[nagdu] guide dog books

[Linda Gwizdak]

Buddy,
Is this book about the history of Fidelco?  I have two guide dog school 
history books - one about The Seeing Eye and the other aboout Leader Dogs. 
These are print books with great pictures!

I remember hearing about Fidelco before they were a guide dog school back in 
the early 1970s when I went to Guide Dog Foundation for my first dog.  John 
Byfield was Director of Training for GDF. Fidelco supplied German shepherds 
to varous guide dog schols plus to the Connecticut State police.

I think John Byfield was Fidelco's first Director of Training when Fidelco 
became a school training guide dogs and training people to use them.  They 
never had on-campus training like the other schools - always in-home 
training.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buddy Brannan" <buddy at brannan.name>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog books


> Another new guide dog book is out, for Fidelco's 50th anniversary. It's 
> available in print and in commercial audiobook. I've just ordered my copy 
> of the audiobook (on MP3 CD, it's $15, regular CD's are $24). It can be 
> had here:
> http://www.tantor.com/BookDetail.asp?Product=1506_TrustDog
>
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Mar 11, 2010, at 8:28 AM, Julie J wrote:
>
>> Hello all!
>>
>> I've just recently read two books that feature guide dogs:
>> "Blind Courage"  and "Together, A Novel of Shared Vision"
>>
>> I really enjoyed "Blind Courage.  It's about a guy who hikes the 
>> Appalachian trail with his guide dog.  It is honest, interesting and very 
>> well written.
>>
>> The second book, "Together, a Novel of Shared Vision" was less exciting 
>> for me.  It's about a guy who looses his vision in a mountain climbing 
>> accident.  He then goes to get a guide, which fixes all of his problems. 
>> I'm not sure if the over dramatic narrator was the problem or if the book 
>> is just that sappy.  There was a lot of focus on using other senses and 
>> how they sharpened after he became blind.   It also bugged me that the 
>> author constantly referred to guide dogs as "animals".   I mean that's 
>> accurate and all, but it was just weird.
>>
>> I got both of these in digital download format from NLS.
>> If anyone has read either of these books, I'd love to hear your take.
>>
>> Julie
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