[nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: American Legion Auxiliary Raising FundsforServiceDogfor Disabled Idaho Veteran

Fri Oct 1 19:00:02 UTC 2010

I wasn't thinking of software development as much as I was thinking of my 
own situation.  I waited a year for Helper Dogs to find a dog for me to 
train and then another year with Monty before he was ready to guide 
responsibly full time.

The 3 to 6 months that many of the guide dog programs advertise does have 
it's appeal.  But somehow I think I'd be waiting longer, because I'm picky 
and want a dog that isn't typical.

I've also thought about starting with a puppy to owner train.  that'd 
definitely be a two year project.  I don't know, it's all a long way off. 
I'll probably change my mind 102 times between now and then.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: American Legion Auxiliary Raising 
FundsforServiceDogfor Disabled Idaho Veteran

> I'd still like to know how they'd handle a forced "I can't get a dog
> now" v. a "I don't want a dog now" What if illness drove the latter?
> I do like that the dog goes from raiser to handler.
> Two years though is a long time when it comes to living beings. The
> customization bit at first sounds attractive, but then I'm not so sure.
> Anybody else thinking of software development now?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 12:23 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [nagdu] American Legion Auxiliary Raising Funds
> forServiceDogfor Disabled Idaho Veteran
>
> Hm...  A program like that would have to have a plan for such
> contingencies...  It would be interesting to find out.  I would think it
> would be in their best interest to match the dog with another consumer,
> if
> possible...
>
> As for serious illness...  If the dogs are cross-trained as service
> dogs, as
> well, they might just add additional training to accommodate the new
> circumstances so that the dog would be providing the additional
> assistance
> to the handler.
>
> Interesting questions.
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 10:47 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] American Legion Auxiliary Raising Funds
> forServiceDogfor Disabled Idaho Veteran
>
> Yes, but what does "working with you" mean? If I applied for a dog, then
> decided I didn't want one, what could they "work with". If you applied
> for a dog and got very very ill, what do you "work with"?
> Not following. And, who pays for the dog? What happens to the money and
> the dog if the dog is not going to go to the person it is customized
> for?
> I'm serious guys, not trying to be difficult.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 1:44 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] American Legion Auxiliary Raising Funds for
> ServiceDogfor Disabled Idaho Veteran
>
> I expect they would work with you ont his?
>
> Cindy
>
> On Sep 30, 2010, at 12:20 PM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:
>
>> Wonder what would happen if a person decided they didn't want a dog
> say
>> a year into the two year cycle? Or if a person wanted a dog but
> couldn't
>> have one for a bunch of other unforeseen issues?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Julie J
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 8:19 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] American Legion Auxiliary Raising Funds for
> Service
>> Dogfor Disabled Idaho Veteran
>>
>> Yes, I've heard of them, but that's about it.  I don't know of anyone
>> who
>> has a dog through them or anything about their programs. I also didn't
>> know
>> that they only placed dogs with veterans.  The person I heard about
> them
>>
>> from wasn't a veteran I don't think.  I'm pretty sure they were
> willing
>> to
>> train a dog for her, but the wait was too much.
>>
>> I think it's cool that they use clicker training and that each dog is
>> individually trained for their specific handler.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
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