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Have you ever tried walking aroundyour house with your eyes closed? It’s noteasy. But it may help that you know yourhome so well.

Imagine the things you do all the time.In just one day, you might:

• walk or ride the busto school, have lunch andmove to several differentclassrooms.

• take part in sportspractices or music lessons.

• walk to neighbors’ orfriends’ houses to play.

• help your family preparemeals.

• ride a bike or ascooter.

Now imagine doingall those things withoutbeing able to see.Help from a friend

People who are blind or have pooreyesight may find it difficult to do someregular daily activities. They may needhelp.

You have probably seen people withservice dogs, or dog guides. Thesespecial dogs are carefully trained to helppeople who are disabled.

The organization that first trained dogguides to help blind people in the UnitedStates was founded 80 years ago. TheMini Page talked to experts there abouthow the animals are trained.

The first Seeing Eye® dogsIn the 1920s, an

American dog trainernamed Dorothy Eustiswas living in Switzerland.She was learning aboutusing German shepherdsas working dogs.

Dorothy visited a school in Germanythat was training dogs to help blindveterans from World War I.

Dorothy wrote an article for a popularAmerican magazine, The SaturdayEvening Post, about the amazing dogs. Ablind man, Morris Frank, wrote toDorothy and asked her to help him. Hewent to Switzerland and was trained towork with a dog guide.

A triumphant returnWhen Morris returned to New York

City in 1928, he demonstrated his newfreedom with his dog guide, Buddy.

Morris traveled around the UnitedStates telling people about the dogs andhow they could help others. He andDorothy founded The Seeing Eye in 1929in Nashville, Tenn. Today theorganization is in Morristown, N.J.

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These students(with their dogsTartar, left, andGala) are in thefirst trainingclass at TheSeeing Eye inNashville, Tenn.,in 1929.

Dorothy Eustis

Reporters inNew York Citywatch asMorris Frankand his dog,Buddy, cross abusy street.

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It takes a special kind of animal to bea dog guide. Dorothy Eustistrained and studied Germanshepherds. She admiredtheir loyalty andintelligence.

Today at The Seeing Eye,almost all the dogs areGerman shepherds,Labrador retrievers,golden retrievers orLab/golden mixes.Experts there believethese breeds have theright temperament,or personality, and the right size andenergy level to be good working dogs.Hundreds of puppies

A few miles away from itsMorristown, N.J., campus, The SeeingEye has its own breeding station. Theorganization breeds almost all its owndogs for training. In 2008, about 550puppies were born at the station.

When the puppies are about 8 weeksold, volunteer families nearby takethem home and raise them until they’reabout 18 months old.

Time for trainingWhen the young dogs return to the

campus, they begin work with a trainer.First the trainer teaches the dog to

obey simple commands, such as:• “Sit”• “Come”• “Right”

More lessonsDogs are taught to

stop when they cometo a curb. That way,the owner can feelwith his foot for thecurb and step downcarefully.

They’re taught towalk around objects in the way, such as

trash cans or poles.Dogs are even

trained to watchout for higherobjects that theperson mightrun into, eventhough the dogcould go underthem.

Breeding and Training

Puppy raisersFoster families who live close to the

New Jersey campus provide the puppy’searliest training. They use a manual, orinstruction book, that helps them teachthe puppy to be well-behaved in public.For instance, the puppies are house-broken and trained not to jump up onpeople. They learn to stay off furnitureand kitchen counters.

Foster families belong to clubs andmay have group activities with otherfamilies who are raising dogs for TheSeeing Eye.

Words that remind us of service animals are hidden in the block below. Somewords are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice.See if you can find: GUIDE, BLIND, DOG, DOROTHY, EUSTIS, GERMAN,SHEPHERD, MORRIS, FRANK, BUDDY, PUPPY, VOLUNTEER, TRAIN,COMMAND, STUDENT, TRUST, SERVICE, MONKEY, HORSE, CAT, SEE,EYE, FREE, LAB, PET.

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Meet the MarleysThere were 22 dogs that played Marley

in the movie “Marley and Me.” Eleven ofthese dogs were puppies. The movieproducers needed so many puppiesbecause movies take a long time to make.The puppies kept growing too big beforetheir scenes were finished.

In the movie, Marley grows to be 13 years old, so the movie neededdogs of several different ages to play him. The movie is based on thetrue story of a real family and a real dog, so the head animal trainerdidn’t train the dogs playing Marley to do any unusual tricks. He justlet the dogs be dogs.

Because Marley was such a wild and crazy dog in real life, thetrainer encouraged the dog actors to be “bad dogs” too. They got toplay however they wanted. The photographers filmed them evenduring rehearsals so they could catch the dogs having the most fun.

The main dog was a dog named Clyde.

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Training the ownerOnce the dog has been trained, it’s

time to match it with a student.Students live at The Seeing Eye for amonth, learning and practicing how towork with their dogs.

Dogs and students start out walkingaround the campus. They have to getused to each other’s signals.

Soon they move on to other settings,such as the busy streets in Morristown,quiet neighborhood streets, trainstations, malls and hotels.

Students also have to learn how totake care of theirdog. Along withfeeding andgrooming it, theymust consistentlypractice all thethings they’velearned at TheSeeing Eye.

Trust is a mustVery few people are completely blind.

Many can see shadows or colors, andsome can even read large print.

Still, even people with partial sightmay need to use a guide dog. Andexperts say that people with somevision must trust the dog and let it doits work.

For instance, if a dog is leading aperson with some vision, and the dogmoves closer to the edge of the curbthan the person is comfortable with, theperson will pull back on the harness.This will confuse the dog.A dog’s life

Guide dogs work forabout eight to 10 years,depending on their health.When they retire, TheSeeing Eye helps findloving homes for them.

Dogs and HumansGuide dog manners

The experts at The Seeing Eyeshared some rules about guide dogs.

1. Don’t pet a dog in harness. When adog is wearing a harness, it’s doing itsjob. If you pet it, that’s a distraction tothe dog and makes its job harder.

(It’s never a good idea to walk up toor pet any dog you don’t know withoutasking the owner first.)

2. Don’t call the dog.3. Keep

control of yourown pet dog.Experts sayone of thebiggestreasons for aguide dog’sretirement is interference from otherdogs. Make sure your dog does not run upto the working dog. Let the blind personknow you’re there with your own pet.

4. If you see a blind person who looksconfused or lost, it’s always OK to ask ifhe or she needs any help.Animals in service

Dogs and other animals can helppeople with other limitations besidesblindness. They can alert people whocan’t hear well, pull wheelchairs orprotect a person who is having aseizure.

Miniature horses, monkeys and catsmay also be trained asservice animals.

Scientists believe thatanimals have been usedto help people for thousandsof years. They have foundcave paintings and othersigns that early humansused dogs to help them.

The Mini Page StaffBetty Debnam - Founding Editor and Editor at Large Lisa Tarry - Managing Editor Lucy Lien - Associate Editor Wendy Daley - Artist

The Mini Page thanks Bonnie Lannom,communications associate, and Teresa Davenport,director of communications for The Seeing Eye, forhelp with this issue.

Next week, The Mini Page is about taking goodcare of your teeth.

At the library:“Morris and Buddy: The Story of the FirstSeeing Eye Dog” by Becky Hall“Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog” by EvaMoore

At The Seeing Eye inMorristown, N.J., astudent learns towork with her dogguide. A trainerfollows, giving thestudentencouragement andinstruction abouthow to read thedog’s signals.

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