My Nonprofit Reviews

My wife and I recently had the great pleasure of visiting the Southeastern Guide Dogs facility in Palmetto Fla. To say that we were impressed is an understatement. The facility is really a university for the " Superheroes" ( as these wonderful dogs are affectionately called). Along with 5 other visitors,we enjoyed a wonderful hour with a group of 8 week old puppies in "The Puppy Kindergaten Adventure"- my wife was in heaven. At about 10 weeks these puppies will go to puppy raiser families, where they will spend the next 15 months or so, before returning to university. It is here where they will go through the intensive training of becoming a guide dog for the blind, companion for a vet with PTSD or many other valuable services. Some, who do not "graduate" go on to be breeders. Another impressive service is that the new "patients" are house at the center while training with their new BFF. There is currently construction underway, which when complete, will house new traing and veterinary facilities. Non of this receives any government funding. All funding comes from private or corporate donations, in addition to about 135 on "staff" there are about 500 volunteers, making it all the more impressive. The Southeastern Guide Dogs facility is a "must see" for anyone living in or visiting the Bradenton/Sarasota area.