Clients receive their dogs free of charge.
German shepherd guide dogs for the blind.
Eye dog foundation was organized as a non profit corporation in 1952.
A female german shepherd called buddy was the first guide dog in 1928 after training for a month in switzerland she came back to the u s.
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.
Igd trains and places the highest quality german shepherd guide dogs in the u s.
The main purpose of a gsd guide dog is to provide both mobility and independence to it s visually impaired owner.
The german shepherd with all its wonderful qualities is not for everyone.
She was the first guide dog for the blind.
A german shepherd named blondie who had been rescued from a pasadena dog pound was one of the first dogs trained.
Also called seeing eye dogs these assistance dogs also provide the important services as a loving companion to its master german shepherd guide dogs are among the oldest known assistance dogs to date.
Our german shepherd dogs have been assisting blind individuals all over the world with their daily.
According to the uk based guide dogs for the blind association historically the golden retriever crossed with the labrador has produced the most successful guide dog of all combining many of the great traits of both breeds 4.
They believed in the potential of dogs to serve as guides for the blind.
Other times the trainers needed skills and traits that other breeds could better offer.
Long gone are the days when only german shepherds were used as seeing eye dogs for the blind.
Fidelco guide dog foundation is committed to partnering men and women who are blind with our elite breed of german shepherd guide dogs.
Independence guide dogs is dedicated to increasing independence for blind individuals.
Guide dogs for the blind gdb is a guide dog school located in the united states with campuses in san rafael california and boring oregon it was founded in 1942 by lois merrihew and don donaldson to help veterans who had been blinded in world war ii guide dogs for the blind has about 2100 guide dog teams across the united states and canada.
Originally guide dogs were primarily german shepherds.
Established in december 2011 independence guide dogs igd is a 501 c 3 organization.
Sometimes it has been difficult for schools to find german shepherds that were temperamentally and physically sound.
With her blind owner morris frank.
Eye dog foundation for the blind inc.
Thought she was only famous for rin tin tin.
Wonderful dogs the reasons for using each breed varies.
