[nagdu] I need some advice/help

[Julie J.]

I think if the local authorities were involved the school would have to 
prove that the dog is legally theirs.  I don't think the police can 
enter your home and take stuff out.  That is a civil matter that has to 
be decided through a lawsuit settled in court.

If she owns the dog and doesn't want to give him up, then she has every 
legal right to keep him.  I think her issue will be the emotional 
struggle in dealing with the program, not the legal one.

I like the others suggestion of not having the dog at the house when the 
program rep comes.  I'd go one step further and leave the harness with a 
note on the porch step and make plans to take the dog myself somewhere 
else that day.

I hope it works out with the least amount of unpleasantness for your friend.

Julie

> Legally, yes she does. She can't find the piece of paper that says she
> does, and a request from the school for her records I'm sure won't go
> anywhere. She's just worried that if the school comes and forces the
> issue and gets the local authorities involved, which she wouldn't put
> past them, that because she can't yet find the piece of paper that
> says she owns her dog, the school would be able to take him away. She
> also wishes to file a complaint somehow against the school but doesn't
> know how to do that at all.
> Laurel and Stockard
>
> On 4/10/12, Larry D. Keeler<lkeeler at comcast.net>  wrote:
>> Wow!!  Thats a really tough one!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Laurel"<laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:58 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] I need some advice/help
>>
>>
>>> I know I haven't been part of this list for long, but I need somebody
>>> to give me some advice on behalf of a friend of mine.
>>>
>>> I have a friend who has a guide from a different school than me (I'm
>>> GDB). I obviously won't say what school my friend is from, but I am
>>> going to briefly detail her situation for you all.
>>>
>>> She has her third dog from this particular school. Her first dog made
>>> it 3 weeks into class before getting removed from the program due to
>>> aggressive growling. Her second dog barked aggressivley and she didn't
>>> get but a week with her. She went back to the same school about 4 or 5
>>> months later and was given a guide. This guide has been with her for 3
>>> years. He has numerous health problems with his stomach that make it
>>> not possible for him to work anymore. He also has issues with right
>>> side clearance while working and my friend has suffered many injuries
>>> while working this dog. This dog is a sweet dog, a good pet but not a
>>> good guide. She has over the years, and imparticularly the last 6
>>> months, tried desperately to get help from the school. The school has
>>> told her that she's on her own and can't be helped and they refuse to
>>> send a trainer out or help her in any way.
>>>
>>> Now, to the meat of her problem. Her dog doesn't want to work anymore
>>> and is being retired. She has the ability to place the dog and wants
>>> to do so so that she can keep in contact with her dog. She loves him
>>> and has a bond with him, he just can't work. The school basically said
>>> that they are sending a trainer out in 2 weeks to forceably take the
>>> dog and rehome him. They are not planning to inform his new home of
>>> any health issues he has or anything. My friend is very upset and
>>> doesn't want her dog to go back to this school considering the fact
>>> that they didn't care about him all this time and didn't attempt to
>>> rectify the situation at all. Is there anything my friend can do to
>>> keep the dog from getting taken by the school. Please don't get me
>>> wrong, my friend is a great handler. She was issued a dog that due to
>>> health and working issues should have never been issued. This
>>> situation is not her fault. Can anybody give me any legal advice etc
>>> to help with the situation. I'm willing to tell you who the school is
>>> and with my friend's permission discuss the situation in full with
>>> somebody, if it would help. If anybody could help me and my friend,
>>> please write me privately and let me know.
>>>
>>> Thank you, and I apologize that this is so long.
>>> Laurel and Stockard
>>>
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