[nagdu] EXTERNAL: Puppy raising

[Jordan Frances Ortiz]

Yeah that is true for seeing eye, but are other schools atarting this 
too?  I know that when we retire our dogs from TSE we give back the 
harnesses, so they can come and take it when ever.  Have they ever sued 
this to do a forced retirement?


Meghan Whalen wrote:
> Unfortunately, they can take the harness, because it says it is 
> property of the school, and it is numbered.  The papers signed when 
> graduating, at least from seeing Eye state that we gain ownership of 
> our dogs, but the school retains ownership of the harness.  If you 
> don't want the potential of it being taken, I hear there are some 
> wonderful harnesses being made out there.
>
> Meghan
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jordan Frances Ortiz" 
> <ortizj32 at students.rowan.edu>
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> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL: Puppy raising
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>> I didn't know that theschools are talking about taking harnesses 
>> back. thats an interestingly wrong idea.  that is stealing and I 
>> would love to know how they plan on doing that.
>> In my case of reportingI was there and it was more of a case of there 
>> was a gtroup of us and all of us witnessed it.  I did the reporting 
>> but I had many people backing it up.  The person I'm talking about 
>> use to be one of my close friends and he has been reported to our dog 
>> school more then 13 times in the last year... and these are just 
>> times I know about.. I just get frustrated soem times wishing that 
>> someone could do something.
>> Jordan and Viola
>>
>>
>> Dan Weiner wrote:
>>> I see your point, Jordan. But I don't think a school should have a 
>>> right to
>>> take a dog back, it should be police, animal control, etc.
>>> A school isn't a police body, it's a training agency for guide dogs 
>>> and for
>>> the blind future guide dog users to learn how to work with a guide dog.
>>> Also, just a word to the wise, I've heard of this shenanigan that the
>>> schools are pulling now that if they for some reason don't feel you 
>>> should
>>> work the dog they'll come and take a harness.
>>> In my book, you walk in to my home and take something it's called 
>>> stealing,
>>> even if you feel it belongs to you.  Due process of law should be 
>>> followed.
>>> And a question, what are the schools doing now if a blind person 
>>> reports
>>> abuse?
>>> I know of one case where there was some evidence of abuse and two blind
>>> people reported it, but apparently that school wouldn't take reports of
>>> abuse from blind people.
>>>
>>> Dan W. and the Carter Nut
>>>
>>>
>>>
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