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Service Animals
If you are interested in a service dog, there are many organizations that can match you with an animal.
Each organization has a different application process and requirements, but generally all include several meetings and a training course. Learn more below.
For general information on service and guide dogs, you can refer to this fact sheet from the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights.
NOTE: We encourage you to look into the organizations on this list to see which is best for your unique needs as individual experiences may differ. If possible, speak with a trusted source for a referral when choosing a provider. This list is not an endorsement by the State of New Jersey.
- Assistance Dogs International (ADI) is an international coalition of non-profit organizations that raise, train, and place assistance dogs. To find a guide dog, hearing dog, or service dog in your area from an ADI-accredited member group, use ADI’s online search tool.
- Canine Companions for Independence (Medford, NY) provides service dogs, hearing dogs, facility dogs, and skilled companion dogs to people with physical or developmental disabilities, and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing Request an application online for Canine Companions for Independence or call 1-800-572-2275
- Canine Partners for Life (Cochranville, PA) trains service dogs, home companion dogs, residential companion dogs, and courthouse companion dogs to assist individuals who have a wide range of physical, developmental, and cognitive Learn more and request an application online for Canine Partners for Life or call 1-1-610- 869‑4902.
- Guiding Eyes for the Blind (Yorktown Heights, NY) provides guide dogs to people with vision loss. Individuals must be legally blind, over the age of 16, capable of walking outdoors unaccompanied and independently with the use of a white cane, and responsible for the care of a dog. Apply online or call 1-914-243-2222 if you have any questions.
- The Seeing Eye (Morristown, NJ) breeds and raises puppies to become Seeing Eye dogs and provides instruction to blind people in the proper use, handling, and care of the dogs. To request an application, you can call 1-800-539-4425, email admissions@seeingeye.org, or complete an application online.
