A volunteer fosterer is pictured with her guide dog in training in a park and a person is knelt down saying hello to the dog.

What we do

Hear more about the wide variety of services we offer for people with sight loss in our Services pages.

In this section...

Four Guide Dogs Academy staff members and a yellow Labrador guide dog in training are pictured in front of the entrance to a Guide Dogs office.

Guide Dogs has clear ethical statements on service delivery and research, fundraising, investments, collaboration, campaigns, the environment and our purchasing.

Two women in Guide Dogs t-shirts stand in front of some cliffs in Devon with their arms round each other smiling. One of them holds a fundraising bucket.

Guide Dogs Strategy

Our vision is a future where every person with sight loss has the confidence and support to live their lives to the fullest. Our new strategy looks forward to 2040.

Guide Dogs worldwide

Guide Dogs is a founding member of the International Guide Dogs Federation, now spanning 31 countries.

Steve, who has a vision impairment, wears a Guide Dogs running vest. He laughs in the park with his guide runner.

People Awards

At Guide Dogs, we like to celebrate the incredible people who volunteer, work and partner with us.

Research

The research we carry out at Guide Dogs helps us understand the needs of our users as well as help us take care of our dogs.

Black and white photograph showing some of the first Guide Dog owners and their dogs

The history of Guide Dogs

The surprising and wonderful story of how Guide Dogs came to be, from 1931 to today.