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Golden Opportunities for Independence
Foxborough, Massachusetts
About Golden Opportunities for Independence
Golden Opportunities for Independence (GOFI) is more than a service dog program, it’s a community built on compassion, expertise, and partnership. We provide highly trained service and community resource dogs that empower individuals to live with greater independence, confidence, and joy. What sets us apart is our heart: a passionate team, deep community roots, and a commitment to improving lives one partnership at a time. Since our founding, we’ve proudly seen the life-changing impact of our work, whether it’s supporting a veteran, helping a child thrive, or bringing comfort through community resource dogs. At GOFI, our mission is simple but powerful: to change lives through the love of dogs and the strength of human connection.
Training & services
Training goals
- Canine Good Citizen preparation
- Obedience training
How training happens
- Private training
Dog age
- Puppies
Training level
- Beginner training
Class options
- Evening classes
Assistance and working dogs
- Service dog training
- Therapy dog training
Your dog’s background
- Rescue dogs
Other listed services
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- Akc Program
- Breeding Dogs
- Dog Run
- Dog Track
- Mental Health Support
- Temperament Evaluations
- Track Classes
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Questions & answers
From GoogleWhat people have asked about this business.
Can anyone visit and play with the puppies?
you have to take an orientation class along with background check!
Community answer · Stasie C · 2020-09-21
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Customer reviews
Google listing4.9
55 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- Caring staff 6
- Health 6
- Volunteers 6
- Organization 3
- Donate 2
- Number 2
All 10 topics
- Police community resource dogs 2
- Smile 2
- Training process 2
- Well trained dogs 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
GOFI is such an asset to the community. GOFI is a non profit organization whom trains goldens to become therapy dogs for private families as well as community resource dogs for officers who bring them to the school, this is instrumental to the students learning and overall mood …Read full reviewClose full review
GOFI is such an asset to the community. GOFI is a non profit organization whom trains goldens to become therapy dogs for private families as well as community resource dogs for officers who bring them to the school, this is instrumental to the students learning and overall mood during high stress times. GOFI is amazing ! These dogs are so smart and so helpful and very well trained thank you to paulene and the trainers and the volunteers! Love it here with all my heart.
The trainers, staff and volunteers are so wonderful that I became a volunteer myself.
Fantastic non-profit organization!
Great training, knowledgeable, caring staff
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