[nagdu] Ownership of guide dog

[Hannah Chadwick]

Passle,
Did you apply for ownership or do all the graduates get it upon completion
of the training?

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Of Passle Helminski
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 9:25 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ownership of guide dog

Marion,

I will look for my ownership agreement. Yes, Ray did say that.    I 
have meetings in town soon but I will post my agreement to you when I
return.

Passle


>Passle,
>    Well, I am getting conflicting information. It seems to me that 
>last August you shared that "we own our dogs as long as we are using 
>them as guides". I asked if you had the written agreement and you only 
>shared that this information came from Ray. If you have an ownership 
>agreement from Pilot, it would be very helpful. All we have to go on 
>right now is hearsay assertions - nothing objectively in writing.
>
>Fraternally yours,
>Marion
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Passle Helminski" 
><passle at roadrunner.com>
>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 10:06 AM
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ownership of guide dog
>
>>  >I am a Pilot grad and I own my dog.
>>
>>Passle
>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>R.J.,
>>>    First of all, let me state that Pilot does not transfer ownership 
>>>upon completion of training. In fact, I am unsure if they do at all 
>>>or retain ownership ad infinitum. As for your question of our stand 
>>>on ownership, I would refer you to the June
>>>2011 Braille Monitor and the NAGDU Guide Dog Consumers' Bill of 
>>>Rights.
>>>
>>>fraternally yours,
>>>Marion
>>>
>>>
>>>----- 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 10:40 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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