[nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: EXTERNAL: Puppy raising

[Pawpower Creations]

Yes, that sounds like an excellent idea to me.  *smiles*  Besides everyone 
knows that Pawpower Creations makes the best harnesses around.  hmmmm maybe 
I should buy one myself.  Oh wait I own it, maybe I can give myself a 
discount.  lol

Best wishes from the Pawpower pack!
Bristol, Mill'E, Rudy, and Laveau

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The rich man's guardian and the poor man's friend,
The only creature faithful to the end.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: EXTERNAL: Puppy raising


> No no dan, what you do is buy a couple harnesses and leashes from Rox,
> and then let the school have the harness and leash they gave you.
> See Rox, I'm looking out for your business interests!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Dan Weiner
> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:02 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL: Puppy raising
>
> No, I don't think they can take it, they're coming in to your house, if
> you
> hold on to it, and they are really so gain to get their property back,
> they
> can sue you if they feel it's worth it.
> They don't,  they don't need to, because most of us feel that whatever
> the
> school says goes.  If you borrow my radio, and I come in to your house
> and
> feel it needs to go back, do I have a right just to take the radio from
> your
> house?
>
> It's called stealing, and if it's their property, they can put a claim
> for
> it.
> I'll tell you, after a few things I've heard, I'll keep my hand on a
> harness at all times when in company of school reps--smile.
> Now, you say: "don't you trust them" well, there are school reps I
> really
> like, even could say I'm crazy about, but it's not them individually I'm
> worried about, it's an organization's policy.
> I'm saying this hypothetically as it's never happened to me--smile.
> So, since the schools won't sell us tack pretty much, and without the
> harness working the dog is problematic, then we can't work our dogs no
> matter what.
>
> Therefore, I encourage all of us if possible to acquire, have made, buy,
> whatever, guide dog harnesses.
>
> Remember, according to the ADA, it's the dog's training that makes it a
> service dog, not a school harness.
>
> Now, I'd be happy to as they say, name names, but unfortunately without
> permission of people things have happened to I really shouldn't, as it
> would
> be unethical.
> But for example, someone who's retiring their dog, the field rep comes
> and
> says "to make sure you won't work your dog, so you won't forget, I'll
> take
> the harness".
> Now, what if this individual needs to take a taxi, walk to the mail box,
> go
> to church, go in someone's car to a restaurant? The dog is still safe,
> in
> those areas.? Doesn't he as a handler have any decision-making
> capability as
> to when he should or should not work his dog?
> I certainly did when my dogs approached retirement.   I knew certain
> things
> would be problematic, and I healed my dog or left him home, may he rest
> in
> peace.
>
> I'm curious what the legal eagles think or people with more experience
> than
> I, but I find this whole thing of, let the school do what it wants as it
> knows best" to be problematic at best.
>
>
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