[nagdu] Dogs in other countries

[PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC)]

Tracy brings up a good point. Does this person want a dog? And if dogs aren't excepted, does she want to be a pioneer? Will she have true support from her loved ones? If the answer to any of this is "no" that needs to be understood. 
I must say, one of the bennifits of not havinga dog is no access issues. My husband loves Indian and other South Asian food and I'd always get access challenge from Indians. I love that we don't have this issue anymore.  The access challenges were initially fun, then they became annoying, then they became untennable. I don't know what's changed. I do know that I like being able to go out with my husband and eat food he really loves without getting harrassed. And yes, I know there are legal remmedies and we've used them. Still they don't address the feeling of "This person has just f--ed up our plans". 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:18 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs in other countries

I have heard of people coming from other countries to TSE or GDB.  I think
I also heard of a dog school in Turkey, which is a lot closer to Syria.
My question would be, would the person be able to use the dog in her
country, or would it be a constant battle for access?  Remember the
stories about China, where a person got a dog, then had to get a special
exemption to a law banning large dogs in Beijing?
True, someone has to be a pioneer, as Morris Frank was for this country,
but it's a hell of a lot of work.

Of course, I don't know much about Syria.  For all I know, dogs are
perfectly acceptable there.
Tracy


> I have a friend here who has a friend in Syria who has a daughter who is
> blind. My friend, Issa Sayar, is wondering what kind of opportunities are
> available in Syria or close by that can accommodate training for people
> who
> are eligible for a dog? Do these people ever come to the United States or
> some other place to learn the use of a dog?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Cindy Lou Ray
> Each day is a new adventure
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