[nagdu] GDA Ownership Agreement
Tamara Smith-Kinney
tamara.8024 at comcast.net
Fri Apr 22 20:56:35 UTC 2011
Buddy,
That's why I always keep in mind a list of programs and the pros and cons
and how they rate in my list. I don't currently have the wherewithal to
owner-train again myself, because of where I live and the road. Also the
drivers on it. Some factor would have to change in order for me to come up
with a guide dog that I could take anywhere. In another year, DD will be
fully retired; he may choose to continue working full time for financial
reasons, but we're trying to change that so that he doesn't have to. So I
have transportation to training venues and don't have to worry about that
factor. Else I could find the secret key to improving my personal finances
enough that I could pay for transportation to get to training venues, which
would be lovely, too. Depending on working hours and rate of pay... I'm
weighing my options all over again there in light of the retiring partner
who wants to travel. Huh.
Then there's the Daisy factor... Well, she's a factor in my getting another
guide at all while she's alive so I'd prefer Mitzi doesn't decide to up and
quit or anything like that. /smile/ I wouldn't even apply for a guide
while she's still with us, since if I were a guide dog program, I wouldn't
take chances on even the new and improved Daisy temperament. She and Mitzi
do very well together, but I'm the one largely in control of the doggy side
of the household and I'm not trying to guess whether somebody I don't know
all that well is going to keep things under control. /smile/ DD and I
don't leave the dogs home alone together, even when our newer roommate BB is
here because, well, we just don't. It's not an acceptable risk. BB would
no doubt do fine with the two of them, but in case Daisy has an anxiety fit,
it's not his responsibility to deal with that. Also, there are still days
when managing Daisy's mood is a pretty much full time occupation. I've been
working with her on that long enough it's not a huge effort unless she's
barky and whiny while someone is trying to sleep, like today... /lol/
Still, fear aggression is forever, so we don't take chances. I don't expect
a guide dog program to assume that about me when it comes to one of their
dogs, though.
Daisy is 11 as of last month, so we're enjoying our last year or years with
her and giving her as happy a life as we can make since the first half of it
was so awful for her. In the meantime, Mitiz's stuck in her job, or I am a
full-time cane user. If I lose Mitzi in an unthinkable way, would I bring
in a pup to owner-train in the hopes I will be able to resolve the
transportation issue when it's old enough? Dunno! Mostly because I can't
get past the denial that anything bad could happen to Mitzi in order
complete the scenario evaluation. /smile/
Anyway, sometimes I wonder if people who don't believe they have the
wherewithal to owner-train are assuming it's because they lack some
essential skill or personality trait or something. There are skills you
need and you will always need to learn more, and there are certainly aspects
of personality and temperament that will determine your success or lack of
it. There's also the incredible expenditure of time and energy and emotion
and expense... Which is why the key personality trait is to love it enough
that this does not overwhelm you, no matter how much free time you might
think you have. /lol/ I am really pleased to have had and to continue
having my experience with Mitzi poodle, and I actively plan to do it again.
If I happen to have the wherewithal at the time. Otherwise, gimme a dog,
please? /grin/
Tami Smith-Kinney
-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Buddy Brannan
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 1:04 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] GDA Ownership Agreement
Hi,
Yep, you're right. Ownership is full and automagically transferred upon
graduation. That's the way it's always been since the beginning.
I wish I had the wherewithal to owner tain, but I don't know that I do.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Apr 22, 2011, at 3:48 PM, Tamara Smith-Kinney wrote:
> Buddy,
>
> Just make sure I'm following: Is the nonexistence of the contract because
> the ownership transfer is that automatic and without conditions once you
> have graduated?
>
> That's what I'm hearing from you, and I hope I'm right because I like it!
> /grin/ Also restores my faith, since TSE is one of two programs I would
> even consider applying to at time while I have no plans at all to need to
> apply to... Just like to know what my options are ahead of time, I guess.
> /smile/ The other is GDF. Those two schools are there on the list of
> options I hope not to need anytime soon because of, guess what?
