Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog
Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog describes Buddy the German Shepard’s training at a school for police dogs in the late 1920s and his special relationship with the young Morris Frank, a blind man who trained Buddy to be the first seeing eye dog.
Before there were guide dogs, blind people were simply marginalized. There were no provisions for them to be in public or hold jobs. They were totally dependent on others for whatever they needed. It took a very special dog to change that…
- About the author: Eva Moore has been writing and editing children’s books for more than forty years. She is the beloved author of many popular books, and lives in Montauk, New York.
