[nagdu] Dog ownership in other areas of the world

[Lisa]

Hi Tracy,

Sorry I'm replying so late.
Well, if a owner has to give his guide dog back, it would always go back to 
the school and never to the health insurance company because you're 
completely right, they are not interested in the dog as a living creature. 
The health insurance pays money to the school and is the formal owner until 
the dog retires. But aftercare or more training or problems that occur are 
always done/solved by the guide dog school. The health insurance only gives 
the money to pay for the school's work.

Lisa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog ownership in other areas of the world


> Hi Lisa.
> I'm trying to get my head around my health insurance company owning my
> dog.  If they decide to take it away from the handler, what happens to it?
> Here, health insurance companies are giant mega-corporations.  As a
> business, they'd have no idea what to do with an actual living creature in
> their care.
> Tracy
>
>> Hi Jimmy,
>>
>> here in Germany health insurance companies pay for our guide dogs. So
>> normally, they have ownership of the dogs until they retire. When they
>> retire, they become "normal dogs" (you know what I mean, not working dogs
>> anymore) and either the former guide dog handler or someone else can take
>> ownership of them.
>> There are a few health insurance companies that give ownership to the
>> guide
>> dog handler after graduation but that's very rare over here.
>>
>> Lisa
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jimmy via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Jimmy" <jimmydagerman80 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 4:06 AM
>> 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
>>>
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