Seeing Eye dog

[see-ing ahy dawg, dog]

noun

1. a dog that has been specially trained to assist a blind or visually impaired person.

seeing-eye dog

noun

1. the US name for guide dog

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seeing Eye dog¹

First recorded in 1925–30; from Seeing Eye, a trademark of The Seeing Eye, Inc.

Example Sentences

For years he relied on a colleague Alan Walker, a physics professor at Edinburgh, to act as his “digital seeing-eye dog,” in the words of a former student.

From New York Times

Guevara, a writer who is blind, once had a seeing-eye dog that would navigate around the ankle-deep puddles and lingering muck.

From Salon

“Hitchhiking with a seeing-eye dog and your ski gear is not a simple task,” he says.

From New York Times

As evidenced by seeing-eye dogs and disaster-relief animals, a daily offering of animal companionship is a gift that cannot even be valued.

From New York Times

The pup was the seeing-eye dog lovingly portrayed in Patricia Kennedy’s book “Through Otis’ Eyes: Lessons From a Guide Dog Puppy.”

From Washington Post