[Flagdu] Question

Wed Mar 16 14:21:16 UTC 2011

Toni,
    Though John is a very easy going gentleman and does not harbor ill will 
toward Fidelco, the other element of this reality is that he most likely has 
a gag order as the result of his termination. With Mr. Russman's propensity 
for legal action (my sources tell me that Fidelco spent $300,000 in legal 
fees in 2010, 10 times more than was spent in the six years of the prior 
administration),John probably doesn't want to take that risk. This is Mr. 
Russman's MO of intimidation and why I called him "a bully"! (See my 
attached "message to Fidelco Consumers)

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Toni King" <tkk at samobile.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Flagdu] Question


> Hello,
> Marion is correct, John was laid off.
> John does not hold any hard feelings toward Fidelco and feels other doors 
> have opened up for him.
> I am not as open and forgiving as John, I still love my Fidelco guide and 
> feel she is one of the best of the best., but I can tell you firing John 
> B. was the stupidest move anyone could have ever done.
> This man had been doing dog guide training for well over 50 years when he 
> trained me and mine. He can walk circles around the young folks and has a 
> live time of knowledge.
> Best Wishes,
> Toni
> Original message:
>> How do you know this? RJ
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
>> To: <crystalbay at verizon.net>; "Florida Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <flagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 1:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Flagdu] Question
>
>
>>> Debbie,
>>>    In the interest of accuracy, John did not "retire" from Fidelco; he 
>>> was
>>> fired! It tells a lot about Fidelco's direction when they fire someone
>>> with that sort of experience and reputation.
>
>>> Fraternally yours,
>>> Marion
>
>
>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Debbie" <crystalbay at verizon.net>
>>> To: "'Florida Association of Guide Dog Users'" <flagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 1:23 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Flagdu] Question
>
>
>>>> I stand corrected, John did retire from Fidelco but I didn't know he 
>>>> was
>>>> at
>>>> Freedom.  I've had several opportunities to work with him and think he 
>>>> is
>>>> tops in his field.  He is a wealth of knowledge and fun too.  I'm glad 
>>>> to
>>>> hear he is still training.  Debbie
>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: flagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:flagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Jody W. Ianuzzi
>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:35 PM
>>>> To: 'Florida Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>>> Subject: Re: [Flagdu] Question
>
>>>> Hello RJ,
>
>>>> If you receive training from Freedom guide dogs it will be with John
>>>> Byfield
>>>> who is a legend in the guide dog world.  He has been training guide dog
>>>> teams since 1957.  I had the privaledge of having him as my trainer and
>>>> he
>>>> is fantastic.
>
>>>> Freedom does the same in community training as Fidelco but they train
>>>> collies, retrievers and labs.  Fidelco trains GSDs.  I highly recommend
>>>> Freedom.
>
>>>> JODY
>
>
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