[nagdu] owner training

[Tami Kinney]

Oh, I do thank you for that. I understand how some people are about 
those cards, but... I dunno. Is slapping friends and ripping up their ID 
cards they are very proud of mentioned in Dale Carnegie? /lol/

Thank you both! And good for being an example there.

Tami

On 02/18/2012 03:52 PM, Marion Gwizdala wrote:
> Tami,
> Merry and I have such cards and, when asked, refuse to produce them!
> Doing so would only cause problems for others, in spite of solving them
> for us.
>
> fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 1:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] owner training
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>> Buddy,
>>
>> Yup! Exactly right! And if I never have one of those cards shoved in
>> my face again with a long lecture about how I need to get my dog
>> certified... /lol/ Okay, one person who frets at it frequently is a
>> new guide dog user and also a good friend. So I suppose I can survive
>> it and explain that legally my dog is legit as hers.
>>
>> She did show me her card in enough light that I could see the very
>> nice picture of her and her dog on graduation, and there are snippets
>> of the law on it, which could be very handy in a pinch. /smile/
>>
>> However, I do wish the programs weren't so quick to emphasize to grads
>> that if they run into trouble, all they have to do is flash the card
>> to show that their dog is a certified guide dog. Then again, if I had
>> such a handy ID card, I would no doubt be tempted to use it in a
>> pinch. /smile/ Or would I? It took me awhile to really get used to it,
>> but I find it kinda fun to just handle my own dang issues. Or
>> something. Hard to explain, I guess. I prefer to just go about my
>> business, but if somebody starts to question then I've got my spiel
>> and 'tude and all. /smile/
>>
>> Tami
>>
>> On 02/17/2012 07:57 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> There's no such thing as a "certified service dog". In fact, and I'm
>>> sure someone isn't going to like this at all, the school-issued ID
>>> cards aren't worth the paper, plastic, or laminate that they're
>>> printed on, legally speaking. The only requirement is that the dog
>>> must be individually task trained. There is no certification that
>>> caries any legal weight.
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 17, 2012, at 10:41 AM, William Vandervest wrote:
>>>
>>>> just curious, if you train your own dog, how do you get the dog
>>>> certifyed as a service dog, or do you even need to do so?
>>>> William And LD Lynard
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