[nagdu] Washington DC metro area puppies (add Rockville ADA)

Tue Sep 8 16:24:07 UTC 2015

Hi Tom.
No, dogs in training do not have the same access as fully-trained service
dogs, because it is the disabled person who has the access right to be
accompanied by a dog trained to help him or her. A dog in training is not
actually helping a disabled person, and a business can keep it out or let
it in on their whim.
Tracy

> Raven, the context is, Montgomery County, MD has a Hero Dog puppy
> raising offer to volunteer, but it involves going north of Olney weekly,
> where MetroAccess does not go. I could take a cab there and back, if my
> wife is unavailable to drive me. Some taxi drivers don't like pups in
> cab? Is a future service animal the same as a guide dog, in that
> respect?
>
> Thanks to anyone who knows,
> --
>   Tom Hunter
>   tomhunter at operamail.com
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015, at 01:26 AM, Raven Tolliver via nagdu wrote:
>> Sorry about that previous message. That was a mistake.
>>
>> Tom, your question doesn't provide us with context. How is that
>> transportation route related to obtaining a puppy to raise to become a
>> service dog? Even if you didn't have access to public transportation,
>> it would still be a possibility, provided you met the particular
>> program's requirements.
>> --
>> Raven
>> Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
>> www.1am-editing.com
>>
>> You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
>> have or what you do.
>>
>> Naturally-reared guide dogs
>> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs
>>
>> On 9/8/15, Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On 9/7/15, Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> >> Is that a place where service dogs are produced? I am guessing you
>> would
>> >> have to contact them. Hope someone will be more helpful to you than
>> that.
>> >> Cindy Lou Ray
>> >> cindyray at gmail.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tom Hunter
>> via
>> >> nagdu
>> >> Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 5:09 PM
>> >> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> >> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Cc: Tom Hunter <tomhunter at operamail.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Washington DC metro area puppies (add Rockville
>> ADA)
>> >>
>> >> I emailed Tracy back, but to the group I ask another question:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.adainfo.org/ has a branch in Rockville, Maryland, which I
>> can
>> >> reach on the Red Line Metro. Any tips?
>> >> --
>> >>   Tom Hunter
>> >>   tomhunter at operamail.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Sep 6, 2015, at 12:09 PM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu wrote:
>> >>> Hi Tom.
>> >>> Just out of curiosity, whose program have you asked?  I didn't think
>> >>> there
>> >>> were any schools close enough to DC to raise puppies there.
>> >>>
>> >>> I happened to meet a raiser on vacation recently, and she said they
>> keep
>> >>> puppies while their usual raisers go on vacation and such.  That
>> seems
>> >>> an
>> >>> excellent way to get one's feet wet with puppy-raising, so to speak.
>>  I
>> >>> might like to do that, someday.
>> >>> Tracy
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tom
>> Hunter
>> >>> via
>> >>> nagdu
>> >>> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 7:33 PM
>> >>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> >>> Cc: Tom Hunter
>> >>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Washington DC metro area puppies
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks, Raven!
>> >>>
>> >>> I do want to 'babysit' a puppy who is to be a future guide dog.
>> >>>
>> >>> My wife still drives, so I can see no issue there.
>> >>>
>> >>> I was rejected by 2 guide dog schools, but am legally blind.
>> >>>
>> >>> I have asked a school's local puppy program, and hope for the best.
>> >>> --
>> >>>   Tom Hunter
>> >>>   tomhunter at operamail.com
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2015, at 07:30 PM, Raven Tolliver via nagdu wrote:
>> >>> > Tom,
>> >>> > I cannot speak for all guide dog schools, but my understanding is
>> that
>> >>> > if you raise a puppy fora guide dog school, you must raise one of
>> >>> > their puppies from their breeding lines. And even the schools who
>> >>> > accept donated dogs only accept donations from breeders they are
>> >>> > familiar with. This is because guide dogs are bred for physical
>> health
>> >>> > and temperament. All breeders do not breed with these factors in
>> >>> > consideration, and a pup from other sources does not have a
>> medical
>> >>> > history or environmental background that pups from guide dog
>> schools
>> >>> > and familiar breeders do.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Check to see which guide dog schools have puppy-raising regions in
>> >>> > your area. Call those schools and ask what the criteria are to
>> raise a
>> >>> > pup for their program. Some schools require that a person in your
>> >>> > household has a driver's license, so that could pose a problem. If
>> I
>> >>> > didn't live in such an arrangement, I would ask for an exception,
>> >>> > explaining I have access to public transportation. Always worth a
>> >>> > shot.
>> >>> > I hope you find a fitting opportunity. Dogs are a blast!
>> >>> > --
>> >>> > Raven
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >
>> > --
>> > Raven
>> > Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
>> > www.1am-editing.com
>> >
>> > You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
>> > have or what you do.
>> >
>> > Naturally-reared guide dogs
>> > https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs
>> >
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