A visually impaired individual making the choice to obtain a guide dog soon discovers that finding the right dog is not easy. Below is a list of different organizations, which can help a visually impaired person find the right dog.
1. Eye Dog foundation for the blind Inc. – Bakersfield California – Phone: 661-831-1333 or Toll Free – 1-800-393-3641 Website: www.eyedogfoundation.org
2. Eye of the Pacific Guide dogs and Mobility Services – Honolulu, Hawaii – Phone: 808-941-1088
3. EDF Training Center – Phoenix, Arizona – Phone: 602-276-0051 – E-mail: eyedogaz@uswest.net
4. Fidelco Eye Dog foundation Inc. – Bloomfield, Connecticut – Phone: 860-243-5200
Website: www.fidelco.org
5. Freedom Guide Dogs for the blind – Cassville, New York – Phone: 315-822-5132 E-mail: freedomdog@juno.com
6. Guide Dog Foundation for the blind Inc. – Smithtown, New York – Phone: 631-265-2121 Toll free : 1-800-548-4337 Website: www.guidedog.org
7. Guide dogs for the blind Inc. – San Rafael, California – Phone: 415-499-4000 Toll free: 1-800-295-4050 E-mail: www.guidedogs.com
8. Guide dogs of America – Sylmar, California – Phone: 818-362-5834 Toll free: 1-800-459-4843 E-mail: www.guidedogsofamerica.org
9. Guide dogs of the desert, Inc. – Palm Springs, California – Phone: 760-329-6257 Website: www.guidedogsofthedesert.com
10. Guiding Eyes for the blind, Inc. – Yorktown heights, New York – Phone: 914-245-4024 Toll free: 1-800-942-0149 Website: www.guiding-eyes.org
11. KSDS, Inc. – Washington, Kansas – Phone: 785-325-2256 Website: www.ksds.org
12. Leader Dogs for the blind, Inc – Rochester, Maine – Phone: 248-651-9011 Toll free: 1-888-777-5332 Website: www.leaderdogs.org
13. Pilot Dogs, Inc – Columbus, Ohio – Phone: 614-221-6367 Website: www.pilotdogs.org
14. The Seeing Eye, Inc. – Morristown, New Jersey – Phone: 973-539-4425 Toll free: 1-800-539-4425 Website: www.seeingeye.org
15. Southeastern Guide dogs, Inc. – Palmetto, Florida – Phone: 941-729-5665 Website: www.guidedogs.org
16. Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. – Georgia Outreach – Villa Rica, Georgia – Phone: 770-459-2051
17. Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc – North Carolina Outreach – Concord, North Carolina – Phone: 704-721-5000
18. Guide Dog Users, Inc. – Silver Spring, Maryland – Phone: 301-598-2131 Toll free: 1-888-858-1008 Website: www.gdui.org
The right service dog can change the life of a visually impaired/blind person.