guide dog
Definition
- Noun:
- A specially trained dog that assists a blind or visually impaired person: A guide dog is a working animal trained to lead its handler safely around obstacles and through various environments.
Usage
- Noun:
- She relies on her guide dog to navigate the city streets.
- Access laws allow guide dogs to enter all public buildings.
Advanced Usage
- "to work as a guide dog": to perform the duties of leading a blind person.
- The Labrador retriever has been trained to work as a guide dog.
Variants and Related Words
- Service dog (n): a broader category of dogs trained to assist people with disabilities.
- While all guide dogs are service dogs, not all service dogs are guide dogs.
- Seeing Eye dog (n): a proprietary term for guide dogs trained by The Seeing Eye organization; often used informally as a synonym.
- He got his Seeing Eye dog from the famous school in New Jersey.
Synonyms
- Assistance dog: a dog trained to aid a person with a disability.
Related Phrases
- Guide dog handler: the blind or visually impaired person who works with the guide dog.
- The guide dog handler and the dog must work as a team.
- Guide dog training: the process of teaching a dog to become a guide dog.
- Guide dog training requires patience and expertise.
Noun
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a dog trained to guide the blind
