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Stages of the Seeing Eye Dog’s Journey
Stages of the Seeing Eye Dog's Journey
Stage 1: The First Weeks
Seeing Eye puppies are born and spend their first weeks of life at The Seeing Eye’s state-of-the-art breeding facility.
Stage 2: Puppy Raising
Each Seeing Eye puppy is placed with a loving volunteer family whose role is to teach them house manners, basic obedience and socialize them to prepare them for the world.
Stage 3: Training
Each Seeing Eye dog spends four months training with a guide dog mobility instructor before being matched with a person who is blind.
Stage 4: Career
Seeing Eye dogs are about two-years-old when they embark on their careers with their new handlers.
Stage 5: Adoption (Retirement)
When our graduates choose to retire their dogs, they become beloved pets.