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Foster a Female Breeding Dog for Leader Dogs for the Blind
ORGANIZATION: Leader Dogs for the Blind
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5 people are interested
Host homes urgently needed!
Do you love dogs? Are you looking for a way to give back while caring for a beautiful female and puppies? This might be the opportunity for you!!
We breed Labrador retrievers, Golden retrievers, and Lab/Golden crosses to be guide dogs for people who are blind or visually impaired. We are looking for homes to host both female and male breeders for the duration of their breeding careers. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and will bear the legal responsibility for the host dog. However, families can have children participate in the care of the dog to share in this rewarding experience!
There are several new volunteer models including hosting a female when she is not whelping puppies, or you can host a female only when she is whelping. Or you can temporarily foster a breeding dog while they are waiting for their placement.
Hosting requires a significant time commitment, physical strength, and the ability to travel to our campus in Rochester Hills, MI several times a year. Dogs are 12-15 months of age when placed in a home. Females retired from our program by the time they are 4-5 years of age, but males can continue in the program until they are approximately 9 years old. Both are then adoptable by the host home when their breeding careers are over! Volunteers must live within 6 hours of our campus in Rochester Hills, MI, and have no more than 2 vaccinated, spay/neutered pet dogs in your home.
To learn more, visit our website and/or sign up to attend a virtual informational session.
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About Leader Dogs for the Blind
Location:
1039 S. Rochester Rd., Rochester, MI 48307, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is empowering people who are blind or visually impaired with lifelong skills for safe and independent daily travel.
Description
Founded by three Detroit area Lions Clubs members in 1939, Leader Dogs for the Blind provides dog guides to people who are blind and visually impaired to enhance their mobility, independence and quality of life. Each year, clients attend our residential training program to be paired with a dog guide. This is a life-changing event that opens the doors to independence, safety and self-worth for many of our students.
In addition to our guide dog program, we offer programs that enhance a person's independence and quality of life in other ways, including orientation and mobility training, teen summer camp, and seminars for Orientation and Mobility professionals. Currently, Leader Dog is the only facility in the Western Hemisphere to teach DeafBlind students to work with a guide dog.
Thanks to generous donations from our supporters, our guide dog services are provided free of charge, including room and board and travel to and from our campus in Rochester Hills, Michigan, for clients.
Leader Dog is recognized as a "Best In America" Charity by the Independent Charities of America (ICA).
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Animals,
People with Disabilities
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
1039 S. Rochester RoadRochester, MI 48307
(42.6887 ,-83.13439 )
DATE POSTED
December 17, 2024
SKILLS
- Animal Care / Handling
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Varies
- Volunteers are responsible for expenses such as food, toys, bedding etc. Veterinary care is provided for free at Leader Dog if you live close enough to our campus in Rochester Hills, Michigan.