Dog Guide Programs

Provides trained dog guides for people living with disabilities.

• Canine Vision – for people (14+ years of age) who are blind or visually impaired
• Hearing – for people (16+ years of age) who are deaf or hard of hearing
• Autism Assistance – for children (3 – 12 years of age) who have autism spectrum disorder
• Service – for people (14+ years of age) who have a pysical or medical disability
• Seizure Response – for people (16+ years of age) who have epilepsy
• Diabetes Alert – for people (16+ years of age) who have diabetes with hypoglycemic unawareness.

Dog guides are trained to perform a set of basic skills that are useful to all handlers (specific training depending on needs of handler). In the final stage of training, the client and dog guides train and live together at the Training Facility in Oakville, Ontario, for 2 – 4 weeks. This helps to ensure that the new working team develops a bond and prepares them for returning home.

To be informed of when applications to get a dog are open, check the Dog Guides website or sign-up for the monthly newsletter.