[nagdu] Contacting Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users

[Marion Gwizdala]

Karen,
    Here is the contact information I have for the Ohio Association of Guide 
Dog Users. I know they will be very interested in working with you. I am 
also copying this message to Debbie Baker and Deanna Lewis.

Deanna  Lewis

lahm at pobox.com



Debbie Baker

deannakay618 at yahoo.com





Fraternally yours,

Marion







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ohio Divison of NFB NAGDU


> Carin,
>
> Welcome to NAGDU and the list.  I'm from Oregon and no help on the Ohio
> question.  Just waned to say hi and welcome.  /smile/
>
> My name is Tami (Tammy, in case you're using JAWS), and I am working my
> nearly 5-year-old owner-trained poodle guide Mitzi.  She's also my first
> guide, so it's been quite an adventure.  Now that she is fully a grown up,
> no question about it (poodles mature a bit later than other large breeds)
> and we have some experience under our belts as a team, I am learning to
> enjoy just going about as a guide dog handler without all that drama and
> fuss that comes from being a newbie with a young, energetic dog.  /grin/
>
> This is a great place to get to know guide dog users from most -- possibly
> all -- of the major guide dog programs and from all walks of life and at 
> all
> levels of experience.  We love to talk about our guides and our schools,
> believe you me.  /grin/  If you want information, you've come to right
> place!  You may get more information sometimes than you can possibly hope 
> to
> absorb, and when some subjects come up, there's all sorts of information
> that doesn't always agree with itself...  But we do discuss it all. 
> /grin/
> I rather enjoy it, even when sensitive subjects come up and things get
> heated, because I keep learning things.  Also, people are pretty civilized
> for the most part, and if we forget to mind our manners, well...  The
> moderators will remind us all right quick!  /grin/
>
> So please feel free to ask questions while you're investigating the
> wonderful wacky world of guide dogs.  And enjoy over there in Ohio!
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Karen Alexander
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 1:33 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Ohio Divison of NFB NAGDU
>
> I am new to NAGDU. I was told that Ohio just set up a division of NAGDU. 
> One
> of the people involved is Debbie Baker. I would like to get in touch with
> her or someone who is part of Ohio NAGDU and find out how I can join.
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> I do not have a guide dog yet and am finding out about the different
> organizations and owners.
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> Carin
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