{"id":1529,"date":"2021-03-25T15:28:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T19:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/igd-02.eproofs.ca\/?page_id=1529"},"modified":"2022-08-11T06:28:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T10:28:17","slug":"guide-dogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/guide-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"About Guide Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1529\" class=\"elementor elementor-1529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59c30542 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59c30542\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72b99ea\" data-id=\"72b99ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bad6f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bad6f3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">What is a Guide Dog?<\/h2><p>Dogs have been helping humans with a variety of activities for thousands of years, but the term guide dog is very specific. A guide dog is a dog that has been specially trained to support a person who is blind or has low vision with their mobility. There are many other types of assistance dogs that support people with other disabilities, but the term guide dog is specific to dogs that support people who are blind or have low vision.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/protect-eu.mimecast.com\/s\/b18YCGZXpFJMnvktKkasV?domain=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This short video helps explain what guide dogs do to support their owners.<\/a><\/p><p>Use the links below to find out more about guide dog facts and figures, whether a guide dog might be able to help you, or to locate your closest guide dog provider.<\/p><p>The International Guide Dog Federation\u00a0can help answer questions like:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/guide-dogs\/would-a-guide-dog-help-me\/\">Would a guide dog help me?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/guide-dogs\/history-of-guide-dogs\/\">What is the history of guide dogs?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/about-us\/facts-and-figures\/\">What are some IGDF and guide dog statistics?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/closest-dog-guide-providers\/\">Where can I find my closest guide dog provider?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/guide-dogs\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">What are some frequently asked questions?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7017b6d\" data-id=\"7017b6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0fe05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa0fe05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1555 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC_3990-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Long curly haired guide dog stands in the snow. \" width=\"395\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC_3990-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC_3990-600x901.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC_3990-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC_3990-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC_3990.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Guide Dog? 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