Sentences with phrase «first guide dogs for the blind»

The second reason is far simpler; the first guide dogs for the blind and visually impaired were trained in Germany to provided assistance for those blinded in the war.

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It was once unheard of for a blind woman with a guide dog to be refused a bus ride — this is not uncommon now, we have the beginning of Sharia in the UK, we have men with more than one legal wife in the UK, we have first cousin marriages causing terrible illnesses and so on.

Tom Olzak was first introduced to Guide Dogs of America (GDA) at a California Council for the Blind convention in 2004.

Meet the group that has been providing blinded military veterans, first responders, and their immediate family members German shepherd guide dogs for fifty - seven years — for free!

The Labradoodle, for example, a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a Standard Poodle, was first explored as an option for a guide dog for a blind person who was allergic to dogs.

We do know that the first guide dogs specifically for the blind were trained in Germany at the end of World War I, and the first mental health service dog, a Yorkie named Smoky, was found by a soldier near the end of World War II and served as a therapy dog for soldiers for twelve years.

After spending the first year of her life with GDB puppy raisers, she returned to campus for another year of intensive training to become a guide dog and was partnered with Trevor Thomas, the only blind professional long distance hiker in the world.

Though most are too small to serve as effectively as other breeds as guide dogs for the blind, some make first - rate service dogs for the deaf.

Frank then created The Seeing Eye, the first institution in America that trained guide dogs for the blind.