[nagdu] Going out during training

Steven Johnson blinddog3 at charter.net
Wed Feb 2 02:43:13 UTC 2011


Peter, really?  Come on...

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Peter Donahue
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 8:36 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going out during training

Hello Roxi and everyone,

    Then why bother getting the dog in the first place?

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Pawpower Pack" <pawpower4me at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going out during training


I don't even see this as a guide dog program issue.  I'm an owner
trainer, a very competent traveler, and dog handler.  If I got a dog
from say, a breeder, and if it had foundation training, I'm still not
going to take that dog out to a bunch of new places right away.  Even
if it was proven that said dog could handle it and even if that dog
had a track record of being in public and dealing with it appropriately.
The dog is new to me and I'm new to it.  We need time to bond, to get
to know one another, to learn one another's movements and moods and
reactions to things.
If I want to go out and I have a new dog, I leave the dog home in a
crate.  I understand why the programs don't want handlers to leave
with the dog until later in class.
I of course think that the handler should be able to leave whenever
there aren't training activities and as long as the dog's needs have
been taken care of before leaving.

You also have the issue of liability.  Until you graduate the program
with that dog, it is still owned by the program and if something
happens in public and you or someone else is hurt because the handler
or the dog was not working appropriately, who's responsible for that?
The program is, so it only makes sense for the program staff to watch
you, at least for the first two weeks, or until they observe you and
the dog communicating smoothly.

Rox and the Botanical Barkers:
Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide Dog, CGC.
"The only problem with troubleshooting is, sometimes, trouble shoots
back."
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