SEEING EYE DOG

CHARACTERISTICS

TYPES OF DOGS
The most common breeds of
service dogs are Labrador
Retriever, German Shepard, and
Golden Retriever

CHARACTERISTICS
Friendly
Confident
Intelligent
Willingness
to work

TRAINING: STEP ONE

The puppies spend a year in the homes of the
puppy-raising families.
Here they learn basic training- good house
behaviors, and are exposed to diff erent
environments

TRAINING: STEP TWO

The puppies go through a series of
training- obedience training, directional
turns, negotiating obstacles, light city
work, and street crossings.

TRAINING: STEP THREE

At week ten
of the
training, the
puppies go
through
traffi c
training.

AFTER TRAINING
After the dog is
trained, the
instructors teach
the owners how
to work with the
dogs in a fourweek training
class

ACTIVITY
The next slide has description of four potential seeing
eye dogs.
Read their descriptions and decide which dog would
be the best candidate to be trained to be a seeing
eye dog.
The dog has to have all of the characteristics
mentioned on the other slides.
Once you and your tablemates make a decision,
please write your answer down in your journals and
explain why you chose that specifi c dog.

DOGS
Rex

Lazy
Bites people
sometimes
Cant walk on a
leash
Not friendly

Spike

Friendly
Walks on a leash
well
Not confi dent
Is not willing to
work

DOGS
Spot

Lazy
Runs away
sometimes
Doesnt like people
Barks a lot

Cooper

Friendly
Has a willingness to
work
Intelligent
Confi dent