[nagdu] studying abroad in France this summer

[Julie McGinnity]

Hi Laurel.  First of all, good for you for making the decision to
bring your dog to Paris with you!  I got the opportunity to go to
Germany after highschool, and I did not take my dog for a number of
reasons.  One of them had to do with the access laws not covering the
sister school we were going to spend most of our time.  So I think you
should definitely check out the access laws where you will be going.
You should also work it out with the people you are staying with.  One
of the other reasons I did not take my dog was because my host family
refused to have a dog in their house, and the program wouldn't fix it.
 It was not an ideal situation.  You probably know all of this, but
just in case...

I know in Germany the access laws were pretty similar to how they are
here.  Guide dogs are granted access to public transportation and
public places.  I will warn you though.  In Germany there were a lot
of dogs in malls and stores, so you may encounter that in France.  I
don't know.

I am actually very interested to hear about how your trip goes for
both of you.

On 2/8/13, Laurel and Stockard <laurel.stockard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello fellow NAGDU folks. :-) Hope all humans and dogs are well.
> I am planning to study abroad for a month this summer, in France,
> specifically Paris. I will be taking Stockard with me. I am writing the list
> because I am wondering what information NAGDU would have on
> traveling/working a guide dog in France. Also, I would like to know if any
> of you have traveled to Paris before, or if any of you know any guide dog
> users who live in Paris. Any help I could get would be much appreciated. I
> also know that I need to get a European Union pet pass port, does NAGDU have
> any info on getting this? I have some information already, but I want to
> make sure that I have all the info I need.
> Thanks in advance for the help,
> Laurel and Stockard
>
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-- 
Julie McG
National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
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