Ownership!
> Other things I've learned about them, too, but that's the key point for
me.
> So Plan A is and always will be owner-training. No question about who
owns
> the dog there, and you can always give the trainer a good piece of your
mind
> when things go wrong because she didn't do her job right. /lol/ Contact
> with the puppyraiser is also fairly easy to accomplish, only she tries to
> interfere because she can't stop thinking of my guide dog as a cute
puppy...
> Sigh. There are always drawbacks, I suppose.
>
> Crazy dogs over here, too, today. It seems to be rubbing off on me, and
> I've got a cuople of hours to go of maintaining quiet time before my
> sleeping roommate gets up to go to work so the other one can come home...
> /lol/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Buddy Brannan
> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 10:43 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] GDA Ownership Agreement
>
> Well, you won't get a contract from Seeing Eye, because there isn't one.
> Yeah, the GDA thing is a bit disappointing though.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Apr 22, 2011, at 1:31 PM, Marion Gwizdala wrote:
>
>> Julie and Listers,
>> Attached to this mesage is Guide Dogs of America's ownership agreement.
> It was sent to me upon my request. FYI, I also asked GDF for their
ownership
> agreement and am in the process of making similar requests to each of the
> training programs. As of this writing, I have received no other replies.
>> Fraternally yours,
>> Marion Gwizdala
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie J" <julielj at neb.rr.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 1:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>
>>
>>> I guess I thought GDA gave true legal ownership. That doesn't sound
like
> what they offer. that's kind of disappointing.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if the ownership contracts of any of the programs are
> available on the internet? For me, being able to read the contract would
> help me immensely in deciding if that is a program I would want to apply
to.
> It seems a large waste of everyone's time to apply, be accepted and then
> read the contract only to find out it isn't something I'm willing to sign.
>>>
>>> thoughts?
>>> Julie
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brittney N. Mejico"
> <brittneymejico at verizon.net>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 7:15 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>
>>>
>>>> Julie
>>>> They give ownership of your dog to you, but if they hear that your dog
> is being abused or someone other than you is using your guide dog they
have
> the right to take your dog At least that's what they told me.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Julie J
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 4:48 PM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>
>>>> Brittney,
>>>>
>>>> I thought GDA gave ownership to their grads. Is there something in the
>>>> contract that allows them to take a dog you own? I'm confused.
>>>>
>>>> I'm glad it all worked out in the end, but sorry you had to go through
> that.
>>>>
>>>> Julie
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brittney N. Mejico"
> <brittneymejico at verizon.net>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:23 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Tami and Lyn,
>>>>> I would like to thank both of you for sharing your experiences.Both of
> you guys stories have helped me out. I can't put it into words how much.
I
> got my dog from GDA and nothing against anyone who goes there but man they
> LOVE LOVE good stories. I found this out about six months ago. My
> grandmother told them that my X boy friend hits and kicks my guide dog and
> they believed her. They took my dog and then gave her back after they
> couldn't find any proof that she had been abused. It was a totally uncool
> experience. Yes the fabracated stories have to stop. I thought that I
was
> the only one who has had some person make up a story about them and have
the
> school take someone elses side but yours.I am just thankful I got my dog
> back. I am glad that I now know know that the schools talk to each
other.I
> hope this issue does not effect me if I ever apply for another guide.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks a bunch
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Tamara Smith-Kinney
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 9:34 AM
>>>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>>
>>>>> Lyn,
>>>>>
>>>>> Had that experience with my application to GDB, through the Boring
> campus,
>>>>> which I attempted to finish up after the big disaster at Oregon
> Commission
>>>>> for the Blind. Oh, they definitely talk to each other, too! And the
> GDB
>>>>> interviewer and, apparently, the selection committee, clearly believed
> them
>>>>> hook line and sinker!
>>>>>
>>>>> So the one reason given that was GDB's own is that I had set a load of
>>>>> laundry by the kitchen door to the basement because the washers were
> full.
