A list of notable guide dog schools worldwide.

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
[https://www.mira.ca Mira Foundation, Sainte-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
[http://www.mirausa.org/ Mira Foundation USA, Aberdeen, North Carolina, USA^[8]
OccuPaws Guide Dog Association, Madison, Wisconsin, USA^[8]
The Seeing Eye, Morristown, New Jersey, USA^[8]
Southeastern Guide Dogs, 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.

Europe

Middle East & Africa

North America

South America

Asia

Japan

South Korea

Taiwan

Singapore

Oceania

New Zealand

Australia

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