[nagdu] Retired Guides; Do the same access laws apply?

[Nicole Torcolini]

A retired guide dog is a pet. And, for the record, guide dogs do not have
rights; it is the human who has the right to take a working guide dog
places. Besides, how would you expect someone who has never seen the dog
when still working to know that a retired guide dog is actually a retired
guide dog?

Nicole

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chaim B. Segal
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Subject: [nagdu] Retired Guides; Do the same access laws apply?

Hi All on both lists:

Chaim Segal here. It looks as though I will likely need to move out of my
current house in the nearly immediate future, as my mother needs to enter
senior care. At present time, my current earnings are not enough to sustain
rent in our current town-house. Therefore, I need to weigh my options when
moving myself and my wife out into an apartment. Our current apartment
manager has been gracious, and has not charged us an extra pet deposit for
Keeper (my third guide) once he retired. We only pay a deposit for our cat
which my wife and I purchased as a kitten around six years ago. This being
said, I have been hearing conflicting information throughout the years.

At some point back in the 90s, I thought I once heard that a retired guide
dog has the same access rules regarding rent and access that a currently
working guide has. I was surprised to hear that. I was not considering the
fact that I would need to know for sure some day.

   Earlier this year, my mother and I attempted to take both Keeper and
Yahtzee (current guide) to the vet on paratransit. The driver insisted that
Keeper must be in a carrier while riding the bus. Officials at Greater
Dayton RTA backed her up. At the time, I did not pursue the matter, because
the driver in question is uncomfortable with dogs to begin with. 

So, I now need to know one way or the other, in order to determine how many
pet deposits will need to be paid. The best I could hope for is to find a
place where pets are welcome without a silly deposit or fee. But, is Keeper
considered a pet, or does he still have higher status despite his
retirement?

Thanks!

Chaim 

Chaim B. Segal
Customer Service Representative
Sinclair Community College
E-mail: chaimsegal at sbcglobal.net

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