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Guide Dogs for the Blind Since 1942 In California and Oregon
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We create a profound partnership between person and dog - and help to unleash the potential in both of them. But it doesn't
happen by accident. It takes preparation, a world class training program, and support through life's challenges.
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The Guide Dog Foundation
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The Guide Dog Foundation Mission
To improve the quality of life for people who are blind, visually impaired, or with other
special needs.
Since 1946, the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. has provided guide dogs free of charge to blind
people who seek enhanced mobility and independence.
Our students come to us from all over the United States and many foreign
countries.
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Southeastern Guide Dog School, Inc. In Florida
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Southeastern Guide Dogs celebrates 25 years of giving the gift of freedom and independence to visually impaired individuals.
Since 1982, we have provided more than 2,270 professionally and humanely trained guide dogs, at no charge, to visually impaired
men and women throughout the United States. It takes almost two years…
This is where it all began for me on my personal
odyssey. There are several good guide dog schools around the country and the world. If you are considering a guide
dog for yourself or a loved one, the decision is one which you should make based on all factors relevant to you.
For me,
Southeastern was the only choice! From their breeding program, to puppy raisers, to trainers and then to the campus where
students reside during training, it was a perfect choice for me. I hope you will feel the same.
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Guiding Eyes In New York
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. . . an internationally accredited, nonprofit guide dog school with a 50-plus year legacy of providing the blind and
visually impaired with superior Guiding Eyes dogs, training, and lifetime support services.
Our family of professionals,
volunteers and donors are all committed to giving our students the gift of greater personal
freedom, independence and dignity by providing them with the finest bred and trained guide dogs in the world.
Our students
come from across the United States and around the world.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Guiding Eyes family.
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The Seeing Eye
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The Seeing Eye: More Than A Place
The Seeing Eye,� Inc., is the oldest existing dog guide school in the world. Twelve times
a year, as many as 24 students at a time visit the Morristown, N.J., campus to discover the exhilarating experience
of traveling with a Seeing Eye dog. Our students – people who are blind or visually impaired – come from all over
the United States and Canada to spend up to a month training with a new Seeing Eye dog. They range in age from 16 to
senior citizens, their home environments may be rural or urban and, may be homemakers, volunteers, or judges.
But they all have this in common: They are motivated by a sense of independence and armed with the knowledge that Seeing Eye
dogs will provide an extra edge to attain success, however they may choose to define it.
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Canine Companions for Independence
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Canine Companions for Independence has experienced tremendous growth thanks to the
dedicated support of thousands.
Canine Companions is now the largest assistance dog
organization in the world, and will continue to be the leader in providing
exceptional
dogs for exceptional people for generations to come.
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Fidelco In New England
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Fidelco at a Glance
Fidelco is New England’s only guide dog school. We have clients throughout North
America and are dedicated to promoting increased independence to men and women who are blind by providing them with
the highest quality German shepherd guide dogs.
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Freedom Guide Dogs of America
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Freedom Guide Dogs is a non-profit organization, located in Cassville, NY, that breeds, raises, trains and places Guide
dogs for the blind and visually impaired through Hometown TrainingTM.
Freedom Guide Dogs was founded in 1992 by husband
& wife team Eric & Sharon Loori. As experienced guide dog trainers, they took their knowledge of a new home-based
style
of training and applied it to Labrador Retrievers. Program
Traditional guide dog schools use a facility-based method of
training where the blind person must go to the school for a 3-4 week period to train with a guide dog. When training is complete
the blind student brings the guide dog home with them. Hometown TrainingTM allows us to bring a trained guide dog directly
to the blind person's home where we train with them for 2-3 weeks in their own, familiar environment.
This is all at no
cost to the client.
This program has proven to be very successful. Today Freedom has more than 120 clients in 10 states
throughout the Northeast because of their Hometown Training TM program.
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Guide Dog Users, Inc. - A Support Group and More A Fee Based Subscription Service
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Guide Dog Users, Inc., (GDUI,) an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, is your organization and the largest
guide Dog consumer driven group in the world.
GD I is a democracy in existence since 1972, where members can exercise
the privilege
of shaping the initiatives and issues that most profoundly affect guide dog handlers.
