JANUARY 29, 2018 National Seeing Eye Dog Day, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
Dogs and humans have been living and evolving together for more than 32000 years but it wasn’t until after WWI that the demand for “seeing eye dogs” began to climb. During the war many soldiers were blinded during combat and needed assistance once they returned home. Help for these veterans came in the form of a program for guide dogs that began in Germany. The program trained only German Shepherds to be used as guide dogs but unfortunately the program was short lived and soon disbanded. Word of the program spread quickly and a woman from Philadelphia, living in Switzerland, ...
