Independence Dogs Austria

20/12/2025

Today we watch and wait. Our riders will be back and the cats in the background will have caught their mice and gone as well. 2 assistance dogs calmly settled while their people ride.

02/12/2025

Blindenführhund sitzt in einem Weihnachtszug und lacht.
Laughing Guide dog on a Christmas train IDA

20/11/2025

09/09/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who reached out to us about giving this little guy a home! We have found a wonderful family that will accompany him on his way to becoming a guide dog.

05/09/2025

Billy is a 3 month old golden doodle on his journey to becoming a guide dog! He is looking for a family to accompany him his first year of life until his official training can start. If you live in or around Vienna or Graz and are interested in helping this little boy out then feel free to message us!

07/08/2025

So another little one, this time a goldendoodle from this group, of young’ uns. After picking him up, I drove him to a brilliant puppy raiser in Vienna yesterday. Can’t wait to see both of them embark on a journey to last a bit more than a year! Afterwards he will enter training officially, but trainer and puppy raiser remain in contact. And later, doors are open to the owner with low- or no vision to remain in touch with the puppy raisers. On the path to becoming a guide dog…Onwards and forwards with this new life and the 2- year project that every guide dog is. ,

06/10/2024

In September, 3 Spanish guide dog teams were along on our incredible continuing education adventure, doing the Celtic Camino to Santiago de Compostela. Here we are at the tower of Hercules in A Coruña, cheering with the guide dogs!

Im September begleiteten 3 spanische Blindenhundeteams unser unglaubliches Weiterbildungsabenteuer auf dem keltischen Camino nach Santiago de Compostela. Hier sind wir am Turm des Herkules in A Coruña und jubeln mit den Blindenhunden!

En septiembre, 3 equipos de perros guía españoles nos acompañaron en nuestra increíble aventura de formación continua, haciendo el Camino Celta a Santiago de Compostela. Aquí estamos en la torre de Hércules en A Coruña, ¡animando con los perros guía!

25/09/2024

A stormy , fabulous Camino today

23/09/2024

Impressions of our first day in A Coruña! We started at the Tower of Hercules, in A Coruña, which dates back to the first century. We are practicing skills with the teams as we go.

21/09/2024

30/08/2024

Am 17.09.2024 gab es in Graz eine Sonderführung für blinde und sehbehinderte Personen der Kristian Schuller Ausstellung. Die gesamte Austellung besteht aus großen, von innen beleuchteten Leinwänden. Die Führung inkludierte 13 von den Fotografien, äußerst detailliert beschrieben. zusätzlich gab es von 7 davon Versionen zu ertasten. Es war eine wunderbare Darstellung davon, dass auch blinde Personen Kunst genießen können und sollen! Wir bedanken uns herzlich bei den zwei Kurratoren und den zwei Führern dafür, dass so etwas möglich war.

30/08/2024

Thank you so much to the European Blind Union for their support in this endeavor!

Are you a person living in Austria? Are you familiar with the organisation Independence Dogs Austria?

From 21st to 29th September, this association will organise a 75km walk in north-west Spain with the support of guide dog teams from Austria, Spain and Germany.

👉 Learn more about the project by visiting its focus website: https://tinyurl.com/5n7wsrk5

Photo credit: Independence Dogs Austria