>>>>> It was still there when she arrived for the home interview, so when I
> showed
>>>>> her around, I explained that I'd set it there for later instead of
> carrying
>>>>> it up another flight of stairs in my house and having to carry it down
> that
>>>>> same extra flight later on when it was my turn for the laundry room.
>>>>> Apparently, if I will do such a carefless, negligent, dangerous thing
> when
>>>>> there is no dog in the house, I will almost certainly kill any guide
> dog of
>>>>> theirs because it will eat a sock and die. Turns out, that did
> apparently
>>>>> happen to one of their dogs way back in the mists of history. So I've
> heard
>>>>> others scratching their heads about the dire danger of socks and how
> come
>>>>> they have to keep hearing about how their going to kill their dogs if
> they
>>>>> drop a sock on the floor. Very odd. I'm not knocking the program or
> their
>>>>> dogs, since we all know they turn out good dogs and happy grads who
> somehow
>>>>> manage to avoid the dangers of lurking killer socks.
>>>>>
>>>>> The other two points in the letter were straight from Oregon
Commission
> for
>>>>> the Blind, almost verbatim. The mobility instructor -- who also did
> some
>>>>> in-home living skills instructing -- reported that my ability to
> navigate
>>>>> and orient, along with my ability to accomplish household tasks
without
>>>>> assistance from her, allowing her to play spider solitaire on my
> computer,
>>>>> indicated that I was using my really great vision to do these things.
> She
>>>>> did not -- or the letter from GDB did not mention this detail -- that
I
> was
>>>>> performing those tasks under sleep shade. Anyway, since I had really
> great
>>>>> vision and didn't need a guide dog and would most certainly screw it
up
> if
>>>>> it lived long enough what with the socks and all, they preferred to
> save
>>>>> their dogs for blind people who needed them. Sigh.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, because of what had happened when I came across the state to the
>>>>> Living Skills Center and nearly ended up dead, it appeared I had some
>>>>> serious mental health issues and would, you know, do bad things to the
> dog.
>>>>> Um... I had a real problem with that one, since I was getting through
> the
>>>>> PTSD from all that, and had been declared in the aftermath by not one
> but
>>>>> three licensed and qualified professionals using metric tools and
> everything
>>>>> to be quite sane otherwise and to be handling the PTSD in a
> surprisingly
>>>>> mentally healthy way even before I got into counseling for it. Also,
> it
>>>>> seemed to me that it might be helpful for me to know if the OCB had
> crossed
>>>>> the line somewhere in what they communicated to the guide dog program
> when
>>>>> they submitted the O&M assessment the program required. I had been
> quite
>>>>> open with the interviewer from GDB, and I did give them a release of
>>>>> information from the counselor I was still seeing for the PTSD, then
> chatted
>>>>> about it in session while going through the status check part of the
>>>>> conversation. The counselor's input matched with my general
perception
> of
>>>>> my own reality -- still got a ways to go, but doing well, can expect a
> good
>>>>> outcome, have coping skills to use in moving along, etc., etc. She
> didn't
>>>>> tell me what she planned to report to GDB, or what she did report,
> which
>>>>> seemed pretty professional of her, so I didn't really worry about it.
> She
>>>>> struck me as the type to do her job as she should, which was to give
an
>>>>> accurate report on my mental health status...
>>>>>
>>>>> I did want to discuss the issue with the interviewer from GDB, though,
> to
>>>>> find out what was going on there, how to correctly translate their
> statement
>>>>> from the letter, and to find out what I needed to do to resolve the
> issue in
>>>>> the event I decided to reapply at the appropriate time... No return
>>>>> communication. Tried the boss... Nope! At that point, I noticed
that
> I
>>>>> seem to have ordered a poodle to be delivered to my home and had
better
>>>>> things to do than worry about what a bunch of strangers thought of how
>>>>> dangerous crazy I must be. Doesn't matter to me at all and doesn't
> affect
>>>>> me in any way, so Bob's your uncle! Mitzi lives! /evil grin/
>>>>>
>>>>> Black listing people based on rumor and innuendo and possibly flat out
> lies
>>>>> has got to go!
