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Guide Dog Training Programs

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Table of Contents

Guide Dog Training Programs Directory

International

    Australia

  • Guide Dogs for the Blind Associations of Australia
    Royal Guide Dog Associations for the Blind of Australia
  • Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
    Guide Dogs New South Wales (NSW) and Australia Capitol Territory (ACT)
    Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
    PO Box 1965
    North Sydney NSW 2059
    Australia
    Mr. Joseph Finucane, Chief Executive Officer
    Telephone: (61) 2 9412 9300
    Facsimile: (61) 2 9412 9399
  • Guide Dogs SA/NT
    Guide Dogs of South Australia and Northern Territory
    Guide Dogs Association of SA and NT Inc.
    251 Morphett Street
    Adelaide SA 5000
    Australia
    Ms Helen McLean, CEO
    Telephone: (61) 8 8203 8333
    Facsimile: (61) 8 8203 8332
  • Guide Dogs Queensland
    1978 Gympie Road
    Bald Hills
    Brisbane
    Queensland 4036
    Australia
    Mr. Peter Long, Chief Executive Officer
    Telephone: (61) 7 3261 7555
    Facsimile: (61) 7 3261 7500
  • Guide Dogs Victoria
    Chandler Highway
    Kew Victoria 3101
    Australia
    Mr. Brian Ritter, Chief Executive Officer
    Telephone: (61) 3 9854 4444
    Facsimile: (61) 3 9854 4500
  • Royal Guide Dogs Association of Tasmania
    164 Elizabeth Street
    Hobart Tasmania 7001
    Australia
    Mr. Anthony Wright, Executive Director
    Telephone: (61) 3 6232 1222
    Facsimile: (61) 3 6232 1221
  • Seeing Eye Dogs Australia
    17 Barrett Street
    Kensington Victoria 3031
    Australia
    Dr Peter Goebel, CEO
    Telephone: (61) 3 9381 6400
    Facsimile: (61) 3 9381 6464
  • Guide Dogs West Australia
    Association for the Blind of Western Australia
    (Provides guide dog training and services)
    For more information contact:
    Program Manager: Guide Dog Services
    Association for the Blind of West Australia
    Telephone: 61-8-9311-8202
    Facsimile: 61-8-9361-8696

AustriaAustria

  • Osterreichische Schule fur Blindenfuhrhunde Joseph Burger
    Rastal 17
    8611 St. Katharein a.d. Laming
    Tel : +43 3869 2517
    Fax : +43 3869 2633
    (member of IFGDSB)

Belgium

  • No Web or e-mail links for this entry
    VFOBB
    p/a De Hutten 28 3600
    Genk
    Tel : +32 89 35 70 33
    Fax : +32 89 30 50 60
  • No Web or e-mail links for this entry
    Scale Dogs
    Rue Maurice Charlent, 20
    Bruxelles 1160
    Tel : +32 2 660 0077
    Fax : +32 2 673 9445
  • No Web or e-mail links for this entry
    Les Amis des Aveugles
    37-39 rue de la Barrière
    7011 Ghlin
    Tel: +32 65 40 3100
    Fax: +32 65 40 31 09
  • Belgisch Centrum voor Geleidehonden VZW
    Belgisch Centrum voor Geleidehonden VZW
    Maastrichtersteenweg 84B-3700
    Tongeren
    Tel: +32 12 23 4319
    Fax: +32 12 39 4124
    (associate member of IFGDSB)
  • No Web or e-mail links for this entry
    Brailleliga vzw - Departement geleidehonden
    Englandstraat 57
    B-1060 Brussel
    Tel : +32 2 533 32 11
    Fax : +32 2 537 64 26
  • No Web or e-mail links for this entry
    Vrienden der Blinden vzw
    Ganzestraat 9
    B-8670 Koksijde
    Tel : +32 58 51 0001
  • Centre de Chiens pour Aveugles
    Centre de Chiens pour Aveugles
    29 rue de l'Armée Grouchy
    B-5000 Namur
    Tel: +32 81 74 41 11
  • Scale Dogs ASBL
    Scale Dogs ASBL
    Route de Mont Saint Jean 2
    1170 Bruxelles
    Tel : +32 2 660 7756
    Fax : 32 2 660 2592
    (member of IFGDSB)

Brazil

  • Helen Keller Guide Dog School-Associate
    Rod Jomalista
    Manoel de Menzes
    2001 Florianopolis-SC Brazil 88062-970
    Brazil
    Augusto Luiz Gonzaga, Director
    Telephone: +55 48 232 5231
    Facsimile: +55 48 232 5482

