GUIDE DOG


Meaning of GUIDE DOG in English

or Seeing Eye dog

Dog professionally trained to guide and protect its blind master.

They have also been used to assist persons with hearing impairments and restricted mobility. Systematic training of guide dogs originated in Germany during World War I to aid blinded veterans. At the age of approximately one year, the dog is trained for three or four months. Retrievers and German shepherds are the most widely used breeds.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.