Why Seeing Eye dogs are so expensive to breed and train

Summary List Placement Guide dogs from The Seeing Eye are specially bred, trained, and matched with people with blindness and low vision all over the US and Canada. These dogs are essential to the people they guide. It costs about $75,000 to prepare each Seeing Eye dog for its career, and only 60% of dogs make it all the way through the training program. So, what makes a successful Seeing Eye dog? And why are they so expensive? This video is audio-described.