[nagdu] Ownership; what about other countries?

[The Pawpower Pack]

Viviana, 
I agree with you.  My first dog, from a program, had cancer at age 3, And the program said they would do chemo, which had a low likelyhood of success.  I chose not to do that.  So that was that and they would not approve any other form of paliative care, so she dyed 3 weeks after the diagnosis because they paid, so they called the shots. 
Contrast this with my current situation.  Mill-e-max, my retired guide and "in home hearing and service dog has spent the last 2 days at the vet because she may have osteosarcoma— bone cancer.  I currently owe him $1000.  And we don't even have a for sure diagnosis yet.  I'm going to owe him more money after all is said and done.  He allows me to do payments.  And although it's going to be hard times, I have 100% control of her medical care. And if she has cancer, which we hope she doesn't, I will be the one to decide, with my vet, what to do. And it's comforting. 

 Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
Pawpower4me at gmail.com
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> On May 5, 2014, at 11:04 AM, Vivianna <irishana at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> all this talk of ownership and the policies of different schools has me wondering about other countries.
> i know that, in the UK not only do they give you the dog, all its food for life, all the vet bills for life, board if you go out of town, and who knows what else but, they tell you when to retire the dog and come and take it from you when they say it's time to retire the dog.
> i know many many folks there have guide dogs simply because it's a free deal.  the ones that i have seen were extremely misbehaved in my opinion.  jumping on people, barking, running around at the end of the leash.
> i will venture to say that blind folks here in the states, and even in canada are leaps and bounds ahead of most of the world in the independence department.
> sure, it's nifty to have everything pertaining to the dog and it's care given to you for free but, i'd rather pay for everything on my own and make my own decisions on how to feed my dog, what vet to take her to, etc.
> i know, i know, yet another contraversial topic.  smiley.
> 
> Vivianna
> 
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