Canada

  • British Columbia Guide Dog Services
    6050- 44th Avenue
    Ladner British Columbia V4K 3X7
    Canada
    Mr William Thornton, President
    Telephone: +1 604 940 4504
    Facsimile: +1 604 940 4506
  • Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
    4120 Rideau Valley Drive North
    P.O. Box 280,
    North Manotick Ontario K4M 1A3
    Canada
    Mrs Jane Thornton, Co-founder and C.O.O.
    Telephone: + 1 613 692 7777
    Facsimile: +1 613 692 0650
  • Lions Foundation of Canada
    Canine Vision Canada
  • Mira Foundation
    Foundation Mira Inc.
    1820, Rang Nord-Ouest
    Sainte-Madeleine, ( Québec )
    Canada
    J0H 1S0
    Phone: (450) 795-3725
    Fax: (450) 795-3789
    Toll free: 1-800-799-6472

Croatia

  • No Web or e-mail links for this entry
    Croatian Guide Dog and Mobility Association
    Trg bana Jelacica 3/1 10 000
    Zagreb
    Tel/Fax : +385 1 48 16 155
    (associate member of IFGDSB)

Czech Republic

  • No Web or e-mail links for this entry
    Stredisko Vycviku Vodicich Psu Pri Sons
    Klikata 2a
    158 00 Praha 5 - Jinonice
    Tel/Fax : +420 2 51 611154

Finland

France

  • Fédération Française des Associations de Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles (FFAC)
    (French Federation of Guide Dog Associations for the Blind)
    71 rue de Bagnolet, 75020 Paris
    Tel: +33 1 44 64 8989
    Fax: +33 1 44 64 8990
    (member of IFGDSB)
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Centre d'Etude, de Sélection et d'Elevage de Chiens-Guides pour Aveugles et autres Handicapés
    91 rue Jean Bleuzen
    92170 Vanves
    Tel: +33 1 46 45 44 55,
    Fax: +33 1 46 44 55 99
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Ecole de Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles des Flandres, Centre Paul Corteville
    69 rue Voltaire,
    B.P. 37
    59441 Wasquehal Cédex
    Tel: +33 3 20 36 89 75
    Fax : +33 3 20 36 53 88
    (Affiliated to FFAC)
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Ecole de Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles de Provence Côte d'Azur
    Secretariat : 44 bd Auguste Raynaud
    06000 Nice
    Tel: +33 4 92 07 18 18,
    Fax: +33 4 93 98 30 01
    (Affiliated to FFAC)
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Ecole de Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles de l'Ouest
    Promenade de la Baumette
    49000 Angers
    Tel: +33 2 41 68 59 23
    Fax: +33 2 41 47 08 03
    (Affiliated to FFAC)
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Ecole de Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles d'Ile-de-France
    3 rue Eugene Dorlet 77170
    Coubert
    Tel: +33 1 64 06 73 82
    Fax: +33 1 64 06 67 42
    (Affiliated to FFAC)
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Ecole Limousine de Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles Grossereix
    87280 Limoges
    Tel: +33 5 55 37 03 31
    Fax: +33 5 55 38 24 11
    (Affiliated to FFAC)
  • Ecole de Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles de Paris et de la Région Parisienne
    105 avenue de Saint-Maurice
    75012 Paris
    Tel: +33 1 43 65 64 67
    Fax : +33 1 43 74 61 18
    (Affiliated to FFAC)
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Ecole de Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles du Centre-Est
    Domaine de Cibeins
    01600 Mizerieux
    Tel: +33 4 74 00 60 11
    Fax: +33 1 74 00 60 13
    (Affiliated to FFAC)
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Ecole de Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles du Midi Chemin des Aubépines
    13090 Aix-en-Provence
    Tel: +33 4 42 59 41 40,
    Fax: +33 4 42 59 37 55
    (Affiliated to FFAC)
  • Ecole de Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles du Sud-Ouest
    11 rue Joseph Cugnot
    Z.I. du Phare
    33700 Merignac
    Tel: +33 5 5647 8515,
    Fax: +33 5 5613 4020
    (member of IFGDSB)
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Ecole du Sud
    649 Chemin du Plan
    06410 Biot
    Tel/Fax: +33 4 93 65 0836
    (member of IFGDSB)
  • No Web or E--mail links for this entry
    Ecole de Chiens-Guides pour Aveugles
    13 rue Saint-Jean
    27400 Louviers
    Tel: +33 2 32 40 59 07
    Fax: +33 2 32 40 00 65

