Carlton Utz has what Retinitis Pigmentosa, which many of us know as tunnel vision. Carlton who goes by Carty has a Seeing Eye dog from the Leader Dog program due to how deteriorated his vision has become. Carty started out using a white cane and used it for years until he went to a class for the visually impaired, that taught the participates how to do certain tasks. One of the instructors had told Carty that he would be a perfect candidate for a Seeing Eye dog. Carty did not want a dog at first but later decided to get a Seeing Eye dog. Carty’s instructor had applied him for the program and a few days later Carty received his application in the mail and had to fill out a lot of forms and send them back. Carty had to wait on a waiting list for a dog after a instructor came to his house to conduct a field test to see how well he gets around with his white cane. Once a dog that is a perfect match to him Carty had to go through four weeks of training with the dog, Mackie. Carty and Mackie have been together for three years and Carty will legally own her at the end of May due to the regulations of the Leadership Dogs organization. Mackie goes everywhere with Carty and always has an eye on Carty no matter where he is in the house. Carty enjoys having Mackie around and he wishes he had done the program earlier. Carty also states that Mackie is his god sent.