seeing-eye dogs

Canine vision aids

Seeing-eye dogs are guide dogs trained to assist blind or visually impaired people, leading them around obstacles and through traffic.

The term comes from The Seeing Eye, a pioneering American training organization founded in 1929, though it now applies broadly to any guide dog: She's had three seeing-eye dogs over the years.

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