Glossary

Blind - having less than 1/10 normal vision in the best eye (even with the help of glasses).

German Shepherd - a large erect-eared intelligent dog originally from Northern Europe. German Shepherds are often used in Police work and also as Seeing Eye guide dogs for the blind.

Golden Retriever - a breed of medium sized retrievers with a coat of golden medium-length hair. Golden Retrievers are one of the dog breeds used by the Seeing Eye.

Guide dog - a dog that has been specially trained to guide a blind or visually impaired person.

Harness - the straps and fastenings on an animal used to pull a load or lead a person.

Intelligent disobedience - to not obey a command if it would lead to danger.

Juno walk - during a Juno walk you hold onto the handle of a harness while an instructor holds the part of the harness a dog would normally wear and you "go for a walk". In this way you can feel what it is like to interpret the world through the signals of a harness.

Labrador Retriever - a breed of strongly build retrievers with a broad head and a short dense coat (black, yellow, or brown). Labrador Retrievers are one of the dog breeds used by the Seeing Eye.

Leash - a line for leading and controlling an animal.

Legally blind - when a person must be 20 feet from an eye chart to see what a person with normal vision can see at 200 feet. It can also mean that a person's visual field is only 20 degrees diameter (or less).

® - this symbol of the letter "R" within a circle stands means that the word, picture, design, etc., is registered by the owner and protected by law. A registered trademark may not be used by others unless the owner gives permission.

Seeing Eye® - the registered trademark for dog guides of The Seeing Eye, Inc., the oldest dog guide school in America. It was started in 1929 by Dorothy Harrison Eustis and Morris Frank in Morristown, NJ. A Seeing Eye dog is a working dog that has been carefully trained to guide its blind owner whereever he/she needs to go.

Temperament - disposition or mood, the usual state of mind of a person or an animal which is shown by the way they behave.

Visual field - the total areas on the sides of your vision (also called peripheral) where you can see some things while you are looking straight ahead.

Visually impaired (severely) - unable to read ordinary print with corrective glasses.

Honor, a German Shepherd

Duke, a Golden Retriever