[nagdu] vet reports/was/Re: TSE and Guiding Eyes comparison

[Margo and Arrow]

This will be the last time I'll say this, but, The Seeing Eye has manged to 
improve its dogs' health and its breeding stock without even voluntarily 
asking us to submit vet reports.  I think I'll ask how they track these 
things without this voluntary or involuntary submission of vet reports.

I do report to The Seeing eye about things myself in a voluntary manner.

Margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angie Matney" <angie.matney at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] vet reports/was/Re: TSE and Guiding Eyes comparison


>I really don't think the word "paternalistic" applies to most of these
> situations. It is my understanding tha the strict definition of 
> paternalism
> involves making a judgment for someone based on what you believe is in 
> their
> best interest. If a school said they required me to send in vet reports so
> they could make medical treatment decisions for my dog, that would indeed 
> be
> paternalistic. If a school required me to send in a vet report for 
> whatever
> reason, it might be considered custodial. If a school asks me to keep them
> apprised of my dog's health to improve their breeding program, this is
> neither custodial nor paternalistic.
>
> I think Dan made a good point. Maybe some people are afraid that the 
> school
> will take the dog away if it has, say, ,gained too much weight. (A service
> dog school did recently remove a dog's vest for this reason, though it 
> left
> the dog with the handler.) I don' tknow how to combat this issue.
>
> Finally, in my opinion, I think that incentives for reporting health data
> should not ginclude veterinary products or extra discounts. I believe that
> such a policy would conceivably coerce people to provide information 
> against
> their will. I think that more neutral incentives would be better. But I
> obviously am not employed by a school, and this is an outsider's
> perspective.
>
> Angie
>
>
>
>
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