[nagdu] shepherds

[Raven Tolliver]

A good amount of shepherds are put to work as guides here in the US.
In addition to the largest schools providing a small number of
shepherds, We have three small schools that train and provide German
shepherds only. There's Fidelco in Connneticut, the Eye Dog Foundation
in Arizona, and Independence Guide Dogs in Washington. I think those
schools only or primarily provide shepherds to residents in their
individual regions of the country.
Some of the larger or more known schools had lines of shepherds
experiencing great health challenges, so they've discontinued
providing shepherds, or acquired new lines of shepherds.
-- 
Raven
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have or what you do.

Naturally-reared guide dogs
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On 3/22/15, Marianne Denning via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> That is a very low rate of success.  Back before Leader Dogs had their
> own breeding program I think the success rate was around 50% and now
> it is around 70% or 80%.
>
> On 3/22/15, Leye-Shprintse Öberg <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> BS'D
>>
>> Pam,
>>
>> In Sweden, they train very few German Shepherds and they say that it's
>> because they've difficulties to find good puppies. The German Shepherd has
>> become more unstable mentally than before. However, we don't have a
>> breeding
>> program here so it's even hard to find good Labrador puppies. Of all the
>> dogs who're seen as good guide dog material as puppies only between 20 and
>> 30 percent qualify as guide dogs.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Leye-Shprintse and Hera <3
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