[nagdu] new guide dog.

[Bryan Brown]

Alex,

    Hi, welcome to the list. I'm a graduate of FIDELCO and I am thrilled 
with my boy Tarik, my first and only other dog was a little female black 
lab, she was excellent, trained by the seeing eye. I'm self employed so 
going out of town for a month wasn't an option for me when it was time to 
get a new guide. I researched programs and found FIDELCO, and it was a 
perfect fit for me. I've been really happy with the support that I get from 
FIDELCO. I opted to own and it's been a good five years. He hasn't slowed 
down much but I like to get where I'm going, and I haven't slowed down much 
myself, so it works out good.

I truly enjoy German Shepherds as a breed and I don't see myself using any 
other program than FIDELCO. There training philosophy and the fact that I 
can call out there and say "Hi, it's Bryan from Wisconsin" and they know who 
I am makes me feel at home with the staff.

I think you will be happy, the training is one on one and very personalized. 
You are in your home town and the trainer is exposed to your real life. I 
believe that makes a huge difference. I personally see in community training 
as the future of guide dog training.

I think there are at least 3  or maybe more FIDELCO grads on the list, so 
we're a rare breed, but we're around. Again welcome and good luck in 
training!

    Bryan and FIDELCO dog Tarik
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] new guide dog.


> Fidelco only trains German Shepherds.  And, we are allowed to choose if we
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> If we choose to own our dogs, as I have done, after 6 months as a working
> team the ownership of the dog reverts to the handler.
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