[nagdu] Ownership of guide dog

[Marion Gwizdala]

Brenda,
    I appreciate and respect your opinion; however, I disagree that an 
agreement that a dog be returned to the program if the consumer is no longer 
able or willing to use or care for it is paternalistic. On the other hand, I 
believe that policies that do not transfer any form of ownership during a 
specified period of time are paternalistic. Such policies seem to make the 
assumption that blind people need oversight and must prove themselves before 
certin rights are granted. There seems to be no such assumption in 
agreements that require the return of the dog under the previously mentioned 
conditions.

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brenda" <bjnite at windstream.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ownership of guide dog


> Cindy, At least you had the choice to return him as you were the full 
> owner.
>
> Seems to me that I could swallow waiting one to two years for full 
> ownership if there were no further requirements (paternalistic that that 
> may be).
>
> Does anyone know if the schools that do not grant immediate ownership also 
> have a requirement that a guide must be returned under certain 
> circumstances?  Is it a choice or a requirement?
>
> Glad I have time to learn from this list and sort everything out.
> Brenda
>
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> On 3/14/2012 10:57 PM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>> I sent Wayne back in case TSE could find someone who could use him. It 
>> was between his fourth year and his fifth, but I did this by choice. I 
>> thought he could and would work for someone if it was door to door riding 
>> with just a little walking involved--someone who didn't get out much. I 
>> don't know if they placed him or not and I really wanted to. Last I knew 
>> they thought they had found an arrangement for him. In retrospect, 
>> though, I wish I kept him.
>>
>> Cindy
>>
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