Guide Dogs For The Blind Association

I really want to get into working for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. I have looked at various positions on their website and read all the information and there are 3 main positions of interest, Guide Dog Mobility Instructor, Guide Dog Trainer and Rehabilitation Worker. I really want to talk about the positions with someone who knows more about them so I can get more of an idea which is most suitable to me. Is there anyone out there who can point me in the right direction of who to talk to or indeed would you yourself be willing to discuss it with me if you have relevant experience. Thank you!

Why don't you get a point of contact from someone on the website. You can ask them the questions that you have and you could also do a search for local facilities where you live. If there is a local one, you could go to it and call.

www.guidedogsofamerica.org/training.html,www.eyeofthepacific.org/training.htm, www.nfb.org/nfb/guide_dog_schools.asp, www.nfb-nagdu.org/schools.html

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2009-10-07 05:15:17 by Barney

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 ...

I'm sixteen and I have to do a long term community service project next year for school that "shows growth and development from beginning to end". I'm thinking about raising a guide dog, and also starting a guide dog puppy raising group in my city. The association I was thinking about doing it through is the South Eastern Guide Dog Association, where puppies stay with their raisers for 14-20 months. I have a few questions, (and some are slightly stupid i know), but please try to answer all of them if you can.

1) Can I take the guide dog to school with me a couple times a week once it's a little older and trained well enough to behave?
2) Can I take the guide dog to a restaurant? What about a supermarket?
3) Can I take the dog to the movie theater?

4) I live in Florida, where it's hot hot hot most of the year. Of these breeds, which would shed the least in my climate? Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever (yellow and black), Australian Shepherd, Smooth Coat Collie, or Goldador (mix between golden and lab).
5) Which of the dogs listed above is the smartest/ most trainable?
6) Which of the dogs listed above would you personally recommend?
7) For past guide dog puppy raisers, do you have any tips for me? Also, what exactly are the expectations of a puppy raiser? What types of things would i have to teach it? Are raisers usually allowed to pick out which breed they want to raise and/or gender?

I have a shitzu currently, so i know how to raise a stubborn puppy. :)
Thanks so much! I really, really feel inspired to do this. Not so much because I get to take care of a shedding, mess making bundle of joy, but because I really sympathize with blind people, and would do anything to help make their lives easier. (And i love animals too, so it's really like two pluses.)

Really, you should be asking this of the program you want to work with. Each program has their own policies and each state has its own laws regarding trainer's rights.

1) Can I take the guide dog to school with me a couple times a week once it's a little older and trained well enough to behave?

Only with permission from both the guide dog program and the school

2) Can I take the guide dog to a restaurant? What about a supermarket?

Generally, no and if yes, then only with permission from both the program and the facility you wish to visit. Guide dog puppies usually make their visits to stores during group outings with a trainer supervising. Most states do not have public access rights even for fully qualified trainers, much less puppy raisers. Only fully trained guide and service dogs are actually covered under the ADA, and then only when accompanied by their disabled owner.

3) Can I take the dog to the movie theater?

Same as above, but taking a puppy to a movie theater isn't a good idea anyway. Would you be willing to leave in the middle of the movie if the pup acts up?

4) I live in Florida, where it's hot hot hot most of the year. Of these breeds, which would shed the least in my climate? Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever (yellow and black), Australian Shepherd, Smooth Coat Collie, or Goldador (mix between golden and lab).

You are very unlikely to be given any choice in what breed you raise.


Also, what exactly are the expectations of a puppy raiser? What types of things would i have to teach it?

You housebreak and teach basic house manners (not jumping on people, walking nicely on a leash, sit, down, come, etc.) One of the most important jobs of a puppy raiser is socialization (having the puppy meet as many different people and other animals as possible).

2009-02-18 14:51:38 by Sally

Or anything else for that matter?

I'm a member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
'Nerd? I prefer the term intellectual badass'

I am a member of JJB Gym, i'm also associated with various charities as I do charity work from time to time to raise money for Unicef and various cancer research charities.

2010-03-27 09:14:46 by Yoshi! ツ

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• Agricultural Educator
• Agricultural/University Extension Agent
• Consultant for Nutritional Programs
• Embryo Transfer Technician
• Environmental Risk Manager
• Environmental Technician
• Extension Agent for 4-H
• Quality Assurance
• Animal Feed Retailer
• Animal Shelter Manager
• Breed Association Representative
• Commercial Livestock Buyer/Producer
• County/State Extension Agents/Specialists
• Director of Equine Training and Management
• Feed Mill Processing Manager
• Feedlot Manager
• Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. Licensed Instructor
• Large Animal Trainer
• Seedstock Producer
• Sire Analyst/Sire Program Consultant
• USDA Meat Inspector Advertising and Promotion
• Banker/Loan Officer
• Chemical Sales Representative
• Communications/Writing for Agricultural Publications
• Farm Consultant
• Farm Manager
• Feed Sales Representative
• Finance
• Government/Regulatory Agencies
• Grain Buyer
• Human Resource Manager
• Insurance Agent/Broker for Farms
• International Opportunities
• Marketing
• Pharmaceutical, Feed, Packing or Other Sales Representative
• Public Relations

2007-04-06 18:58:57 by Kris