The Seeing Eye
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The Seeing Eye, Inc. is a guide dog school located in Morris Township, New Jersey, in the United States. Founded in 1929, the Seeing Eye is the oldest guide dog school in the U.S., and one of the largest.
The Seeing Eye campus includes administrative offices, dormitory residence for students, a veterinary care center, and kennels; there is also a breeding station in Chester, NJ.
A founding member of the U.S. Council of Guide Dog Schools and a fully accredited member of the International Guide Dog Federation, The Seeing Eye is a lead researcher in canine genetics, breeding, disease control, and behavior.
The Seeing Eye matches an average of 260 people who are blind or visually impaired each year with Seeing Eye dogs. As of 2023, there were about 1,700 active users of Seeing Eye dogs in the United States and Canada, and The Seeing Eye had matched (since its founding) more than 17,500 people and dogs.