Welcome to the Florida Dog Guides F.T.D.
Welcome to the Florida Dog Guides F.T.D.
Florida Dog Guides F.T.D. Inc.
Our program trains Hearing, Service, and Specialty Dogs for Florida's Deaf,
Legally Deaf and Physically Challenged Residents .
"We are an in-home training program and we train the deaf, legally deaf and physically challenged person how to train their own dog."
- Arlene Dickinson -
Florida Dog Guides F.T.D. Inc.
Our program trains Hearing, Service, and Specialty Dogs for Florida's Deaf,
Legally Deaf and Physically Challenged Residents .
"We are an in-home training program and we train the deaf, legally deaf and physically challenged person how to train their own dog."
- Arlene Dickinson -
Legally Deaf and Physically Challenged Residents .
"We are an in-home training program and we train the deaf, legally deaf and physically challenged person how to train their own dog."
- Arlene Dickinson -
The Florida Dog Guides F.T.D. was founded in 1984 by the deaf community in Manatee County, Florida. Fifteen hearing challenged people with their dogs and a Basic Obedience Instructor, with sign language skills, developed much of the program as it stands today.
The organization’s “In The home Training Concept” is recognized at the International level as innovative and successful, and has led to other training programs using the same training techniques.
In 1999, the program purchased a four-acre horse farm in Manatee County. The location was converted to an Assistance Dog Training School. The school, located in Bradenton, Florida, is the state headquarters for Florida Dog Guides F.T.D. Inc.
The site includes an outdoor training course that introduces teams-in-training to stair-steps, moving platforms, and the like. It also provides a safe, fenced-in “rein” area for the animals, Dog park and Lions Club home-base of the Bradenton East Golden Paw Lions Club.
Florida Dog Guides F.T.D. is a non-profit training school designed to assist Florida residents with:
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