[nagdu] Dog ownership in other areas of the world

[Buddy Brannan]

Wow...the trainers lobbied against ownership? I know Jewel mentioned that she'd had an easier time getting her dog certified in the past than she has lately. That's just amazing. 


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> On Aug 4, 2015, at 7:21 PM, Bonnie Mosen via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jimmy and others. This is a very interesting topic. I am an American
> living in New Zealand and brought my dog from The Seeing Eye over with me
> when I moved here in 2013. We have one school here in New Zealand--operated
> as part of the Blind Foundation. My understanding  is they do not offer
> ownership: however, at one time, they did, but the guide dog instructors
> lobbied against it. As part of working a dog in NZ, I had to get Lizzie
> certified by the NZ school and have to have an instructor recertify her each
> year. As someone, who has always had ownership of her dog, this was a tough
> thing to get my head around.
> 
> Cheers
> Bonnie Mosen  -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jimmy via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 2:07 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Jimmy <jimmydagerman80 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nagdu] Dog ownership in other areas of the world
> 
> Good evening friends!
> I was curious if anyone has done research on how guide dog schools in other
> parts of the world Address and view guide  dog ownership? I ask as I wonder
> if this is   In  just in our country or in other areas as well
> 
> James Alan Boehm
> Phone: 901-483-1515
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