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November 2023 by Jeff price
What a blessing to be a small but important part in helping someone else. Plus you get to raise a puppy and how cool is that.
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November 2023 by Sueh-Lin Cheng
Great caring organization with wonderful staffs and volunteers who really care about the dogs full cycle.
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August 2023 by Thomas Davis
Invaluable service to the community, especially those in need. A true professional service organization!
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May 2023 by Ali R.
As a volunteer puppy raiser for many years, it's hard to express the pure joy and satisfaction of helping to raise and then connect a great guide dog with a visually impaired individual and seeing them graduate together. It is truly life altering for everyone involved! Love these people, forever my family.
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October 2022 by Daniel Pearch
Beautiful campus ...doing wonderful non profit work
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September 2022 by Angie B L
Amazing!!!!!!!! Our Bestie-girl just graduated to become a service dog for a blind client. The staff /organization is top notch .And the campus and grounds are amazing!
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August 2022 by Martin Stevenson
A very well-run organization that provides helper dogs for people who cannot see.
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June 2022 by Angie Losack
Amazing!!!!!!!! Our Bestie-girl just graduated to become a service dog for a blind client. The staff /organization is top notch .And the campus and grounds are amazing!
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November 2021 by Kristen I.
I had a great experience here as part of their immersive cane training program. The facilities are phenomenal, and the staff is above and beyond helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. The food was wonderful, and they accommodated any need. I needed cane training, and I'm so glad I was able to participate in this program. Before going, I was fairly certain I was only interested in cane training and not in a potential future guide dog. However, GDB offers a guide dog experience to those in the cane training program, and I was glad to have the opportunity to compare traveling by cane and traveling with a guide dog. I found out guide dogs can be a big help in identifying obstacles at or near head level, which is an issue for me given my pattern of vision loss. So, though I was not entertaining the idea of possibly working with a guide dog at the outset, I became open to and curious about it through this great experience. I learned so much in just 5 days, I'm still stunned. I was provided with a report of my training and specific recommendations for next steps. I received it about a week after the training concluded. It was quite specific to my needs, and nearly two months later I continue to follow up on it. A month after training ended I also had a follow up meeting over the phone, which allowed me to clarify anything I had run into concerning cane travel since returning home. A wonderful experience! I highly recommend the program to those looking to build cane skills while also having an eye to possibly working with a guide dog in the future. Many thanks to all who make this program possible.
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September 2021 by Kathy Lee
Best organization! Really care for their dogs, clients, volunteers including puppy raisers!!!!
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August 2021 by Franklin
Had a bad experience with a member of the Seattle chapter (woman with an Australian accent) who told me to social distance and keep away, whereas it was okay when a caucasian person stood near her. I'm not affiliated with this group but they seemed to be on a trip of volunteers/staff at Blake Island where I was visiting and this person was basically treating me like a second class citizen and less than human when I tried my best to give them space and social distance. I can only assume (and in my own opinion from my interaction that day) that this is what the culture embraces at Guide Dogs for the Blind (at least for the Seattle chapter). As an ethnic minority, I can only warn people of my experience with this org.
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August 2021 by Franklin C.
While I can't speak for the organization as a whole and it's values - I think the mission sounds amazing and most definitely a worthy cause - I can speak for my interaction with a member of a group I came across for the Seattle chapter. There was a group from Guide Dogs for the Blind that arrived in Blake Island today for what looked to be a team outing of staff and volunteers. While everything seemed fine, I did feel like I had to mention something that really bothered me and left a bad taste in my mouth. When we were taking the ferry to leave Blake Island back to Seattle, I asked a staff member of the ferry if I could sit in the open space where some members of this group from Guide Dogs were sat (to which he said absolutely). When I had walked into that open area to sit, I saw a few members stare and one give me a dirty look. I then sat down and a lady with an Australian accent decided to sit closer to her friend and told me to stay 6 feet away from her and social distance (despite the fact that she was moving closer to me and there was virtually no room left). As the ferry was departing, I was getting wet so I slightly moved away from the edge and the same lady then says that because of covid, I would have to get away from her (I eventually moved to a different side of the ferry). She then made a show of putting on her mask and saying how she didn't want to catch covid and took her mask off once I moved away. Mind you this same lady had no problem standing close to the tour guide for our nature hike (who happened to be caucasian), other members of her group (who were caucasian), or nearly anyone else she came across (who was caucasian). However, as an Asian-American, she took issue with me sitting remotely near her despite every effort to make her feel comfortable by keeping my distance. I felt so awful despite having had such a wonderful day at Blake Island after having just moved to Seattle. While in all fairness this was just one person who was overtly giving me grief, I can only assume that this is representative of the people and culture of this organization since this person is associated with Guide Dogs. As an animal lover and someone who has had to deal with eye disease in the past, it pains me to write this review since this is a cause I could most certainly support and champion. However, as an ethnic minority, I will have to warn folks of how I was mistreated today.
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July 2021 by Daniel Gallardo Garcia
Awesome facility from the nursing staff, administrative staff, kitchen, housekeeping and intake staff. Makes you feel very welcomed and comfortable.
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July 2021 by Chris Salet
We support Guide Dogs For the Blind mission. Great organization.
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June 2021 by Daniel G.
I was here for 12 days . This campus is AMAZING!! Marissa, Kim, Lauren (my trainer) and all the staff including the kitchen to house keeping to the nursing staff! Just very hands on and always wanting to help and teach us proper techniques that are great and will last a long time. The rooms are comfy and the snacks are unbelievable. This campus has a great atmosphere and I am glad that they found me a great guide (his name is Radio) to be able yo work together. Him and I have been told we make a great team but I owe it all mostly to him.
