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[Linda Gwizdak]

Hi Jennifer,
Welcome to the NAGDU List!

I'm Lyn and I work with my eighth guide named Landon.  He is a 4 year old 
Lab/Golden cross and he's from the Seeing Eye. We live in Southern 
California.

Are you a young person who still lives with your parents?  I think it's a 
good thing to have your parents agree to the dog if you are bringing it into 
their home. This is something I never had to deal with since I was 22 and on 
my own - living in another city - when I got my first guide.  My parents 
thought it was great and I never had any problems with them.

It gets tricky when you are still living at home with the parents and they 
don't want a dog.  Well, what my parents used to say to us kids is, "When 
you are under my roof, you'll do as we ask."  If you are still at home, you 
may have to do this and wait until you're on your own before getting a dog.

The schools will not place a dog into a home where there are people who will 
object to the dog's presence.  Some families have even insisted on the guide 
dog living in the garage!  This is absolutely NOT permitted - the dog must 
live in the home with you, sleep in the house.

If there is strife and stress in the house because people don't want the dog 
there, it can affect your dog in many bad ways - everything from causing 
emotional problems in the dog which can lead to behavioral problems in the 
dog. The dog will not be happy in that envirnment, and it will adversly 
affect the dog's work.

Take care, pick our brains - we are folks who are thinking of getting dogs, 
have our first dog, and all levels of experience here! LOL

Regards,

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer L Finley" <jenniferfinley at embarqmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 11:56 AM
Subject: [nagdu] nagdu


> Hi this is Jennifer, I just wanted to know if anyone has had parents that 
> do not agree with them getting a guide dog.  If you have, please let me 
> know how to talk to them about it.
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