[blparent] A quick guide dog question

[sharon howerton]

I had a very helpful suggestion when I applied for a dog in 2003. GDB is a 
very popular school around here, but a friend of mine suggested to me that 
if you get a dog and live in a cold, snowy climate like Karla does in MI and 
where Leslie and I live in IL, get a dog from a school where the dogs are 
used to snow. My friend said she used to get a lot of calls from the GDB 
handlers that their dogs didn't know what to do about snow their first 
winter. Only my suggestion and for purposes of this list, there is a lot 
more to consider when applying for a dog and having young kids.
Sharon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] A quick guide dog question


> Hi Carla. What about Guide Dogs for the Blind? I know they've done in home
> training before. Their website is
> www.guidedogs.com
> hth
> Leslie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Karla Hudson
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:06 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] A quick guide dog question
>
> Anyone know of schools that will train you in your home community? I am
> unable to reserve as much time as the schools need away from my home. We
> also have a specific need for the type of dog given that my husband is 
> very
> allergic to most dog dander. I am in Michigan and yes we have leader dogs
> but I do not see reference to home training on their web page.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Karla
>
>
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