[nagdu] O&M, Ownership, & Leader

[Nicole B. Torcolini]

I don't know if there is a time limit, but sometimes dogs that get returned 
do get placed again. At GDB, they ask if you prefer not to have a dog that 
has been returned. I know a lady who had two shepherds in a row that had 
been returned, and they were perfectly fine dogs.

Also, are there any other schools that charge a fee for ownership? I don't 
really like that idea.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Davidson" <fuzzy_1 at cox.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] O&M, Ownership, & Leader


I was told that once a dog is returned it is retired or adopted out and they
do not retrain and match with another student. As far as ownership I don't
see what the big deal is if the school retains ownership for a year or two
years. If they feel you are abusing or not taking care of the dog I would
want them to take it. I have known too many people get the dog and don't
follow the feeding guidelines and feed table scraps etc and it ruins the
dogs digestive system and they will go for food left on floors of restraunts
etc. To me all that does is ruin a good working dog and make the rest of us
look bad. The school I went to kept ownership for two years and it was no
big deal to me but everyone is different. I also was told  that Seeing eye
gives ownership upon graduation when you pay a fee of 150.00 and this came
from one of their field reps. I don't know what Leader dog does I went to
Guiding Eyes and was very pleased with them and their follow-up.   If I have
a problem I gave them a call and we solved it over the phone or a field
trainer would come down if serious enough. I know everyone has their own
preference of schools just like me and this is just my opinion.


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