Germany

  • Blindenfürhundeschule
    AM Grabfeld 18
    99310 Arnstadt
    Tel: +49 3628 60 4252
    Fax: +49 3628 605602
    (member of IFGDSB)
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule
    Landgasse 2
    78479 Insel Reichenau
    Tel/Fax: +49 7534 1860
    (member of IFGDSB)
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Mobilitatszentrum fur Blinden und Sehbehinderte Ausbildungsstatte fur Blindenfurhunde
    Postfach 13
    12561 Berlin
    Tel: +49 30 6 41 22 30
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Führhundschule Frank Steffen
    Gilbertstr. 43
    22767 Hamburg
    Tel: +49 4050 5176
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Marianne Remanowski-Gilde
    Postfach 1126
    25548
    Kellinghusen-Rensing
    Tel: +49 4822 8364
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Margot Jensen
    Norderweg 12
    25920 Stedesand
    Tel: +49 4662 3805
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Sigrun Reinhold
    Am Gräberfeld 11
    26197 Grobenkneten
    Tel: +49 4433 1288 or 616
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blinden und Führhundschule Preubenblut
    Alter Postweg 65
    32351 Stemwede
    Tel: +49 5745 92 98 00
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Dortmund Albert Mühlinghaus
    Winnlohstr. 47
    45663 Recklinghausen
    Tel: +49 2361 868 96
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Dortmund Albert Mühlinghaus Winnlohstr. 47 45663 Recklinghausen
    Tel: +49 2361 868 96
  • No web or e-mail links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Küch
    Winnenthaler Str. 43
    46519 Alpen
    Tel: +49 2802 6015
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Hubert Uphoff (Hundedressur)
    Merschkamp 4
    48155 Münster
    Tel: +49 251 312 55
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Aniko Ebersberger
    Selstener Str. 97
    52525 Waldfeucht-Selsten
    Tel: +49 2452 4548
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschulen-gemeinschaft Gerlinde Haag
    Im Neuen Acker l f
    58646 Iserlohn Drübblingsen
    Tel: +49 2378 5391
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschulen-gemeinschaft Ute Luhmann
    Akazienweg 12
    59192 Bergkamen
    Tel: +49 2307 674 69
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Giuseppe Caputo
    Stirper Str. 100
    59557 Lippstadt
    Tel: +49 2941 233 40
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Internationale Blindenführhundschule Margit Schmid
    Franz-Josef-Straub-Str. 26
    82041 Oberhaching
    Tel: +49 89 625 2192
  • No Web or E-mail Links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Maja Nowotny
    Dreifaltigkeitsberg 2
    84164 Moosthenning
    Tel: +49 8733 370
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Sepp Lindner
    Weningstr. 15
    85053 Ingolstadt
    Tel: +49 841 6714
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Maria Seitle
    Karlshulder Str. 1
    86633 Neuburg/Zell
    Tel: +49 8454 1402
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Otto Gutsmiedl
    Stierberg 17
    94065 Waldkirchen
    Tel: +49 8585 828
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Manfred Eder
    Winkelbrunn 13
    94078 Freyung
    Tel: +49 8551 4121
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Ausbildungstätte für Mobilitat und Blindenführhunde
    Riethstr. 34
    99089 Erfurt
    Tel: +49 361 791 40 32
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Eleonore Hahn
    Albrechtstr. 25
    99092 Erfurt
    Tel: +49 361 60 12 10
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Blindenführhundschule Elke Wimmer
    Ohrdrufer Str. 11
    99310 Bittstädt
    Tel: +49 3628 760 20

Ireland

  • Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind
    National Headquarters and Training Centre
    Model Farm Road
    Cork Ireland
    Mr Sean Walsh, CEO
    Telephone: + 353 21 487 8200
    Facsimile: +353 21 487 4152

Israel

Italy

  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Servizio Cani Guida dei Lyons
    Viale Abruzzi 92, 4 Piano
    20131 Milan
    Tel/Fax: +39 02 2941 4883
    (member of IFGDSB)
  • Scuola Nazionale Cani Guida per Ciechi
    Via dei Ciliegi 26
    500018 Scandicci
    Florence
    Tel: +39 055 741 81,
    Fax: +39 055 741 8233
    (member of IFGDSB)

