Guide Dog For The Blind

I need to buy a trained dog to direct or guide blind people in the state of Connecticut or the entire USA i dont care wich state, but it has to be in the USA territory even Puerto Rico.

This is the only one i can find : www.guidedogs.com

hope that helps

2006-05-14 19:49:05 by javierporras1983

Guide Dogs for the Blind is a non-profit organization which trains and supplies the dog as partners for the disabled. Guide Dogs are raised for ...

if a blind person had a guide dog, how excatly does that dog help the person?

The help a blind person function more independently. They know when it is safe to cross a street - they help the blind person to avoid obtacles (such as a skateboard on the sidewalk) - and dangers (such as a ditch). Not any dog can become a Seeing Eye Dog. They are raised knowing that this is their future purpose - then temprament tested at about 18 months old. Many do not make the cut. Those that do receive intense training. Then the new owner and dogs are trained together as a team. We had a friend who had seeing eye dogs for many years. They went to work with him daily - and even flew to remote locations for job related purposes with him. He felt they enriched his life enormously.

Michele
http://www.e-dog-training.com

2007-04-08 14:52:07 by janegirl921

Price: $29.95

I did not want to wait for five years for the free dogs that some organizations offer visually impaired people. I want to know if there are any personal trainers or companies that would train your own dog to become a service/guide dog.

Childhood is when blind children should be learning orientation and mobility skills with a cane. A blind person must first have a good foundation in orientation and mobility in order to work effectively with a guide dog. Guide dogs aren't Lassie. A guide dog provides information to its handler about the environment, but ultimately the handler must make the decisions about where to go. You should be working with your school system to make sure that your child is getting the proper skills training. If your school is refusing, I suggest contacting your local chapter of the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children http://www.gopbc.org/ They'll help you fight for what your child needs and get you in contact with people who can serve as mentors and role models for your child.

When your child is older, he or she may wish to apply to Southeastern Guide Dogs (the program closest to you) http://www.guidedogs.org/

2009-11-15 17:55:53 by kappabeauty

The reason I am asking:
I have a family member with a degenerative eye disease who will most likely go totally blind at some point. When the time comes, he has expressed interest in using a guide dog. I currently own a couple of American Bulldogs and a Cane Corso. He loves my dogs and would rather have an American Bulldog, Pit bull or Cane Corso for a guide dog as he especially loves the bully and mastiff breeds. So far, I have been unable to find any examples for him as most guide dogs appear to be Labs, Golden Retrievers or German Shepards and more rarely mixed-breeds. Just wondering if anyone knows of any programs that would allow more freedom of choice when it comes to choosing a guide dog? I did read somewhere that Helen Keller's guide dog was supposedly a Pit bull, but I was hoping to find something a little more current. I know this is a tough one. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

I'm so happy he is wanting to use a pit bull as a guide dog. I hope he finds one =)
This lady is a pit bull trainer and might can put you in contact with the right person.
http://www.workingpitbull.com/Contactme. html
http://www.workingpitbull.com/activities .htm

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a rticle?AID=/20070425/A_NEWS/704250332

http://www.pitbullpress.com/ARTICLES/aty ourservice.html

Walmart discriminated against Chloe because she was a pit bull:
http://www.freewebs.com/chloethepitbull/ walmartsdiscrimination.htm

2007-10-07 00:21:23 by Doc Holliday

Hi! I raise seeing eye dogs. Here's the timeline of a seeing eye dog's life...
birth-7 weeks: with mother. Exposed to strange sounds, lights, weird stimulus.
7 weeks-1 1/2 years: with a family. The dog goes to big cities and gets used to weird things like traffic, loud noises, and learns not to chase other animals. It learns basic manners and commands, like sit, stay, come, down, et cetera. it also learns to poo on command in the proper place, so the blind person can pick it up.

Then, the dog returns to the Seeing Eye. The dog is then evaluated to see if it has the proper potential to become a guide dog. If it does, it is sent to training.

The dog then spends around 4 months with its trainer. This is where the dog learns to walk in a harness and learns how to guide a human.

Next, the dog meets its blind person. It spends a month with the new owner learning that person's routine. After that month, the dog gets sent home with the blind person to start its career.

It's a very hard process and many dogs don't pass- only 50% of all puppies bred are accepted to become guide dogs. The dogs spend their whole lives preparing for the career.

When the dog finally goes home and becomes a guide, it is around 2 years old.

2009-07-12 13:54:25 by skycat