[FLAGDU] My frightening scary experience with Southeastern Guide dog School!

[MARION GWIZDALA]

Thanks for sharing your story Mike! That does sound very frightening! It sounds like they did not return a second time. It also sounds like that you were able to keep your dog and I am very glad to hear this as well. However, the experience sounds very distressing and how dare they use this tactic of just “popping in“ on people! So very unprofessional!


Merry C. schoch,LCSW

> On Mar 7, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Mike via FLAGDU <flagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> My frightening scary experience with Southeastern Guide dog School!
> 
> In about 2013 someone knocked on my front door! I answered my front door & a
> person said I am from Southeastern Guidedog school. I did not know this
> person, so I was weary that they were really from Southeastern Guide Dog
> School because I had not talked to anyone from the school in over 4 years.
> This person said they were just in the area & was just checking in on every
> one in her area! So, I finally thought this person was from Southeastern so
> I asked did someone complain she said no. I said why did you not call first
> before coming over, she said she did not have a phone number for me! That
> was not true because I have had the same phone number for over 25 years &
> because of my business you could google or Bing me & you would have my phone
> number! I said it was not a good idea to show up at a blind person's door
> expecting to get into the house if they did not know you. 
> 
> So, I finally let her in. She started asking lots of questions about my
> Guide dog. She wanted to take the dog up to Publix to weight the dog. I said
> no. She started saying things like if the dog was overweight the dog could
> be taken for abuse & she repeated this several times. 
> 
> You need to know I have never missed an annual vet visit for shots &
> checkup. This Guide dog had been with me for over 6 years & this was my
> fourth dog guide. I love each & every one of my dogs!!! 
> 
> 
> 
> She said she would be back in a few weeks & would like the dog's weight at
> that time. So, I said ok & she left. 
> 
> I felt in a real panic thinking someone could take my dog after being with
> him for over 6 years. Over the next week I talked to another dog guide
> users& most of them just said you must of just miss understood her. No one
> thought a school would do that. I was still very worried that this could
> happen. 
> 
> So still worried I called FLAGDU & they asked for me to send them a copy of
> my Southeastern Guide dog school contract. So, I did & I also went thru that
> contract again.
> 
> 
> 
> Under my contract with Southeastern Guide dog School contract, I owned my
> dog & they did not have the wright to take the dog!
> 
> 
> 
> I do understand they have changed their contract since I got my dog from
> them.
> 
> I would never recommend anyone going to Southeastern Guide dog school. There
> are other schools that are much more consumer friendly!
> 
> This is just my opinion & experience.
> 
> Mike Bowmer
> 
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