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Assistance Dogs International  External Links Disclaimer Logo
This is a membership coalition representing organizations and individuals training and placing Assistance Dogs. The purpose of ADI is to improve the areas of training, placement, and utilization of As... Details >
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Delta Society®  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Delta Society®, was established in 1977. The mission of the organization is to improve human health through service and therapy animals. Delta society provides information about service dogs and a... Details >
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Dogs for the Deaf, Inc.  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Dogs for the Deaf, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that rescues and professionally trains dogs to assist people and enhance lives. The organization selects Hearing Dogs -- usually mixed breeds, small... Details >
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Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind provides trained dogs for qualified blind persons. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization incorporated under the Membership Corporation Laws of New York. I... Details >
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Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Guide Dogs for the Blind is a community dedicated to providing people who are blind with the opportunity to experience what a powerful partnership with a Guide Dog can mean - not only to mobility, but... Details >
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Guide Dogs of America  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Guide Dogs of America, formerly International Guiding Eyes, established in 1948, trains blind persons in the use of guide dogs, and trains and provides guide dogs free of charge to blind persons. An... Details >
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Guiding Eyes for the Blind  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Guiding Eyes for the Blind was created to provide independent mobility to qualified blind persons through the use of highly trained guide dogs. The puppies are placed in the homes of volunteer foster ... Details >
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International Association of Assistance Dog Partners  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) is a cross disability group which educates and supports people with disabilities who have canine assistants do such things as guide peo... Details >
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Leader Dogs for the Blind  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Leader Dogs for the Blind is one for the largest dog guide schools in the world. Established in 1939, the school is recognized for its fine training of dogs, stellar education of its students and it'... Details >
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Loving Paws Assistance Dogs  External Links Disclaimer Logo
This is a non-profit organization which trains dogs to assist children under the age of 18 from around the United States who are physically disabled. The majority of Loving Paws placements are with ch... Details >
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National Education for Assistance Dog Services, Inc.  External Links Disclaimer Logo
National Education for Assistance Dog Services, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which provides trained guide dogs to people who are deaf and physically disabled, so they may live more independent liv... Details >
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Pilot Dogs, Inc.  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Pilot Dogs is a nonprofit organization founded in 1950 to train guide dogs and to teach blind persons to work with them. Dogs are trained individually for 3 to 4 months, then trained for another 4 we... Details >
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Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc.  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Southeastern Guide Dogs’ mission is to offer free of charge, to anyone in the USA and Canada, a unique opportunity to achieve independent travel with safety and dignity to blind men and women, through... Details >
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The Seeing Eye, Inc.  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Seeing Eye was founded in 1929 with the purpose of helping blind persons achieve independence and mobility through the use of properly trained guide dogs. The Seeing Eye teaches dogs to guide bli... Details >
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