Guide Dogs

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Specially trained dogs to guide a blind or partially-sighted person.

Can I apply for a dog?

If you are blind or partially sighted Guide Dogs is committed to providing you with a guide dog or another more suitable mobility service.

• Age – there is no lower or upper age limit
• Living circumstances – religious or cultural backgrounds; city or rural locations; employed or unemployed; so long as the dogs physical and emotional needs are met, most circumstances can be accommodated
• Level of sight loss – you do not need to have lost all your remaining sight
• Cost – if needed, financial assistance is available
• Training – we will work with you, and where relevant with other organisations, to achieve your goals

Other services

My Guide – 1:1 sighted guiding service

My Guide is our free service that helps people with a vision impairment get out of their homes and into the community with a volunteer as their sighted guide.

Sighted guiding helps to build self-confidence, increase social interaction and be part of the community.

To apply, get in touch with us by phone or email. We will chat through your requirements to ensure this is the right service for you and then take you through the following steps:

• a simple assessment to help us understand how My Guide can best work for you
• matching you with an approved My Guide volunteer who has received full training – this will include a meeting to ensure you feel comfortable working together

Liverpool Mobility Team

Our team of 28 staff work out of the Knotty Ash office, Liverpool, covering the counties of Merseyside and Cheshire. We have around 270 guide dog owners at any time. If we can’t help you directly, we’ll do what we can to work with other service providers
in the area to meet your needs.