How Watson is Helping More Puppies Become Guiding Eyes for the Blind - THINK Blog

Guide dogs help to provide people with vision loss with independence, safety, and, perhaps equally important – companionship. I volunteer as a puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind because I saw first-hand how my late husband's vision loss affected him during his battle with cancer. I want to help make lives better for people who are blind or have impaired vision. IBM's Lorraine Trapani holds TJ. (Photo: Darryl J Bautista/Feature Photo Service) Guiding Eyes for the Blind is a non-profit organization dedicated to the breeding, raising, training and placement of guide dogs with people who are blind or visually impaired. Guiding Eyes is using Watson to help pair more guide dogs with those who need them. The stakes are high: each dog costs Guiding Eyes approximately $50,000 to train over two years, and only half of the dogs raised and trained will graduate as guide dogs or be chosen as dogs to breed.