The Seeing Eye, Inc. is a guide dog school located in Morris Township, New Jersey, in the United States.
The Seeing Eye campus includes administrative offices, dormitory residence for students, a veterinary care center, and kennels; there is also a breeding station in Chester, NJ.
[4] The history of The Seeing Eye began in Europe in the 1920s when Dorothy Harrison Eustis moved to Vevey, Switzerland, from the United States to set up a breeding and training facility for German shepherds.
Frank, who had been blinded in two separate accidents, believed a guide dog would help him regain his independence.
[10] After several successful graduates were able to demonstrate the usefulness of a guide dog, people started to accept the idea.
Morris Frank and Buddy traveled the U.S. acting as ambassadors for people with disabilities and service dogs.
[12] In 1965, the organization moved to its current 60-acre campus in Morris Township, NJ, which includes administrative offices, student residences, a veterinary clinic and kennels.
[15] In April 2005, a lifelike bronze statue of Morris Frank and his dog Buddy was erected on the northeast corner of the Morristown Green.
The bill was inspired by a Seeing Eye puppy-in-training named Dusty, who was severely injured after a pit bull attack, and had to leave the program.
[24] Puppy raisers are expected to teach the dogs house manners and to enable them to get social experience.