[nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question

[Darla Rogers]

Hi Raven,

	Unless they have changed their policies, the people I knew best
lived in Florida.
Darla  


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 5:42 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question

Matt,
I suggest calling Fidelco to see if they provide dogs to people who live
outside of the tri-state area. I could be mistaken, but I thought that
clients had to live within the tri-state area to receive one of their GSDS.
Gallant Hearts is a good suggestion, though if you go with that school, they
might not have a dog ready for you by the end of this year, considering
they're still pretty new. It's a good program to look into though. I love
everything I've heard about it. They definitely do home training, but they
require first-time guide dog travelers to stay a week at their campus, then
do a week or two of home-training. Contact Becky to make certain of that,
and also to ask about the waiting list.
Guiding Eyes for the Blind does home-training, but unfortunately, they're
only issuing labradors, so if you want a different breed, that program is
obviously not an option for you.
Just out of curiosity, why would you rather attend a guide dog school in the
US instead of obtaining a dog from a program right there in Canada? I know
little about the Canadian guide dog programs, but I'm just curious why you'd
rather come here. Are you after a German Shepherd, and none of the schools
there issue them?


On 1/26/14, National Association of Guide Dog Users <blind411 at verizon.net>
wrote:
> Matt,
> 	I suggest everyone first consider training programs that offer true 
> ownership of the dog upon completion of training. This avoids the type 
> of arbitrary, paternalistic  interference some have experienced from 
> those training programs that retain ownership. It is also good to 
> inquire about how various programs handle complaints from the public. 
> Some programs will not accept anonymous complaints and employ third 
> party objective evidence of abuse or neglect, while others accept 
> anonymous complaints and will remove a dog even if a complaint is 
> unfounded.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Matthew 
> Dierckens
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 3:57 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question
>
> Hello everyone.
> I thought I'd come over here and introduce myself, and I have a bit of 
> an inquiry.
> My name is Matt, and I am from Ontario Canada. I am hoping to get a 
> guide dog sometime in the future, my goal is to have one by the end of
this year.
> I've done extended research and spoken to various schools.
> I came across this school called Fidelco. If there's anyone on this 
> list who have had experiences, good or bad with Fidelco, I'd like to 
> hear about them.
> Thank you. :)
>
> Matthew Dierckens
> Macintosh Trainer
> Blind Access Training
> www.blindaccesstraining.com
> 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4
>
>
>
>
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Raven

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