[nagdu] Fw: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort

[Albert J Rizzi]

While initially some dogs did this trick or task of their own volition and
as a true connection to their owners, there are two schools in the united
states that train dogs for seizure and diabetic detections.  I will dig up
those schools out of my files and share the information with you all. I
first learned of this as a trainable task this summer when speaking to a
group of students with type one diabetes.  A parent asked me to investigate
this option for her daughter and as I stated found two schools, one of which
is based in Indiana if I recall correctly.  The cost to train such dogs is
anywhere from 5 to 10 thousand dollars. my lions club here on long island is
hoping to include them in our giving program this year. So let me get back
to you all on this new breed of service animal which most certainly, as
properly outlined in Julie's  post will fall under the definition of a
service animal as protected under the ADA. I could see however, the task or
service such an animal would provide could be cause for some serious
dialogue

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
CEO/Founder
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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:25 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort

Good explanation!  I was mulling that one over, too; still getting there!
But I think you put it very well.  /smile/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of The Pawpower Pack
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 7:45 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort

Albert,

most dogs who alert to a medical condition such as diabetes are doing  
it out of instinct.  Some dogs choose their alert by engaging in some  
very inappropriate behaviors for public access such as barking or  
jumping up on the person.  The alert itself needs to be accompanied by  
a *trained* task.

Here is my question.  If I had an alert dog who's default alert was  
barking, and if I retrained this alert so that the dog nudges my arm  
when I'm about to experience a medical event, would that then be a  
train task?  I would say yes.  However if I did not retrain that alert  
and just let my dog bark, it wouldn't be doing a trained task.

Rox and the Kitchen Bitches
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