[nagdu] News broadcast, a boy and his guide dog

[Tracy Carcione]

I expect you're right, Nicole.  I strongly suspect that parents of blind
children are trained to trust the "experts" and defer to them.
Luckily, some of them break free and find our POBC division.

I grew up with dogs.  I taught them basic obedience.  They were family
pets, but feeding and grooming generally became my job.  No "experts"
required.  No "special training" required. Imagine, a blind kid doing
ordinary things in an ordinary way!  Amazing!  Pfui.
My father once told me that, when my parents learned their children would
be blind, they consulted some "experts", who pretty much said to put us in
a room, remove any sharp objects, and get rid of the dog.  My parents
recognized that for the foolishness it was, thank Goodness.
Tracy
Tracy

> First, no, it is not a guide dog. They messed that up on the news story.
>     Second, I think that it is a good thing. For some people, their first
> guide dog might be their first dog ever. I think that this program gives
> people a chance to have a dog and know what it is like. Fore some reason,
> I
> feel that other people would have an easier time understanding that that
> the
> person needs to learn how to work with and care for the dog on his/her own
> if it comes from GDB than if the parents to just give a dog to the child
> and
> say, "Okay, this is your dog. Take care of it." Yes, the parents could
> train
> the dog in general obedience or find someone else to train it, but I just
> think that there is a different perspective put on it if it comes from a
> program.
>
> Nicole
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] News broadcast, a boy and his guide dog
>
>
>>I saw that news story as well.  The kid walked with his white cane and
>>heeled the yellow Lab with no harness on it.  Yeah, I wondered what
>> program
>>that was since people get guide dogs at 16 or 18 and above.  What do you
>>GDB grads say about this?  On the news story they called it a guide dog
>> and
>>a "buddy dog" interchangibly.  Are these dogs ones that wash out of the
>>regular guide dog program?
>>
>> Lyn and Landon
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
>> To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 4:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] News broadcast, a boy and his guide dog
>>
>>
>>>
>>> It might be for kids who are autistic.
>>>
>>> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>>>
>>> Cheryl Echevarria
>>> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
>>> 631-456-5394
>>> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>>>
>>> For daily updates read our blog at
>>> http://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
>>>
>>>> From: loriandleo at ohiohills.com
>>>> To: the-dog-park at yahoogroups.com; nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:09:16 -0500
>>>> Subject: [nagdu] News broadcast, a boy and his guide dog
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> This is for anyone who's with Guide Dogs For The Blind.
>>>>
>>>> This evening we were watching the news . They had a story about a nine
>>>> year
>>>> old boy in Texas who received a guide dog from Guide Dogs for the
>>>> blind.
>>>> The
>>>> reporter said it was a"buddy dog". They showed a team from the school
>>>> who
>>>> brought 5 or 6 dogs with them.
>>>>
>>>> I always thought that you had to be at least 18 before getting a guide
>>>> dog.
>>>> Is this a new program?
>>>>
>>>> Actually my boyfriend wants to know.
>>>>
>>>> Lori and the Gipper
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> nagdu mailing list
>>>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>> nagdu:
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/cherylandmaxx%40hotmail.com
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> nagdu mailing list
>>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> nagdu:
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/linda.gwizdak%40cox.net
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nagdu mailing list
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nagdu:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/ntorcolini%40wavecable.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/carcione%40access.net
>