>>>>>
>>>>> Tami Smith-Kinney
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
>>>>> Of Lyn Gwizdak
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:36 AM
>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>>
>>>>> Guide Dogs of America and GDB for believing fabricated stories. The
> "busy
>>>>> body" I referred to in my post is someone who fabricates stories here
>>>>> locally and she is known to do this for years. In other words, she
> doesn't
>>>>>
>>>>> have much real credibility aroound here and wwe're glad she moved out
> of
>>>>> town although we see her around from time to time. She personally
> doesn't
>>>>> like me for my refusal to be intimidated by her and that I am LGBT.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know that people get good dogs from them and that's fine. I just
> will
>>>>> never go back there again. I don't dump on either school and respect
>>>>> people's choices as to where they wish to get their dog from. This is
> all
>>>>> my own personal experiences with these two schools, that's all.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, as a result of the refusal of services by GDA, I got turned down
> by
>>>>> GDB - with the "giving my retired guide to another person to use as a
> guide"
>>>>>
>>>>> rationale. Whatever. I'm glad I went back to TSE.
>>>>>
>>>>> Whether we realize it of not, these schools talk to each other about
>>>>> prospective students. What I was upset about is that GDB believed the
>>>>> stories rather than finding out the truth about me and what really
> happened
>>>>> with the retired guide dog.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I applied to TSE, I told them about this situation because I
> thought
>>>>> they might hear it from someone other than from me. As far as TSE was
>>>>> concerned, I already had a track record with them and they accepted me
> back
>>>>> with no problem. I have had nothing but adult treatment and respect
> from
>>>>> TSE.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brittney N. Mejico"
> <brittneymejico at verizon.net>
>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 5:39 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> hay Lyn
>>>>>> Witch School in california did you go to? That is crazy they treated
> you
>>>>>> like that
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Lyn Gwizdak
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 4:19 PM
>>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Got that right, Marion!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Back in 1990, I went to a California guide dog school. While at the
>>>>>> school,
>>>>>> I befriended a man there who was on class with me. this man's
brother
> was
>>>>>> also in the same class and the two brothers did NOT get along with
> each
>>>>>> other. Why they were put into the same class, I don't know. However
> they
>>>>>> did. The brother of they guy I hung out with would do stuff to
> irritate
>>>>>> his
>>>>>> brother like come into the room where we were sitting and blow
> cigarette
>>>>>> smoke at us. I asked the brother to not do this as I never did
> anything
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> him and that we should be adults on class even if the two of them
> didn't
>>>>>> get
>>>>>> along.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, after that, the instructor called the three of us -
individually
> -
>>>>>> into his office and proceeded to threaten us with being sent home
> without
>>>>>> our dogs if the crap didn't stop. Well, I was VERY upset over this
>>>>>> treatment especially since I was doing NOTHING wrong or breaking any
> of
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> house rules or disrespecting any other person there. Fortunately,
the
>>>>>> crap
>>>>>> stopped and we all went home with our dogs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then, when I retired the dog and wanted to return for another one,
the
>>>>>> school said I violated the contract by "giving my retired dog to
> another
>>>>>> person to use as a guide" - which was not true! I gave the dog to
the
>>>>>> woman's husband for a PET as my friend already had a guide dog from
> that
>>>>>> same school. These people moved out of state and she sent her dog
back
> and
>>>>>> then used my retired dog as her guide. They moved back here, a local
>>>>>> busybody saw her with my dog and reported to the school. The trainer
> came
>>>>>> to talk to us and I told him that I gave the dog to the husband and
> that I
>>>>>> mailed the harness back. I thought it was all clear and then I got
> denied
>>>>>> when I applied for a dog with that school six months later. I was
> denied
>>>>>> service by this school. that was fine - it got me to venture across
> the
>>>>>> country to go back to TSE for my next dog and I've been with TSE ever
>>>>>> since!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> WE need to find the schools who respect us and not be paternalistic
>>>>>> towards
>>>>>> us and stick with their program! You're right, marion, the schools
> EXIST
>>>>>> because of the blind people who want guide dogs and they must realize
> this
>>>>>> and be respectful towards us.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Gwizdala"
> <blind411 at verizon.net>
>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 2:32 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brittney,
>>>>>>> I object to the characteristic of the guide dog consumer as a
>>>>>>> "beggar". Guide dog training programs raise millions of dollars each
> year
>>>>>
>>>>>>> with the assertion that they are doing something beneficial and
> enhancing
>>>>>
>>>>>>> for the blind. Donors - many of whom are their own consumers -
donate
>>>>>>> these millions with the same intent. If it were not for us, those
>>>>>>> employed by the training programs would not be earning their
livings.
