Eye Dog Foundation
You have seen them in action. They are usually where a person who is visually impaired is. The seeing eye dog is an animal that is specially selected for the live-giving tasks of helping them move around in a manner that you and I take for granted.
Today’s FamSite is one that tells about the training program these animals go through, as well as how they are selected, and how the cybervisitor can help. These dogs are provided free of charge to the qualified individuals, and the cost for them is provided solely by voluntary public donations. An interesting area is showing how the puppies are raised, and the people who raise them. Doctors, lawyers, retirees, some as young as 11 years of age, they all help.
So if you have ever been interested in seeing how these dogs are trained, then this is a site to visit. Pass it on to a friend, and enjoy your stop here.
Recommended Reading
Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog (Hello Reader! Level 4)
by Eva Moore, Don Bolognese
Describes Buddy the German Shepard’s training at a school for police dogs in the late 1920s and his special relationship with the young Morris Frank, a blind man who trained Buddy to be the first seeing eye dog.
This book is available at Amazon.com. Click here for more info