Japan

  • Fukuoka Guide Dog Association (Training Centre)"
    283-1 Higashi Oaza
    Maebaru City
    Fukuoka Prefecture
    Kyushu 819-1122
    Japan
    Akio Sakurai, Training Manager
    Telephone: +81 92 3 24 3169
    Facsimile: +81 92 3 24 3386
  • Fukuoka Guide Dog Centre
    Fukuoka Civic Welfare Plaza
    4f 3-3-39 Arato Chuo-ku
    Fukuoka 810-0062
    Japan
    Mr Toyokichi Ogata, President
    Telephone: +81 92 324 3169
    Facsimile: +81 92 324 3386
  • Hokkaido Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
    Nishi-8
    Minami-30
    Minami-ku
    Sapporo City
    Hokkaido
    005-0030
    Japan
    Mr Takafumi Wada, Manager
  • Japan Guide Dog Association
    Kanagawa Training Centre
    6001-9 Shin-yoshida cho
    Kohoku-ku
    Yokohama
    Kanagawa
    223-0056
    Japan
    Mr Toku Nakamara, Director
    Telephone: +81 45 590 1595
    Facsimile: +81 45 590 1599
  • Japan Guide Dogs Association
    6f 3-18-7
    Shibuya
    Shibuya - ku
    Tokyo 150-0002
    Japan
    Administration Office ( Yuko Nakamura), Assistant
    Telephone: +81 3 5766 3871
    Facsimile: +81 3 5766 3872
  • Nippon Lighthouse Welfare Centre for the Blind
    2-4-37 Imazu Naka
    Tsurumi-ku
    Osaka 538
    Japan
    Mr Taruo Hashimoto, Director
    Telephone: +81 6 961 5521
    Facsimile: +81 6 968 2059
  • The Chubu Guide Dogs Association of Japan
    1-70-4 Juichiya
    Minato-ku
    Nagoya 455-0831
    Japan
    Telephone: +81 52 382 6776
    Facsimile: +81 52 383 8882
  • The Eye Mate Inc.
    5-8-7 Sekimachi-kita
    Nerima-ku
    Tokyo 177
    Japan
    Mr Ken-ichi-Shioya, President
    Telephone: +81 3 3920 6162
    Facsimile: +81 3 3920 6063
  • No web or e-mail links for this entry
    Tochigi Guide Dog Centre
    1285 Fukuoka-cho
    Utsunomiya-city
    Tochigi-Prefucture
    Japan
    Mr Tosikazu Moni, Director
    Telephone: +81 2 86 52 3883
    Facsimile: +81 2 86 52 1417

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

  • Guide Dog Norge AS
    Tomtasen
    1540 Vestby
    Tel: +47 6495 3300
    Fax: +47 6495 3320
  • Lions Forerhundskole og Mobilitysenter
    Vallegata 11
    0454 Oslo 4
    Tel: + 47 22 60 3563
    Fax: +47 22 69 9004
    (member of IFGDSB)
  • No Web or e-mail links for this entry
    Norges Blindeforbunds forerhundeskole
    Nedre Skogvei 13
    0281 Oslo
    Tel: + 47 22 52 0647
    Fax: +47 22 50 2011
    (member of IFGDSB)

Portugal

  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Associacao Beira Aguieira de Apoio oa Deficiente Visual Escola de Caes Guia para Cegos
    (Beira Aguieira Association to Support the Visually Impaired Guide Dog School for the Blind
    Chao de Vento
    3450-333 SOBRAL-MORTAGUA
    Tel: +351 23 192 0978
    Fax: +351 23 192 0979

Romania

  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Clubul National de Ciini Ghizi Pentru Nevazatori
    Strada Calea Bucuresti
    Bloc D2, sc. 4, ap. 1o
    Craiova, Dolj 1100

Russia

  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Republican School for Training Guide Dogs
    143390 The Moscow Region
    Balashikhinskiy r-n, pos.
    Kupavna
    Proektnaya 66

Slovakia

South Africa

South Korea

  • Samsung Guide Dog Centre
    310 Jeondae-ri
    Pokog-myum Yongin -si
    Kyonggi-do 449-715 South Korea
    Mr John Kim, Chief Executive
    Tel: + 82 31 320 8920
    Fax: +81 31 320 8934

Spain

  • Fundacion Once Del Perro Guia
    Camino de Alcorcon
    S/n 28660
    Boadilla del Monte
    Madrid Spain
    Mr Pedro Martin Lopesino, Director
    Telephone: +34 91 632 4636
    Facsimile: +34 91 632 4638

Sweden

  • Iris Hundskolan AB
    Overgärd 7015
    881 93 Solleftea
    Tel: +46 620 83200
    Fax: +46 620 83229

Switzerland

  • Stiftung Schweizerische Schule fur Blindenfuhrhunde
    Markstallstrasse 6
    4123
    Allschwil
    Tel: +41 61 487 9595,
    Fax: +41 61 487 9590
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Fondation Ecole Romande pour Chiens-Guides d'Aveugles
    Mrs Christine Pretsch Hauts-Tierdoz
    1683 Brenles
    Tel: +41 21 905 6071
    Fax: +41 21 905 6095
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Association pour chiens d'aveugles et aide à la mobilité
    Mme Jasmine Golay Abarca
    Avenue Jacques-Martin 12
    1224 Chene-Bougeries
    Tel: +41 22 349 9894,
    Fax: +41 22 349 8866
  • Ostschweizerische Blindenführhundeschule
    Seestrasse 25a
    9403 Goldach
    Tel: +41 71 841 1116
    Fax: +41 71 841 0903
  • No Web or E-mail links for this entry
    Verein fur Blindenhunde und Mobilitatshilfen
    Waldweg 17
    4312 Magden
    Tel/Fax: +41 61 841 2042

United Kingdom

United States of America

Contact

For more information, contact

Marion Gwizdala
President
National Association of Guide Dog Users
(813) 626-2789
president@nagdu.org