>>>>>>> The idea that we have no say and must settle for whatever we
> receive
>>>>>>> with no rights to address abuse or maltreatment is archaic. Most
> training
>>>>>
>>>>>>> programs obviously view their blind consumers as nothing more than
> wards
>>>>>>> who are unable to govern their own lives, let alone take care of a
> dog.
>>>>>>> What other reason would they have for not transferring ownership
upon
>>>>>>> completion of the program? I have heard many justifications and
>>>>>>> rationalizations for this paternalistic practice but none of them
are
>>>>>>> convincing. It is time for us to discard the notion that we are
> beholden
>>>>>>> to the training programs and demand to be treated equitably and with
> the
>>>>>>> dignity many of these programs mistakenly assert they provide.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fraternally yours,
>>>>>>> Marion Gwizdala
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brittney N. Mejico"
> <brittneymejico at verizon.net>
>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
Users"
>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 7:08 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>> Do we have rights as guide dog users? Most schools give us our
dogs
> for
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> free or they charge a small fee that I think is extremely cheap.
>>>>>>>> Beggers can't be choosers I guess. I think we should be informed
> of
>>>>>>>> any alergy or behavior problem but sometimes we aren't. I think
the
>>>>>>>> schools try there best we can't blame them for things that they may
> have
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> missed. My guide has alergies, I found this after I brought her
> home. I
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> contacted the school I got her from, and they helped me find a
food
>>>>>>>> that didn't cause her problems. A lot of people I know there guide
> dogs
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> have alergies, I don't know why, I guess things just happen.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Lyn Gwizdak
>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 2:43 PM
>>>>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>>>> As a side discussion to this, it seems to me that many more dogs
are
>>>>>>>> cropping up with one kind or another allergy these days. When I
> lived
>>>>>>>> back
>>>>>>>> east I never really encountered this problem until I moved to
>>>>>>>> California.
>>>>>>>> Now I hear that the dogs in the east coast have this problem as
well
> -
>>>>>>>> actually dogs all over the US. Is this my imagination or are the
> dogs
>>>>>>>> coming out of the schools now actually having more allergies?
Input
>>>>>>>> anyone?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Bill of Rights thing sounds good to me. I think the schools do
> what
>>>>>>>> they can to try to make sure that the dogs we get are in good
> health.
