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GDUI Guide Dog School Survey 2006

Introduction

GDUI is pleased to offer this 2006 Survey of Guide Dog Schools. Building on our previous survey, it is more comprehensive and concise, directly reflecting feedback from consumers and the schools themselves. All of the U.S. guide dog training programs were asked to participate and were sent a copy of this survey.

GDUI wishes to thank the 13 training programs that have participated in this survey. Blind or visually impaired persons seeking to find a good individual fit for their guide dog training will discover a wealth of helpful information here which can facilitate their decision-making process. In addition, the information shared in this survey offers an opportunity for learning about the various pertinent components to, and the variety of options involved in, guide dog training.

Individual School Surveys

Below are the completed surveys from each of the participating guide dog training programs. The 13 participating training programs are:

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation (View as PDF)
Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind (View as PDF)
Guide Dogs of America (GDA) (View as PDF)
Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) (View as PDF)
Guide Dogs of the Desert International (GDDI) (View as PDF)
Guide Dog Foundation (GDF) (View as PDF)
Guide Dogs of Texas (GDTX) (View as PDF)
Guiding Eyes for the Blind (GEB) (View as PDF)
KSDS (View as PDF)
Leader Dogs for the Blind (View as PDF)
Pilot Dogs (View as PDF)
Southeastern Guide Dogs (SEGD) (View as PDF)
The Seeing Eye (View as PDF)

Section Summaries

Below are summaries containing the responses of all participating schools to each question. These are arranged according to the nine sections of the survey.

*Please note that in section summaries where it is indicated that "all" schools have answered in a certain way, this refers to the thirteen schools that participated in this 2006 survey.

PROGRAM OPTIONS, FACILITIES AND SPECIAL SERVICES
APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS/APPLICATION PROCESS
INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES
BREEDING AND SELECTION
PUPPY SOCIALIZATION/ASSESSMENT
TRAINING AND STANDARDS FOR GUIDE WORK
GRADUATE SERVICES
POST-TRAINING POLICIES
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS - For the comments offered by each program, please refer to the individual surveys.

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