[nagdu] Thanks for the welcome

[cheryl echevarria]

We should be trying to go to place we want to go, if we know the access laws 
prior to going to that area it helps, but again, not everyone is educated. 
Remember there is also the World Blind Union, in fact at the National 
convention in Dallas we have the President of the WBU there.

There are guide dog schools in Japan, England, Israel, Australia, almost all 
countries know of them, but again, when traveling make sure you have the 
proper information a good 6 months to a year before going, just in case you 
need to get certain paperwork for your dog and for yourself as we..

A bit of advice from someone in the field.

Cheryl Echevarria
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Thanks for the welcome


> Dan,
>
> I agree with you on all points. I am gearing up to consider travel to 
> Europe
> myself in the next year and am most certainly taking Doxy with me for 
> sure.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Dan Weiner
> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:15 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Thanks for the welcome
>
> Well, let's see...why bring a dog to Mexico on a trip and so on?
> Frankly, guys, I've traveled with a dog to other countries  because I'm a
> better traveler with  a dog than a cane. A dog can do things a cane can't
> and I won't pretend otherwise.
>
> I'm not going to be jumping on the "all you need is the training in the
> proper use of the long white cane and you should not have any reason to be
> using your dog instead of the cane" bandwagon.
> That doesn't mean you need to feel obliged to take your pooch on any rip,
> that's up to you. I'm not Lin, of course, and won't answer for her but for
> myself.
>
> There are several hundred guide dog users in Mexico, mostly from Leader, 
> and
> they're getting out and about doing things.
> Again, that doesn't mean we should automatically go,  but I can understand
> why you would.
> I've been to Mexico with my hound, and I suppose the biggest problem was
> aggressive dogs and a few access issues, and the fact, of course, that the
> sidewalks and so on are different.
>
> I've been to other places as well. Again, just saying that I don't find it
> unreasonable for someone to travel with their pup.
> Would I do it again...depends:
>
> 1. on where I'm going
> 2. on whether I have a support network, friends, tings to do, etc.
> For example, I'm planning in  the next year or two to visit Europe and
> there's very little doubt in my mind that Carter will be going.
>
> Actually, I've never been asked to sell my dog, but I had a few incidents,
> even here, where people who seemed a bit down-and-out persistently asked 
> me
> how much he's worth and followed me.  That did make me nervous.
>
> This is an interesting discussion and look forward to hearing other points
> of view
>
> Dan the man, Carter the Dog
>
>
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