Guide Dogs For The Blind Inc

Category: Non-profit organization in San Rafael, California

Address: 350 Los Ranchitos Rd, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA

Phone: +18002954050

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8AM–5PM

Tuesday: 8AM–5PM

Wednesday: 8AM–5PM

Thursday: 8AM–5PM

Friday: 8AM–5PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Christopher Ray

Apr 22, 2021

Dialogue for the blind is a great place. Did you everything they can to make you feel good as your getting trained for your dog. The ground with a way to help with any issues you have or take every problems you might have. Highly recommended if you are looking for a guide dog in you have mobility training and think you couldn't handle the responsibility in the experience. I enjoy the experience and look forward to my new guide.Dialogue for the blind is a great place. Did you everything they can to make you feel good as your getting trained for your dog. The ground with a way to help with any issues you have or take every problems you might have. Highly recommended if you are looking for a guide dog in you have mobility training and think you couldn't handle the responsibility in the experience. I enjoy the experience and look forward to my new guide.

ß Love

Jun 27, 2020

Providing freedom, mobility, confidence & self worth, safety and an incredible unmeasurable increase in quality of life! Thank you for your amazing commitment to training & support 🐶

Ruth Blais

Jan 4, 2020

Guide dogs for the blind is an amazing Organization that many visually impaired/blind people have greatly been benefited from. One including my father who received his first guide dog in 2007, she was amazing, her and my dad were such a great team she was fast and attentive and alert. Meg is now retired and living the life. The program back when he got meg was a month-long, to really train not only the dog but the handler, there is a lot to learn when receiving a service dog. And a month long time period can really ensure that the dog you receive works for you and that you guys can really work as a team. My father went back in 2017 to receive a new guy dog, they have changed their program since to a two week long program. Which I have learned and clearly can observe is not long enough. They have also shorten the age of graduation for the dog, (or at least for his dog) Meg graduated when she was 2 and his new dog only one and a half. He is not adequately trained,depends on food to complete commands, and needs a lot of work. My dad has had him for two years now, and his dog does not complete tasks that are really important such as follow,find the pole, even staying in lines while crossing the street. I just really wish they would reconsider a new program to ensure that all dogs that graduate are properly trained.

Nelson Phillips

Mar 15, 2018

My wife and I have raised 21 puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind. The organization is one of the finest philanthropic groups in the world. Their compassion and dedication to their clients permeates everything they do and we are proud to have been able to add our small sliver of help to a wonderful group.

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Questions & Answers

Is there a puppy club in Austin, TX, and where is it?

jameson piscitello | Aug 29, 2022
Guide Dogs For The Blind Inc | Aug 29, 2022

To find a puppy club near you, visit guidedogs.com/puppy. Once you complete the Interest Form, you'll be contacted by your local club.

Say your only 13, can you still get a guide dog from this organization. Of course still understanding how to take care of a dog and having the responsibility to.

Mm L | Sep 5, 2019
Jonathan Ramirez | Sep 5, 2019

I think you have to be 18 in order to handle a working guide. They'll also want you to be proficient with other O&M skills like using a guide cane before you start working with a dog.

Once you get your guide dog, can you train it tasks related to other disabilities that don’t affect your vision?

Mm L | Sep 5, 2019
Jonathan Ramirez | Sep 5, 2019

I taught my husband's guide dog to give me nose bonks for treats.

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Can i volunteer?

les milstein | Sep 5, 2019
Francie Hubert | Sep 5, 2019

Absolutely! Contact them please

How can I volunteer to grow a guide dog?

Luis Garcia | Dec 8, 2021
Theo Madias | Dec 8, 2021

In order to raise a guide dog you should contact the local puppy club to your area. This information can generally be found by contacting the main offices at guide dogs or visiting the website. The process to begin involves undergoing certain entry period processed to ensure the potential raiser understands the real commitments involved, the guidelines around raising etc. It is also required that potential new raiders attend meetings with the local puppy (there are other requirements as well) There are several ways to volunteer at guide dogs, but few require as much dedication as puppy raising

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Where can I get a rain slicker for a guide dog?

Consuelo Barros | Sep 4, 2021
Christina Cambie | Sep 4, 2021

On the website: https://store.guidedogs.com/dog-raincoat.html

Labrador Retriever and a Golden Retriever cross LXX is more Labrador or more Golden?

Pat Massagli | Sep 5, 2019
Diane Matcheck | Sep 5, 2019

Hi Pat, it depends on the individual dog. One career change dog I know is 5/8 Golden, 3/8 Lab. If you tell the placement coordinator the kind of dog you're hoping for, she'll try to match you up

Are there facilities on the. East Coast?

Jeanette Chesterman | Sep 5, 2019
Donald Brinkerhoff | Sep 5, 2019

They cover everthing from the west coast. Everone is whell to apply.

Can my 14 year old son volunteer?

Nadia de León | Sep 5, 2019
Francie Hubert | Sep 5, 2019

The minimum age is 18 years with a 1 year commitment > https://www.guidedogs.com/support-gdb/volunteer/campus-volunteers

Got any dogs up for adoption? I grew up just across the freeway. I know how you train them. I love dogs. I just lost a lab, and am looking to adopt to fill the hole in my heart. Usually I adopt from the humane society.

Art Nelson | Sep 5, 2019
Sandra Walther | Sep 5, 2019

You can contact the dog placement department at https://www.guidedogs.com/meet-gdb/dog-programs/dog-adoption I'm sure they would be happy to help you further!

where do I mail donations in memory of a friend?

Gloria Harvey | Sep 5, 2018
Francie Hubert | Sep 5, 2018

Guide Dogs For The Blind is headquartered at 350 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael... You will have to contact them directly... This is Google Maps. Thank you.

Approved puppy toys

Francesca Martin | Sep 5, 2018
W Smith | Sep 5, 2018

They can help with this subject

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