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Guide dogs are assistance dogs trained to lead blind and visually impaired people around obstacles. In the United States, the name "seeing eye dog" is only used in reference to a guide dog from The Seeing Eye in Morristown, New Jersey, which has trademarked the term.^[1] Guide dog schools are accredited by the International Guide Dog Federation.

Europe

Associação Beira Aguieira de Apoio ao Deficiente Visual, Mortágua, Portugal^[2]^[3]
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association^[4]
Lara Guide-Dog School Hellas, Xalandri, Greece^[5]
Seeing Dogs Alliance, Surrey, England
Stiftung Schweizerische Schule für Blindenführhunde (Swiss School for Guide Dogs Foundation)
Fundación ONCE del Perro Guía (FOPG), Spain^[6]
Entrevues, Chiens guides et mobilité, Belgium
The Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation (KNGF), The Netherlands ^[7]

Middle East & Africa

Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind
South African Guide Dogs Association for the Blind

North America

British Columbia and Alberta Guide Dog Services, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dogs with Wings, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Fidelco Guide Dog Fountation, Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA^[8]
Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind, Cassville, New York, USA^[8]
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc., Smithtown, New York, USA^[8]
Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael, California and Boring, Oregon, USA^[8]
Guide Dogs of America, Sylmar, California, USA^[8]
Guide Dogs of the Desert, Palm Springs, California, USA^[8]
Guide Dogs of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA^[8]
Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA^[8]
KSDS Inc., Washington, Kansas, USA^[8]
Leader Dogs for the Blind, Rochester, Michigan, USA^[8]
Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Mira Foundation, Sainte-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
Mira Foundation USA, Aberdeen, North Carolina, USA^[8]
OccuPaws Guide Dog Association, Madison, Wisconsin, USA^[8]
Pilot Dogs, Columbus, Ohio, USA^[8]
The Seeing Eye, Morristown, New Jersey, USA^[8]
Dogs Inc (Formerly Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc), Palmetto, Florida, USA^[8]

South America

Helen Keller Guide Dog School, Balneário Camburiú, Santa Catarina State, Brazil^[9]

Asia

Japan

Chubu Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Guide Dog and Service Dog and Hearing Dog Association of Japan
Hokkaido Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Hyogo Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Japan Guide Dog Association
Kansai Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Kyushu Guide Dog Association
Nippon Lighthouse Guide Dog Training Centre
East Japan Guide Dog Association
The Eye Mate, Inc.

South Korea

Samsung Guide Dog School
Korean Assistance Dog Association

Taiwan

Taiwan Guide Dog Association
Huikuang Guide Dog Foundation Taiwan

Singapore

Guide Dogs Singapore

Oceania

New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind, Newmarket, Auckland^[4]

Australia

Royal Guide Dogs Associations of Australia
Royal Society for the Blind, South Australia
Seeing Eye Dogs Australia^[4]

References

^ "The oldest existing guide dog school in the world | the Seeing Eye, Inc". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
^ "A Escola" [The School]. Associação Beira Aguieira de Apoio ao Deficiente Visual [The Beira Aguieira Association for Supporting the Visual Impaired] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^ "Escola de Cães Guia" [Guide Dog School]. Município de Mortágua [Municipality of Mortágua] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c World list.
^ "Σχολή Σκύλων Oδηγών Λάρα".
^ "Fundación ONCE del Perro-Guía".
^ "The Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation". KNGF. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o USA list.
^ "Escola de Cães-Guias Helen Keller". Helen Keller - Escola de Cães-Guias (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-27.

Sources

"Guide Dog Schools Around the World". Land of Pure Gold Foundation. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
"Guide Dog Schools". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2007-01-13.^{[better source needed]}

External links

"Accredited Members of the International Guide Dog Federation". International Guide Dog Federation. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
"Assistance Dogs International Membership Directory". Assistance Dogs International. Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
CNIB Guide Dogs Canadian National Institute for the Blind

[1] "The oldest existing guide dog school in the world | the Seeing Eye, Inc". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-12-23.

[2] "A Escola" [The School]. Associação Beira Aguieira de Apoio ao Deficiente Visual [The Beira Aguieira Association for Supporting the Visual Impaired] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[3] "Escola de Cães Guia" [Guide Dog School]. Município de Mortágua [Municipality of Mortágua] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[FOOTNOTEWorld_list-4] World list.

[5] "Σχολή Σκύλων Oδηγών Λάρα".

[6] "Fundación ONCE del Perro-Guía".

[7] "The Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation". KNGF. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[FOOTNOTEUSA_list-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o USA list.

[9] "Escola de Cães-Guias Helen Keller". Helen Keller - Escola de Cães-Guias (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-27.

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List of guide dog schools