[nagdu] Ownership of guide dog

[Marion Gwizdala]

Nicole,
    With all due respect, the issue of ownership is at the heart of the 
problem. Ownership brings with it specific rights and responsibilities. 
Along with ownership comes the right to due process. And I am talking about 
true ownership, not the type Fidelcvo offers in which they retain the right 
to repossess the dog at any time and for any reason. This is not really 
ownership.

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ownership of guide dog


> First and foremost, GDB does *initially* retain ownership of the dog, but 
> handlers can request ownership after a year. I have never heard of a case 
> in which ownership was denied by GDB. I would not exclude GDB from your 
> list of schools just because of this.
>    Second, whether or not the school retains ownership, in my opinion, is 
> not the major issue. A bigger problem is when schools come take your dog 
> from you without discussing it with you first.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 7:40 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Ownership of guide dog
>
>
>> What is your opinion of a guide dog Schools retaining ownership of the 
>> dog after training? I know some schools such as South eastern, and piolet 
>> dogs give ownership of the guide dog to the student after training. While 
>> others such as GDB retain ownership. Has the NFB made an offical stance 
>> concerning this issue? RJ
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