GDUI has 19 affiliate
organizations throughout the U.S. where members can personally interact and work together on local as well as global issues.
GDUI
is a founding member of the Coalition of Assistance Dog Organizations, (CADO) having hosted its first historic meeting in
2001 ) and works tirelessly to promote and protect the rights of all qualified assistance dog teams.
GDUI members receive
the award winning audio magazine, ?PAWTRACKS? featuring everything you as a handler want and need to know about the world
of working teams.
GDUI.org is the hottest online address for everything guide dog related including: federal and state
legislation,
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Pilot Dogs In Ohio
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The foresight of three individuals - Stanley Doran, visually impaired since the seventh grade; Charles W. Medick, a Columbus
auto dealer and father of a blind child; and Everett R. Steece, an Administrator with the then Services
for the Blind
in Ohio - laid the foundation for Pilot Dogs to be chartered as a non-profit organization in January 1950.
Their efforts
were enhanced from Chicago with the interest of Bishop Bernard J. Sheiland much needed financial support from Henry Staffel,
President of Perk Foods. Mr. Staffel's program for returning Vet's dog food labels met with great success and
soon 850,000
returns were received for an annual income of $60,000.00 to Pilot Dogs. Prime collections were done by the American Legion
Auxiliary of Illinois. Interested people, friends of Mr. Medick, offered their services. Ten members comprised the first Board
of Directors. Their "Mission": To provide the finest of guide dogs to the qualified sightless. This service would made available
without charge and would include the Pilot Dog, four weeks in-residence training and roundtrip ransportation.
Four
people were trained with their Pilot Dogs in 1950 and from this humble beginning, the program has grown to approximately 150
every year. Over 5,000 openings in the training schedule were filled since 1950.
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Leader Dogs In New York
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Founded by three Detroit area Lions Clubs members in 1939, Leader Dogs for the Blind provides dog guides to people who
are blind and visually impaired to enhance their mobility, independence and quality of life. Each year, over 270 students
attend our 26-day residential training program to be paired with a dog guide. This is a life-changing event that opens
the doors to independence, safety and self-worth for many of our students.
In addition to our dog guide program, we offer
programs that enhance a person’s independence and quality of life in other
ways, including Accelerated Mobility,
Trekker GPS training, computer courses and seminars for Orientation and Mobility professionals
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KSDS assistance dog teams
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KSDS assistance dog “teams” consist of the highly-trained dog and the person who is visually impaired
or
physically disabled. A Social Dog Team consists of a highly-trained dog and a professional in the field of education,
counseling,
medicine, rehabilitation, retirement, and specialty agencies. The cost for each team placement is estimated at $15,000. Today
KSDS has working teams in 30 states and puppy raisers in 10 states.
KSDS follows the guidelines set forth by Assistance
Dogs International (ADI) for the minimum standards in training and placing
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Guide Dogs of America
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Guide Dogs of America is dedicated to its mission to provide guide dogs and instruction in their use, free of charge,
to blind and visually impaired men and women from the United States and Canada so that they may continue to pursue their goals
with increased mobility and independence.
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Eye Dog Foundation
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Eye Dog Foundation was organized as a non-profit corporation in 1952. Ever since that time, it has been dedicated to
giving guide dogs to the blind and the visually impaired at absolutely no cost to them. Our German Shepherd dogs have been
assisting blind individuals all over the world with their daily travels. The dogs provide guidance and safety, as well as
loving companionship.
We have developed this website to help our visitors become better informed about our programs and
guide dogs in general. There is a wealth of information about our training program for the guide dogs
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Guide Dogs of the Desert In Nevada
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Guide Dogs of the Desert
Here you will find information about our organization such as history, services provided,
and the many ways you can help us improve the lives of the visually impaired. For 35 years, Guide Dogs of the Desert
has provided customized guide dog training.
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Guide Dog School In the United Kingdom
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Our mission is to provide guide dogs and other mobility services that increase the independence and dignity of blind
and partially-sighted people. We campaign for improved
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Guide Dog Discussion List
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A guide email discussion list for all aspects of life with guide dogs.
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