[nagdu] writing a book about guide dogs

Tue May 8 16:18:00 UTC 2012

Laurel,
I sent you a private e-mail with my e-mail addresses.

I know lots of guide dog users here, may I forward your orginal messege to 
them?  Also, I - and Julie J. - know a woman in Georgia who is training a 
guide horse.  There was an article in the May 2012 issue of Woman's Day 
magazine.  This woman knows a Muslim woman in Michigan who is actively 
working a guide horse.  Wanna include thesse folks?  Let me know.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurel" <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] writing a book about guide dogs

> Julie, I certainly welcome owner trainers and their experiences. I
> really am trying to make this more about guide dog handlers, raisers,
> people and their experiences with their guides or puppies rather than
> about only people from certain schools, or from one school, or
> something like that. All guide dog users, puppy raisers, trainers,
> owner trainers etc are welcome to participate. I know that there are
> not nearly as many owner trainers out there as there are people from
> schools, but your experience is important and worth telling. /grins/
> Laurel and Stockard
>
> On 5/8/12, Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>> Laurel,
>>
>> I'm not sure if you were limiting your book to guide dog users from
>> programs, but I would be willing to share my experience with owner
>> training if you like.
>>
>> I am working on a book about owner training.  I have been working on it
>> for several years. *sigh*  It's a much bigger project than I ever
>> imagined.  If you have book writing tips or resources I'd love to swap.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Julie
>> On 5/7/2012 9:30 PM, Laurel wrote:
>>> Wonderful, thanks! I really appreciate all the responses so far. Some
>>> time tomorrow, I will send each of you privately a survey. It will
>>> just ask you a few basic questions so that I can begin to get to know
>>> you a little better, and for me it's a good starting place. When you
>>> receive it from me, if you could please fill it out and send it back
>>> to me, it would be much appreciated. I'm going to have people fill out
>>> this survey, and then after you send it back to me, I will contact you
>>> privately to discuss your stories etc that you would like me to place
>>> in this book.
>>> Thank you all so much for helping me with this project, there's no way
>>> I could pull something like this off without you. And seriously, if
>>> you have other friends in the guide dog community who would like to
>>> participate in something like this, please feel free to pass on my
>>> email laurel.stockard at gmail.com to them. The more people I can speak
>>> with the better I think.
>>> Laurel and Stockard
>>>
>>> On 5/7/12, Robert Hooper<hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu>  wrote:
>>>> You might as well count me in for the project as well. I enjoy offering
>>>> creative input and this sounds like an original idea behind which I 
>>>> think
>>>> I
>>>> could stand.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Robert Hooper
>>>> Hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu
>>>> The Ohio State University
>>>> 0653 Buckeye-Cuyahoga CT
>>>> 653 Cuyahoga Court
>>>> Columbus, Ohio 43210
>>>> (740) 856-8195
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Laurel
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 9:15 PM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] writing a book about guide dogs
>>>>
>>>> Haha thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Hey, all of you who said you'd be interested, would it be ok with you 
>>>> all
>>>> if
>>>> I privately sent you a short survey to fill out? I know I've never met
>>>> most
>>>> of you in person, and I figure a basic short survey is a good way to
>>>> start
>>>> things. This way I can sort of get a feel for who you are and all. It
>>>> won't
>>>> be that long, promise. And if anybody else wants in on this, it's not
>>>> too
>>>> late.
>>>> If you are still interested and haven't responded yet, let me know, 
>>>> just
>>>> shoot me a message at laurel.stockard at gmail.com Thanks, Laurel and
>>>> Stockard
>>>>
>>>> On 5/7/12, Larry D. Keeler<lkeeler at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>>>> Your book could weigh as much as one of our guides!  This would be
>>>>> awesome reading!
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Laurel"<laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 7:58 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] writing a book about guide dogs
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Larry,
>>>>>> I completely agree. That's why I want people from different schools,
>>>>>> and different lifestyles to be part of this. I really want to create
>>>>>> a portrait for the reader of the guide dog community as a whole. To
>>>>>> do this, I couldn't simply include people from one school, or from
>>>>>> one social group, or who lead one type of lifestyle. I think it would
>>>>>> be great if I could include guide dog handlers who represent various
>>>>>> groups within our population, ethnic groups, economic groups, groups
>>>>>> who lead certain lifestyles etc. The more the merryer in my opinion.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/7/12, Larry D. Keeler<lkeeler at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>>>>>> Your stories would be interesting i'm sure!  I think the neat thing
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> to compile stories from different schools and also from different
>>>>>>> folks representing different walks of life.
>>>>>>> ----- 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: Monday, May 07, 2012 7:33 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] writing a book about guide dogs