>>>>>>>> But
>>>>>>>> these same dogs go through the hands of puppy raisers who either
> want
>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>> dog to suceed as a guide for a blind person or they want it to fail
> so
>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>> can keep it as a pet (I actually encountered a puppy raiser like
> this -
>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>> got found out and dropped from the program.). I wonder if the only
> info
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> a given dog is only that provided by the puppy raiser in their
> reports
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> the school. then there are the problems that nobody forsees like
>>>>>>>> regional
>>>>>>>> allergies or other problems that come up after the dog is exposed
to
>>>>>>>> something as a ongoing thing after it goes out with a graduate.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> JUst wondering about these things. And then a dog is a living being
> and
>>>>>>>> there's no guarentees.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Irving"
> <lirving1234 at cox.net>
>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
Users"
>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 10:43 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Marion, I'm not quite sure what I'm doing here.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Consumers shall receive verbal and written notification by the
> school
>>>>>>>>> when a food allergy has been identified by the puppy raiser and or
> the
>>>>>>>>> assigned veterinarian. With holding such vital information could
> have
>>>>>>>>> devastating results for the guide dog team.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Lisa and Bernie
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Gwizdala"
> <blind411 at verizon.net>
>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users"
>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 3:26 AM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Lisa and All: Bill of Rights
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Lisa,
>>>>>>>>>> Let me ask you to complete this statement as it pertains to the
>>>>>>>>>> issues you raise. Please keep the statement succinct, about one
or
> two
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> sentences. Anyone else who wants to take a stab at it is welcome
> to do
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> so. As a guideline, here is the statement that would precede this
> one.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> a. Consumers shall expect that every effort shall be made
to
>>>>>>>>>> provide dogs in excellent health and appropriate temperament
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Now, complete this statement to provide that the program
discloses
>>>>>>>>>> this information:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The guide dog training program shall disclose ....
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I look forward to your input on our Bill of Rights!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> fraternally yours,
>>>>>>>>>> Marion Gwizdala
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Irving"
> <lirving1234 at cox.net>
>>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users"
>>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 1:16 AM
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] when should schools give information about dog
> guides
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> and re issued guides
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I believe the school has an obligation to be up front with the
>>>>>>>>>>> student. I respect that the school doesn't want to set the
> student
>>>>>>>>>>> or the dog up for frustration and failure. This is what I base
my
>>>>>>>>>>> belief on.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> My first guide dog was a sweet and stubborn Goldie. She was a
> finicky
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> eater too. The school said nothing about her propensity to not
> eat.
>>>>>>>>>>> However, the puppy raiser did tell me on the sly. I was told
> that
>>>>>>>>>>> from the "get-go" my Goldie was a fussy eater. The puppyraisers
> used
>>>>>>>>>>> unconventional ways to get her to eat. They sprinkled Parmashon
>>>>>>>>>>> cheese on her food. That's all right by me. They also 'fessed up
> to
>>>>>>>>>>> slipping her people food. I'm glad they told me. It helped me be
> on
>>>>>>>>>>> the alert.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> My second dog, Louie, was a ever hungry Labrador. The
> puppyraisers
>>>>>>>>>>> said something about all of his allergies and how he needed
> special
>>>>>>>>>>> food. I disregarded what they said because I figured if my dog
> had
>>>>>>>>>>> various food allergies the school would know and they would tell
> me.
>>>>>>>>>>> Louie is the dog I returned because I thought he had behavioral
>>>>>>>>>>> issues. No, he had very severe food allergies which explained
why
> he
>>>>>>>>>>> learned to get the bungy cords off the trash cans and feast. He
> also
>>>>>>>>>>> feasted on animal feces too.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Bernie, my third guide dog, probably has some food allergies.
