Source: Good News Network
90 years ago today, Dorothy Harrison Eustis established The Seeing Eye in the US, the first school organized to train dogs for assisting the blind. By the end of her first year, 17 blind men and women had gained independence because they were alongside their “Seeing Eye dogs” (a trademarked name).
Founded in Nashville, today The Seeing Eye, is located in Morristown, New Jersey, and last year the nonprofit group reached a milestone pairing their 17,000th partners. And, the cost is the best part… (1929)
The cost for one of their life-changing service dogs has remain unchanged since the early 1930s: The Seeing Eye tuition is $150, and just $1 for veterans of the military, which covers the dog, its equipment, travel expenses, room and board and specialized training in the care and use of their dog.
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