Southeastern Guide Dogs transforms lives by creating and nurturing extraordinary partnerships between people and dogs, throughout the United States. A nonprofit with a national reach, we train dogs of the highest pedigree for people who are blind, veterans, and children, providing our premier dogs and lifetime services at no cost, without government funds.​ We've matched more than 3,200 guide and service dog teams since our 1982 inception, and currently have over 1,200 dogs under our auspices.

Russell Smith and Service Dog Mustang

This month, through April 14th, proceeds from your purchase online benefit the Southeastern Guide Dogs, supporting those who can't see and those who have seen too much. Army veteran Russell Smith served for eight years and two deployments to Iraq. When Russell returned stateside, an injury and the lingering effects of post-traumatic stress kept him isolated and hyper-alert. “I knew there was something missing in my life,” he says. “My anxiety attacks were getting more frequent and severe.” While on a retreat for veterans, Russell met Southeastern Guide Dogs alumni Danny Sepulveda and his service dog Max. Danny encouraged him to apply, and now he’s met his own service dog, Mustang.

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