Don began training dogs and instructing students from a rented home in Los Gatos, California (south of San Jose). A German Shepherd named Blondie, who had been rescued from a Pasadena dog shelter, was one of the first dogs trained.
