Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation

• Published March 29th, 2011 by D. john McCarthy
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Feldelco at a glance:

• Our Mission-The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to promoting increased independence to men and women who are blind by providing them with the highest quality guide dogs.

• We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Bloomfield, CT.  We breed, train and place our own, unique type of German shepherd guide dogs with people who have visual disabilities.

• Fidelco pioneered In-community Placement in the United States; a process that allows guide dog users to be trained in the communities where they live and work.

• Fidelco relies solely on the gifts and the generosity of individuals, foundations, corporations and civic organizations that partner with us to “Share the Vision."
• The demand for Fidelco guide dogs is at
  an all-time high. We attribute this to the 
  quality of our dogs (a breed within a breed), our pioneering In-community Placement  program and  our second-to-none client follow-up. 
   
• Fidelco has approximately 100 volunteer puppy raisers  and are always looking for dedicated families and individuals to love, care for and socialize our pups.
   
• Approximately half the dogs we place each year are successor dogs; dogs that follow in the footsteps of recently retired Fidelco guide dogs.
   
• Fidelco is an accredited member of the 
  International Guide Dog Federation.
   
• Contact Fidelco.
   
• Watch “Share the Vision,” now appearing onYouTube.com.

• To view Fidelco's 2009 Condensed Financial Statements, click here.