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Guide Dog Schools, Trainers and Foundations
Guide Dogs for the Blind Since 1942 In California and Oregon	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.
The Guide Dog Foundation	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.
Southeastern Guide Dog School, Inc. In Florida	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.
Guiding Eyes In New York	. . . 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.
The Seeing Eye	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.
Canine Companions for Independence	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.
Fidelco In New England	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.
Freedom Guide Dogs of America	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.
Guide Dog Users, Inc. - A Support Group and More A Fee Based Subscription Service	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,
Pilot Dogs In Ohio	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.
Leader Dogs In New York	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
KSDS assistance dog teams	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
Guide Dogs of America	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.
Eye Dog Foundation	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
Guide Dogs of the Desert In Nevada	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.
Guide Dog School In the United Kingdom	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
Guide Dog Discussion List	A guide email discussion list for all aspects of life with guide dogs.

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