[nabs-l] blind doctors

Fri May 7 14:08:56 UTC 2010

That is a total misnomer about blind people training guide dogs. I know quite a few blind people who have owner trained their dogs. In a lot of ways, the attitude of a lot of guide dog schools is very custodial in a way. Blind people need to keep foraging forward in this area. They used to say the same thing about blind mobility instructors, but obviously, they work out great.

As for you pursuing a vet degree, I say go for it. Of course there will be people who tell you you can't do it, but with some creativity and fortitude, you'll do great.

Briley   
On May 7, 2010, at 1:15 AM, Valerie Gibson wrote:

> As i'm not opposed to training guide dogs, i don't want to give off the impression that, I'm blind so i want to train guide dogs.  That's like, when i tell people i have a boxer, most first responces are, "is it a guide dog?"  It's a ligit question, but it's like people expect that if you have a dog or work with dogs, it's a guide dog because you're blind.
> 
> Like i said, i'm not opposed to guide dog training, and on that note, i remember being at the CCB and a guide dog rep came to the center to talk to us, and someone asked if blind people could train guide dogs. They said no.  My guesss was that you're training a dog to do something that you can't, so i can sort of see their point in that respect.
> 
> Perhaps things have changed over the past few years, and i will try to talk to them again. If nothing else, it will give me some practice training dogs.
> On May 6, 2010, at 10:31 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
> 
>> I might suggest talking to a guide dog school if you want to maybe train service animals or at least talk to them to see if you can intern there when it comes time.
>> 
>> That's all I can help you with but good luck with your endeavors.
>> On May 5, 2010, at 9:46 PM, Valerie Gibson wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> For a while know I've been bouncing around ideas of things i would like to do as a carreer when i finish my gen ed classes, and while i find a lot of things interesting, i keep coming back to the thought of, "I'd really like to work with animals".  
>>> 
>>> Ever since i was seven i've wanted to become a veterinarian...that is until someone told me, when i was thirteen, "well, i wouldn't take my dogs to you". surprisingly, this wasn't a sighted person who told me this.
>>> 
>>> Well, i ran across an article somewhere about a blind guy who got his M.D, and it got me thinking, why coudln't I be a vet? Even if there aren't a bunch of blind doctors, at least there are some.
>>> I think on the side, i'd like to become a certified dog trainer as well.
>>> 
>>> So, what i want, all steriotyping aside, is to become a certified obedienace dog trainer, and if i can maybe train some sort of service dog like search and rescue or therapy dogs.
>>> 
>>> As well as, train to become a vet tech, and if i really like what i do, advance my schooling to become a full fledged vet.
>>> 
>>> My questions are:
>>> 1.  What do you think of these jobs for a blind person?
>>> 2.  Does anyone know of anyone who could help me overcome any sort of obsticles that i could come up against in getting these jobs?
>>> and 
>>> 3.  i guess this goes along with question 2, but is there anyone who's working for an M.D and would you be willing to email me off list or something so that i can pick your brain about how you got through, or are getting through, it?
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