[nagdu] Ownership; what about other countries?

[Vivianna]

well, i actually was truly interested in the ownership of the guide dogs.  i wonder if some folks in the states are the only ones in the world who actually hold the ownership of their dogs?
since i am only familiar with the UK being that i have been there 4 times, that is the only other country that i have any knowledge about in that area.
and what about owner trained dogs?  i mean, can you owner train your dog in any other country and hold the same rights as here in the states?

Vivianna

On May 5, 2014, at 2:16 PM, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:

> Very interesting Vivianna. 
> I was in England on a youth exchange many years ago. I did meet some folks
> with guide dogs, though I didn't know enough about guide dogs to know if
> they were well behaved. 
> I did get the impression that these folks, as well as everybody else felt
> that the government had done this really wonderful thing by providing them
> with dogs. 
> I'd love to talk more with you about this as one of the critisisms of u.s.
> schools is that they do not train off leash recall like the European
> schools. 
> If ou'd like, write me off list.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vivianna
> Sent: Monday, May 5, 2014 12:05 PM
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> Subject: [nagdu] Ownership; what about other countries?
> 
> 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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