[nagdu] Ownership of guide dog

[Brenda]

Can someone tell us the schools that have immediate ownership and those 
that have ownership after a year or two and those that retain 
ownership?The survey (can't remember the organization) of all the 
schools was done in 2006 and things have changed.

then there is the issue of ownership if the handler passes on.  That dog 
becomes part of the family and the family loses two members at once.  
Not sure I like this in the case of one school if the team has been 
together less than 5 years.

In my research I have found only 2 schools giving full ownership and I 
don''t live in the right states for one of the schools.
Brenda


3/12/2012 8:46 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
> It is a shame to see a pet fat and lazy, or a guide fat and lazy for that matter. If you have a pet, though, nobody takes it away from you. You own it. The school has recourse even if you own the dog; and dogs will be taken away from blind people if it is observed that they are abusing them. It has been done. Also, animal rights advocates will trounce on you all of the time for even using a dog for a guide. If I have a pet dog and can retain ownership of it right off, then the same should be true of my guide dog. Any time a pet or guide or any service animal goes out to an owner, the is potential for abuse. I don't want to see that and it is sad, but the school's retaining ownership of that dog doesn't really solve that issue so much.
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