Guiding Eyes for the Blind - Guide Dogs for People with Vision Loss

Black lab guide dog Bando poses in a down position at a hiking viewpoint in the snowy Colorado mountains. Bando calmly looks toward the camera while wearing a grey Ruffwear UniFly harness.

Make a Gift that Matters

Give Monthly

Jude, a yellow labrador retriever, walks gracefully through the snow.

Our Mission Starts With You

Donate Now

Apply For A Guide Dog

Outreach Center Opens

Become A Volunteer

Name A Puppy

Donate Now

Meet Our Graduates

NEWS

Celebrating Our Graduating Teams

Visit our Graduation page for a full listing of our Graduating Teams

Looking for a job with a PAWsitive impact? Guiding

Looking for a job with a PAWsitive impact? Guiding Eyes is currently hiring at both our Training School campus in Yorktown Heights, NY and our Canine Development Center campus in Patterson, NY.
Positions available include:
🐾 Training School Kennel Technician
🐾 Breeding Kennel Technician
🐾 Whelping Kennel Technician (Part-Time)
🐾 & more!
Click the link in our bio to learn more & apply.
🦮
Picture Description: Jess, a Guiding Eyes staff member, smiles for a photo while holding the leashes of yellow lab Missy and black lab Riley. Both pups are "loaded up" on top of the oversized bolder, with Missy in a sit and Riley in a down position.
.
.
.
.
#YorktownHeights #WoofWednesday #YorktownHeightsNY #PattersonNewYork #WagginWednesday #PattersonNY #WestchesterNY #YorktownHeightsNewYork #WoofWoofWednesday #DoWhatYouLoveLoveWhatYouDo #PutnamCountyNY #TheDogPeople #WestchesterCountyNY #MustLoveDogs #WaggingWednesday

This week's Transformation Tuesday pup is Olso, a

This week's Transformation Tuesday pup is Olso, a handsome black lab. Swipe ⬅️ to watch him become an official working guide dog! We paired Oslo with first-time handler Mitchell, an audiologist from Perry, Utah. The team completed training in November under the guidance of Home Training Guide Dog Mobility Instructor, Nikki Wentz.
🐶
Mitchell can already feel the difference that Oslo makes in his life: "I have a long commute to Salt Lake City. Oslo helps me get to my job quickly and safely through the crowds on public transportation and in the busy hospital I work at. I am much more confident with Oslo by my side, especially in dark and unfamiliar areas. I trust Oslo, and myself, in these busy places, especially when I am working with geriatric patients. I no longer need to worry that I will bump into them and cause them to fall."
🐶
Oslo got his start with his puppy raiser Katie Maley, a volunteer in our Erie Region. Katie sent us this lovely note about her time with Oslo: "Oslo was the 11th pup I raised for Guiding Eyes. I raised his grandfather, father & half-brother as well. He comes from an excellent gene pool! I was fortunate to hold onto Oslo [for] an extra 6 months due to Covid. [...]. He turned out to be the easiest & most laid-back dog I raised. So many people were impressed with his quiet demeanor. Oslo was able to come to work with me at a private college where I taught Veterinary Technology to aspiring technicians. The students LOVED having him in class. [...] He was also used for teaching the students how to take heart rates, blood pressure, EKG & ultrasound readings, and bandaging techniques, as he allowed the students to handle him without fussing. Oslo will always have a huge part of my heart & I know you will love him as much as I do. Please give him a big kiss from me!"
🐶
Click the link in our bio to learn more about puppy raising.
🐶
Picture Description:
[1] Oslo, an adorable black lab puppy, sits on a blue blanket with white stripes laid out in the back of a car.
[2] Mitchell & Oslo’s official graduation photo: Mitchell sits on the porch floor with his arm around Oslo.
.
.
.
#GuideDogsOfInstagram #GuideDog #DogsOfUtah #UtahDogs #GuidingEyes

Love dogs? Looking to make a difference in 2022? J

Love dogs? Looking to make a difference in 2022?
Join our community of volunteer puppy raisers and sitters at one of our 40 regions, with most located throughout the northeast & eastern seaboard. Puppy raisers provide the foundation for our pups through hours of patient teaching and numerous socialization journeys. No experience is required to become a raiser, just your passion and commitment! ❤️ 🐾
Click the link in our bio to learn more.
🐶
Picture Description: Rodeo, a male yellow lab puppy, curiously looks toward the camera from the arms of his smiling puppy raiser.
Photo Credit: @geb_intheadk
.
.
.
.
#RaiseAPuppy #GuideDogPuppyInTraining #FutureGuideDog #GuideDogPuppy #VolunteerLife #PuppyRaiser #RaiseAPuppyChangeALife #PuppyRaisers #InEveryGuideDogBeatsTheHeartOfAPuppyRaiser #GuidingEyesPuppyRaiser #PuppyInTraining #GuidingEyes #PuppyRaising #PupWithAPurpose #PuppyRaiserLife #GuidingEyesPuppy #FutureServiceDog #PuppyWithAPurpose #GuideDogPuppyRaiser #Canine

Our newest litter of puppies – the “N” litte

Last week, three of our future guide dog puppies,

Last week, three of our future guide dog puppies, Bagel, Breeze, & Dove, earned their pilot wings, as they embarked on a journey to meet their puppy raisers in our Cleveland Puppy Raising Region via help from our friends at @pilotstotherescue.
🐾 🛩️ 🦮
This new partnership will assist us with transportation needs between our many puppy training regions and our headquarters in New York. Thank you to the generous donor who helped us make this connection & to all who made the trip possible!
🐾 🛩️ 🦮
Interested in becoming a puppy raiser or sitter? Click the link in our bio to learn more.
🐾 🛩️ 🦮
Picture descriptions:
[1] A volunteer and Rana Liebert, Guiding Eyes Foundations Relations Officer, hold Dove, a sable German Shepherd puppy, and Breeze, a black lab puppy, in their arms in front of the Pilots to the Rescue plane. Each puppy wears a blue Guiding Eyes bandana around its neck.
[2] Michael Schneider of Pilots to the Rescue stands at the Elyria Airport in front of his plane with the three Guiding Eyes puppy raisers. Each raiser holds their new puppy as the group smiles for the camera.
[3] Volunteer puppy raiser Mark Knapik holds sable German shepherd puppy Dove in his arms as he stands in front of the white small plane from Pilots to the Rescue.
[4] Volunteer puppy raiser Danielle Del Busso Raiser receives a kiss on the cheek from her new black lab puppy Bagel.
[5] Volunteer puppy raiser Kim Elswick gets a face full of kisses while holding her new black lab puppy, Breeze.
.
.
.
.
#PilotsToTheRescue #PuppyRaisers #FutureGuideDogs #PuppiesWithAPurpose #GuideDogPuppies #RaiseAPuppyChangeALife #PuppyRaiser #PlanetOfPuppies #PuppyWithAPurpose #PuppyRaising #GuidingEyes #PuppiesMakeMeSmile #PupWithAPurpose #GuidingEyesPuppy #InEveryGuideDogBeatsTheHeartOfAPuppyRaiser #FutureServiceDog

X