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

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I believe there is one out here on long island.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Albert J Rizzi<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org> 
  To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
  Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:44 PM
  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort

  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

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  -----Original Message-----
  From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto: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> [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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