Guide Dogs For The Blind Adoption Program

Some of our dogs may become members of our k9 buddy program for youth who are blind or visually impaired.

Guide dogs for the blind adoption program.

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. Follow cnibguidedogs on instagram. Speaking of high demand these organizations often have way more potential adopters than dogs ready to be re homed. Outside of gdb many of our dogs go on to have other jobs such as search and rescue medical alert work or pet therapy.

You will become part of a world class alumni association and also receive the following benefits. Every guiding eyes dog is valued and ultimately finds its place in the world whether as a highly trained guide dog another type of service dog or a loving family pet. Dogs can be withdrawn from the puppy development programme or the training programme for health or temperament reasons and occasionally retired working guide dogs require a suitable adoption home. At cnib we believe that everyone who would like to have a guide dog should have that opportunity.

A company limited by guarantee registered in england and wales 291646 and a charity registered in england and wales 209617 and scotland sco38979. Make a donation we know a local business that makes yearly donations to guide dogs to sponsor puppies in the guide dog program. Prices to adopt a career change dog range from 0 to 1 000. Changing what it is to be blind today.

Access to a dedicated support center and when the time comes for a guide to retire we can discuss the potential for a successor dog. Hillfields burghfield common reading berkshire rg7 3yg. What kind of veterinary care have the dogs had. Financial assistance for veterinary care as needed.

Several years later he was interested in adopting a career change guide dog. The high prices can be attributed to high demand as well as the professional training that the dogs receive up until the point of adoption. Get a guide dog donate to gdb become a volunteer links. Guiding eyes offers a highly successful dog adoption program where dogs can be adopted as pets as puppies 8 to 12 weeks old or as young adults 16 to 24 months old.

Some of the withdrawn dogs will go on to do great work for another service and some will become wonderful companion dogs for people with a disability. Welcome to guide dogs for the blind. The adoption department bumped his name up the waiting list. Dogs are spayed or neutered and have received vaccinations and heartworm preventative prior to being placed in adoptive homes.

Guide dogs is a working name of the guide dogs for the blind association. That s why we re proud to launch cnib guide dogs a new program to raise and train guide dogs exclusively for people with sight loss.