Not
>>>>>>>>>>> wanting a sad repeat of the previous food related experiences
> with
>>>>>>>>>>> Louie, I nipped the problem in the bud. That is, Bernie ate two
>>>>>>>>>>> different dog foods that left him with gooey poo. Bernie eats
> a
>>>>>>>>>>> fresh and whole food quality dog food. The joke is, I can eat
the
>>>>>>>>>>> dog's food if I really want a truly healthy and balanced
diet.{In
>>>>>>>>>>> Bernie's food is: salmon, barley, beets, carrots and ginger and
> other
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> items{.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Lisa and Bernie , ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy
> Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users"
>>>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 12:05 PM
>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] should guides be given a second
>>>>>>>>>>> ownerifitdoesn'tworkout with the first owner?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Sarah.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Quite true. Though I'd be happy if the puppy raiser would let
> me
>>>>>>>>>>>> know if,
>>>>>>>>>>>> say, the dog was a habitual counter surfer. Though they
> probably
>>>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't, for fear of getting their puppy dropped from
training.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I figure knowledge is power, and I'm a big girl who won't go
> nuts
>>>>>>>>>>>> over
>>>>>>>>>>>> little problems. But you're probably right that no one is
going
> to
>>>>>>>>>>>> tell
>>>>>>>>>>>> me all I'd like to know.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Tracy
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Tracy,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was just comparing it to what we know about the guides we
> receive
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>>>> not reissues. They normally don't tell us about those things
> when
>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> receive a nonreissue, so I wouldn't really expect them to for
a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> reissue
>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>> because it was a reissue.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sarah & Miguel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 11:20 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] should guides be given a second
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ownerifitdoesn'tworkout
>>>>>>>>>>>>> with the first owner?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Sarah.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think I buy your argument. There could be plenty of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> undesirable
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> behaviors I might never think to mention. For example, Ben
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> empties on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> route. The best I've managed to do is teach him to pull over
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first. To
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me, this is a very undesirable behavior, but it did not occur
> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> during
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the matching process to say so, any more than I would think
to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mention
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a shoe salesman that I don't want my shoe laces coming untied
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every 5
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> minutes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Personally, I'd like to at least be made aware of any
> undesirable
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> behavior
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the school is aware of, so I could either take immediate
steps
> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> correct
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it, or decide I don't want to deal with it at all. You can
> bet,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> next
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time, I'll say very loudly that I don't want a dog who
empties
> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> route.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then they'll probably give me a counter surfer instead.
> <grimace.>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tracy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Peggy,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thinking about it, you probably don't even really need to
> know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> why the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> match
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't work, if its not something that is going to impact
> you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reason I can think of that a handler would need to know is
if
> the
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some kind of medical condition where it is going to need
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prescription
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> food, or baths every couple weeks, or something else that is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> real hassel and/or cost a lot more money than usual. But
> then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> again,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think a handler should know this about any dog regardless if
> its
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reissue
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or not.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As long as the reissue matches what the new handler wants,
> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handler
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is specific in what they want, there shouldn't be any
> problems.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> previous handler returned the dog because they didn't like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> such
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that the dog scavenged a lot or counter surfed, etc, that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shouldn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> matter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> too much either because if the new handler specifically
> doesn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with a major food distraction issue, they'd want to request
a
> dog
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> too food distracted, or ideally, who doesn't have a food
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> distraction
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sarah & Miguel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Peggy" <pshald at neb.rr.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
Dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 6:29 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] should guides be given a second
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ownerifitdoesn'tworkout
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with the first owner?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's just it, you have no idea why the match didn't work,
> I'd
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to find out, but schools don't always provide that
> information.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> current Seeing Eye dog is a reissued dog and she is one of
> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> best
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dogs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have ever had. As I said I'll always wonder why her
> previous
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> match
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work out but she is wonderful ... she was taken back to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> school,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> re-evaluated and whatever else they have to do. She lived
> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instructor's offices for supervision for quite a while. It
> was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> determined
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that she was still workable and was then matched with me
and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> turned
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out wonderful.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Sarah Clark
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 10:15 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
Dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] should guides be given a second owner
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ifitdoesn'tworkout with the first owner?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think you can turn down all reissues, or classify
> them
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same category. True that an occasional dog that is a
> reissue
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> may have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sent back for unpleasant reasons like being too hard to
> handle
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handler, or certain health conditions that wouldn't stop
the
> dog
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> working but that the handler didn't want to deal with, etc,
> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are sent back for reasons that are not negative at all.
