Training Guide Dogs For The Blind

With exceptional client services and a robust network of instructors puppy raisers donors and volunteers we prepare highly qualified guide dogs to serve and empower individuals who are blind or have low vision from throughout the united states and canada.

Training guide dogs for the blind.

Dogs can be career changed at any stage in our program and have not necessarily had formal training by guide dogs for the blind staff. Since 1942 guide dogs for the blind gdb has been creating partnerships between people dogs and communities. Since 1939 leader dogs for the blind has operated one of the world s most respected and innovative guide dog programs. The pup is returned to one of our two campuses for formal guidework training when they are 15 months of age or older.

Dogs are spayed or neutered and have received vaccinations and heartworm preventative prior to being placed in adoptive homes. This page contains links to all of the documents in guide dogs for the blind s puppy raising manual. What kind of veterinary care have the dogs had. Guide dogs for the blind will support you throughout the entire process step by step to help you reach the important milestones.

Once the grown dogs return to our campuses from their puppy raising homes they are ready to learn the tools of the trade. A company limited by guarantee registered in england and wales 291646 and a charity registered in england and wales 209617 and scotland sco38979. Gdb offers a stable professional career in training guide dogs and working with clients with the potential for longevity and ongoing learning and growth. Our free training program welcomes clients who are legally blind at least 16 years old have good orientation and mobility skills and are able to care for a dog.

Guide dogs is a working name of the guide dogs for the blind association. You ll have the equipment and training you need plus exceptional support from your manager and team through frequent meetings and communication. The collection of all instructional videos for gdb puppy raisers can be found here. Guide dogs for the blind is a non profit 501 c.

Teaching our dogs with industry leading innovations. Once pup has been raised in a way that facilitates becoming a guide dog begin the formal task training through online resources that demonstrate how guide dog trainers teach tasks youtube and guide dogs for the blind website are a couple of resources to learn that. Guide dogs colloquially known in the usa as seeing eye dogs are assistance dogs trained to lead blind and visually impaired people around obstacles. Hillfields burghfield common reading berkshire rg7 3yg.

All documents are available as pdf files unless otherwise noted. Although dogs can be trained to navigate various obstacles they are red green color blind and incapable of interpreting street signs the human does the directing based on skills acquired through previous mobility training.