KSDS Assistance Dogs, Inc. provides guide dogs for the visually impaired, service dogs for the physically disabled, and facility dogs that assist professionals in the field of education, counseling, and other specialty services. With 1,000+ hours of training and stringent health screenings, KSDS dogs are valued at $25,000 and placed with clients at no cost.

KSDS is fully-accredited by Assistance Dogs International (ADI) and operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. KSDS is a Gold-level GuideStar Exchange participant, demonstrating its commitment to transparency.

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Our History

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4-H dog project members from Cloud, Riley, and Washington counties began serving as puppy raisers for organizations in Ohio and California. These 4-H members discovered very few assistance dog placements were made in the Midwest and they wanted to see dogs placed in Kansas and the surrounding states to serve the citizens of this region.

Dogs

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Guide dogs are specially trained dogs to provide mobility assistance for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. These dogs are able to navigate sidewalks, find curbs and stairs, cross streets safely, and avoid obstacles including overhangs. Guide dogs know left and right and are helpful with object identification when asked to "find" a door, counter, elevator, escalator, sidewalk, chair, etc.

Service Dogs

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Service dogs are specially trained to provide assistance to people with physical disabilities. Specifically individuals who use wheelchairs for mobility to those requiring a steady four-legged partner to balance them as they walk. Some of their skills include retrieving dropped or selected items, assisting in dressing, pulling wheelchairs, bracing for balance or transfers, turning lights on and off, and opening and closing a variety of doors.

Facility Dogs

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Facility dogs are specially trained to work with a professional in the fields of education, counseling, medicine, rehabilitation, or other specialty agencies. Facility dogs must complete and pass the health and temperament testing just like guide and service dogs. The facility dog will work many hours on obedience, mostly off lead, and will work with a variety of handlers.

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