seeing-eye

Guiding the blind

Seeing-eye describes a dog trained to guide a blind person, from the Seeing Eye organization that pioneered such training in America.

The term has become generic for any guide dog: a seeing-eye dog led her through the crowd.

Figuratively, it describes anything that guides or directs: He served as my seeing-eye through the bureaucracy.

assistance

handler

One who manages something

independence · training · partnership · accessibility · orientation · wayfinding · curb · crosswalk · commands · Labrador

bond

trust

Confidence in another

reliance · handler · teamwork · communication · devotion · connection · attunement · responsiveness · retirement · attachment

training

socialization

Internalizing cultural norms

school · instructor · placement · matching · graduation · recall · corrections · reinforcement · Morristown · temperament

Opposites
functional purpose

seeing-eyedecorative

Serving to beautify

ornamental · lap · show · toy · hunting

working vs. companion status

seeing-eyestray

Wander from course

feral · wild · pet · untrained · lap dog

training status

seeing-eyeuntrained

Lacking learned skills

wild · feral · stray · undomesticated · attack

Family

eye, seeing, eyeball, blindness, eyelash, eyesight, eyed, eyelid, eyeing

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G