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yeah!  A book about guide dog users and our dogs written from the
>>>>>>>> perspective of a guide dog user.  Don't think there's much around.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I havwen't seen it yet, but there's a guy locally who has written a
>>>>>>>> book.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He's a guide dog user with a dog from GDB.  It's called
>>>>>>>> "Confessions of
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Guide Dog: The Blond Leading the Blind" by Mark Carlson and Musket.
>>>>>>>> Musket is a yellow Lab and I think he retired recently.  Mark is
>>>>>>>> also hearing impaired and I've know him arouond town for many years
>>>>>>>> although
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> don't see him since the agency he works for moved out of a
>>>>>>>> neighborhood
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> spend alot of time in.  It is an e-book that should be available on
>>>>>>>> www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com .  Mark has a website
>>>>>>>> www.musketmania.com .
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am at work writing a book about my life as a blind LGBT person
>>>>>>>> and I think I may use www.lulu.com as an e-publisher.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'd like to participate in the material for your book if you like.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Laurel"<laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
>>>>>>>> Users"
>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 10:43 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] writing a book about guide dogs
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Awesome!
>>>>>>>>> By the way, for those of you on the GDUI list, I'm sorry that you
>>>>>>>>> are getting this message twice from me. I don't want to put two
>>>>>>>>> list addresses in the "to" or "cc" fields.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What I'm thinking about doing is sending those interested a survey
>>>>>>>>> to fill out. This will be pretty basic and just is somewhere for
>>>>>>>>> me to start. This way I can get a better feel for you guys since
>>>>>>>>> I've never personally met you face to face. I can also gage the
>>>>>>>>> kind of stories people might want to include and the content of my
>>>>>>>>> book. If it's ok, I will have you all fill out an initial survey,
>>>>>>>>> and then I will contact you each further to talk to you all about
>>>>>>>>> the information included in this book. Do you guys think this is a
>>>>>>>>> good way to begin? Thoughts?
>>>>>>>>> Also, if any of you want to forward my messages to another list,
>>>>>>>>> aka your school's list etc, I have no problem with that
>>>>>>>>> whatsoever. The more people I have from the more places who are
>>>>>>>>> willing to participate, the better. Also, if any of your friends
>>>>>>>>> wish to participate and want to contact me, they can do so at
>>>>>>>>> laurel.stockard at gmail.com.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is really important, if you know any puppy raisers, trainers
>>>>>>>>> or volunteers at your school, I would love their participation as
>>>>>>>>> well. I want to try to include people's stories who are involved
>>>>>>>>> in our greater community but who aren't specifically handlers.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your help you all, I have this idea, but I will
>>>>>>>>> never be able to do this without you all. You are an extremely
>>>>>>>>> important part of this.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 5/7/12, rhonda cruz<rhondaprincess at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>   that wound be really cool!
>>>>>>>>>>   i'm in.
>>>>>>>>>>   smile.
>>>>>>>>>> ..
>>>>>>>>>> On May 7, 2012, at 9:18 AM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Count me in!  I'd love to see such a book!  Currently, iether
>>>>>>>>>>> the books are just about training, just for kids or involve just
>>>>>>>>>>> one school.
>>>>>>>>>>> I'd
>>>>>>>>>>> love to see a book with all kinds of different stories both
>>>>>>>>>>> serious and humours abbout our guide dog experiences!
>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurel"
>>>>>>>>>>> <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
>>>>>>>>>>> Users"
>>>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 11:20 AM
>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] writing a book about guide dogs
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Laurel and Stockard
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a project I would like to bounce off of y'all and get
>>>>>>>>>>>> your opinions/feedback about. I am working on the meer
>>>>>>>>>>>> beginings of a book project. I have read many wonderful books
>>>>>>>>>>>> about people and their guide dogs over the years. I am working
>>>>>>>>>>>> on a project that would incorporate various people's stories
>>>>>>>>>>>> into one book. I am hoping to interview people from all
>>>>>>>>>>>> different schools, and places about their experiences.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I would love to interview people who have self trained as well
>>>>>>>>>>>> as who have gone to different schools. What do you all think of
>>>>>>>>>>>> this idea?
>>>>>>>>>>>> And if anybody is interested in participating in this project,
>>>>>>>>>>>> feel free to let me know. You can write me here or off list
>>>>>>>>>>>> whichever you prefer. Of course, if a person allows me to write
>>>>>>>>>>>> about them and their dogs, I would let them view and edit my
>>>>>>>>>>>> piece about them before I ever published my book so no worries
>>>>>>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks all
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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