> Maybe
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> walked too fast for the handler and they got home and
> realized
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they couldn't slow the dog down (this happened to my
husband
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> guide
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many years ago). Maybe it just wasn't a good match. Or
> maybe
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> person
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lived in a very hot climate and the dog just couldn't
handle
> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> extreme
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> heat (also happened with someone I know).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wouldn't think twice about taking a reissue if the school
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thinks the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is a good match for me and what I'm looking for. Its also
> true
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have the experience under their belt so are often more
> seasoned
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> younger dogs. Though it is clear that some applicants
don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want them
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because each school I have applied to has asked during the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interview
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be open to having one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sarah & Miguel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
> Dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:01 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] should guides be given a second owner
> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> itdoesn'tworkout with the first owner?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know a guy who had a guide who had been reissued. This
> dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> guy who got himself arrested and a jail term and the dog
> was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taken
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> him and my friend got this same dog. Boy, what stories
> this dog
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have told if he could talk! It was a very nice dog and
she
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worked
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for my friend and she had a good long working life.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Lisa Irving" <lirving1234 at cox.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
> Dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 1:24 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] should guides be given a second owner
> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn'tworkout with the first owner?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi there, Tami and Brittney,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The more I contemplate the re issuance of a guide dog, I
> keep
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thinking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how much it means to me when someone gives me a second
> chance.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dogs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deserve as many chances as we can give them; first time
> out,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or re
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> issued.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lisa and Bernie
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- 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: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:36 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] should guides be given a second
owner
> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn'twork out with the first owner?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brittney,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm glad you asked this question. That's one of those
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> program
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> policies
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ran across while researching for owner-training, and my
> first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> response
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the notion was very negative.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Since then, I've heard of enough positive experience
with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dogs who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reissued after being returned to have a more favorable
> view
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> practice.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Most of what I've heard is from people who have done
well
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> re-issued
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dogs or from people who know people... /smile/ Still,
I
> get
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and understand the reasoning others have explained, and
> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> does
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seem
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the most part. There will certainly be times when
it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is true of matches in general.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As for whether you're over-reacting... As a still
pretty
> new
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> somewhat experienced guide dog handler, also an
> owner-trainer
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> self-taught handler, I've been observing the attitudes
> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ways of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thinking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of handlers at or just above my level of experience as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> closely as I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those of the long-timers. I can watch my peers in that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regard to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> give
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myself a reality check as to how I'm coming along not
> just in
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> skill
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> maturity as a handler while I'm learning from those with
> much
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> experience.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So here's my observation, based not just on myself but
on
> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> generalized
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> group of other first time handlers going through or just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> past
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> team building phase: We over-react. To everything.
> /lol/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bad, the mundane... It is all new and exciting and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> frightening and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wonderful and awful, all beyond belief. We popped out
to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dinner
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> evening, and at the restaurant there was just this one
> little
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one would have noticed beyond our table... Outwardly, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remained
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> responded correctly and it was all okay. Inwardly, what
> did
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> /lol/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OMG! How can this be? What can it mean? Oh, no, this
> is so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> terrible!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then I noticed nothing had actually happened that was
> worth
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fuss and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> got over it. /smile/ More and more, it's all old hat,
> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> apparently
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> still freak out just fine over absolutely nothing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As for working through bad habits in your re-issue
dog...
> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are right in their observations that during the first
> year or
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> always be something that will make you absolutely crazy
> about
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dog.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your first dog, these will be far more magnified in your
> own
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mind
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those you work with later on as a truly experience
> dhandler.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bad
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> habits
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need to be dealt with and modified, certainly, but it's
> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> habit for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you yet to deal with those ups and downs. So you really
> have
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way through it and notice every little thing and try to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> figure out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> counteract and... Well, on and on. It just takes
awhile
> for
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> become havit and natural. I've only been there for a
> short
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> minor blips where I freak out over nothing -- and that
> sure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nice!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good luck with your dog; sounds like you're coming
> through
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tream
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> building phase and are starting on the next one -- which
> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> falls together and you're just you working your guide.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> /smile/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> loving
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that, and trying to hold onto that feeling as I move
into
> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for granted phase.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tami Smith-Kinney
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of Brittney N. Mejico
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 3:20 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU
> Mailing
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> List
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] should guides be given a second owner
if
> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out with the first owner?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My dog had another handler before me. I don't think
that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> guides
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> given another handlerbecause the dog picksup a lot of
bad
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> habits
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are really hard to get rid of. I love my dog very
> muchand
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harvard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changed my life, but it took me a year to stop a lot of
> her
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bad
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> habbits, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we still have some work to do. What do you guys think?
> am I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reacting?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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