Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation's Mission
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation partners people who are blind with expertly bred and trained German Shepherd guide dogs, providing all clients with increased independence to improve their lives and the world around them.
Fidelco is inspired every day by our remarkable clients. They educate, create documentary films, work in business and government, raise families, and advocate for those who are visually impaired. They climb Mt. Everest, win gold medals as world class athletes, have served in the military, and sacrificed on the battlefield.
About Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
Fidelco is an internationally accredited guide dog organization and respected expert throughout the world. For more than six decades, Fidelco has bred the German Shepherd working dog. Since 1981, Fidelco has trained and placed more than 1,600 German Shepherd guide dogs across North America.
Each Fidelco German Shepherd guide dog takes two years, thousands of hours, and $65,000 to breed, train, and place.
Thanks solely to the generosity of donors, and the dedicated work of staff and volunteers, all Fidelco guide dogs are given to clients at no cost. Fidelco pioneered In-Community Placement in the United States and trains all clients in the communities where they live and work. Fidelco provides 24/7 client support for the entire working life of its guide dogs – typically 10 years.
Fidelco has also placed hundreds of its German Shepherd Dogs with law enforcement agencies, first responders, search and rescue, and missing child recovery organizations to help protect our fellow citizens and keep our communities safe.
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with offices in Bloomfield and Wilton, CT.
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc.103 Vision Way Bloomfield, CT 06002
27 Cannon Rd. Wilton, CT 06897