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

[sblanjones11]

Marion,
Guiding Eyes does not *require* that you submit the annual work & health
report, and to my knowledge, there are no repercussions or consequences for
failing to do so.  However, it is very much encouraged, for the reasons
others have stated much more clearly than I.
Susan & Rhoda
 

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Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 1:12 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] vet reports/was/Re: TSE and Guiding Eyes comparison

Jenine,
    Any such information that is asked for on a voluntary basis would not be
considered either custodial or paternalistic, provided it was truly
voluntary and there were no repurcussions for not complying. For instance,
using my analogy of a car dealership, if Ford required that you submit
maintenance records as a condition of using a vehicle for which you paid and
owned as a condition of possession, no consumer in their right mind would
buy a Ford!

Fraternally,
Marion


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenine Stanley" <jeninems at wowway.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] vet reports/was/Re: TSE and Guiding Eyes comparison


> Marion,
>
> Just a question, not a challenge. Do you consider being asked, not 
> required
> but asked, to submit health reports periodically a custodial or
> paternalistic policy?  Would it be considered  such if the submission was
> accompanied by an incentive such as discounts on flea and tick prevention
> products, heartworm pills, etc.?
>
> Currently, this is GDF's policy, to request yearly health records. We give
> each graduate a booklet to take to their vet. Each vet visit can be logged
> and a copy sent to us. This, as Laurie noted, helps us track trends after
> the dog has gone into the field.
>
> We are considering how we might collect this data more efficiently for 2
> reasons.
>
> 1. People forget to send in their health records. It's just a fact, not a
> judgment or condemnation. We would like to have those records in order to
> improve our breeding program.
>
> 2. We would like to find a way that people can more easily submit the 
> info,
> i.e., electronically directly through your vet, etc. Right now you must
> remember to take out one of the copies of the report, put it into an 
> envelop
> or fax it to us. Some people simply don't have access to sighted help for
> such things if needed. Like it or not, it's a fact of life for folks.
>
> So, whether a school chooses to track dog health isn't anything more than 
> a
> measure of what it does overall to serve not only its grads but itself.
>
> Just my thoughts of course as part of the team working on how to improve 
> our
> system at GDF.
>
>
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