Dorothy Harrison Eustis

About

American dog trainer and philanthropist who founded the first seeing-eye dog school in the United States.

Before Fame

She spent much of her life breeding German Shepherds for police dogs.

Trivia

She also became a Christian Scientist and started a Christian Science healing practice.

Family Life

She was married to Walter Abbott Wood Jr. from 1906 until his death in 1915. They had two children. She later married George Eustis in 1923.

Associated With

Her father-in-law whe married to George Eustis was the pianist Josef Hofmann.