Editing Guide dog (section)

{{Short description|Assistance dog trained to lead visually impaired around obstacles}}
{{for multi|the music album|Seeing Eye Dog|the UK charity known as Guide Dogs|The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
[[File:Caoguia2006.jpg|thumb|A blind man is led by his guide dog in [[Brasília]], Brazil.|alt=A blind man is led by a guide dog inside a shopping mall.]]
[[File:Geleidehond testparcours.jpg|thumb|A blind woman learns to use her guide dog in a test environment.|alt=A blind woman learns to use her guide dog in a test environment with various obstacles]]

'''Guide dogs'''  (colloquially known in the US as '''seeing-eye dogs'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/seeing-eye-dog |title=Seeing-eye dog definition and meaning {{!}} Collins English Dictionary |website=www.collinsdictionary.com |language=en |access-date=2019-09-01}}</ref>) are [[assistance dog]]s trained to lead people who are blind or [[Visual impairment|visually impaired]] around obstacles. Although dogs can be trained to navigate various obstacles, they are red–green [[color blind|colour blind]] and incapable of interpreting [[street sign]]s. The [[human]] does the directing, based on skills acquired through previous mobility training. The handler might be likened to an aircraft's navigator, who must know how to get from one place to another, and the dog is the pilot, who gets them there safely. In several countries guide dogs, along with most other service and hearing dogs, are exempt from regulations against the presence of animals in places such as restaurants and public transportation.