[nagdu] School Contracts

[Sherry Gomes]

GDB sends the contract as part of the student's acceptance package, so you
have it even before you go for training.  Unless things have changed in the
last couple years, you can request ownership after a year.  I never cared
about it in the past, as to me, mostly, it's just a piece of paper, and
there's no difference in the benefits.  But, for personal reasons I won't
discuss on a list, I asked for ownership of Olga as soon as my year was up
and I have  the piece of paper to show that she is mine.  It's unconditional
ownership, thank God.

Sherry


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Larry D. Keeler
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 8:16 PM
To: doggie
Subject: [nagdu] School Contracts

Well said Marion and you are right!  My experience at Pilot was that parts
of the contract were talked about throughout the training and a couple of
days before we got our dogs it was read to us.  Of course, if we didn't
sign, we didn't get the dogs so again, you are perfectly right!  The point
is whether or not you care where the ownership goes, be familiar with the
contract before signing.  If we asked, we could have seen the contract early
in the training.  As far as abuse goes, again you are perfectly on target!
The schools seem to be slower to react than the community but the community
doesn't want to touch the idea of abusing a service dog.  Someone in this
area is clearly abusing there dog and he has been reported to the Humnane
Society and other county authorities.  Thes people have done nothing!  I
don't know the person but I heard of the situation while sitting in front of
a local restraunt.  I was petting and generally messing with Holly, sort of
playing with her while waiting for friends.  A woman was amazed I was doing
this because all she saw was a dude yelling, dragging and hitting his dog.
I informed her that most of us deffinately did not do this and she told me
the story.  I told her to if she could look at the tag and see what school
the dog came from.  Don't know what happened.  Cindy, that's why you should
demand to have whatever is not understood in the contract to you.  If the
thing says we can take your dog because we want to and you sign it, well, I
think they can!  
Intelligence is always claimed but rarely proven!
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