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

[Vivianna]

Hi.
sounds like you just want a dog.
have you thought about getting a pet dog?
there are lots of dogs that need homes.

Vivianna

> On Sep 10, 2015, at 9:34 PM, Janice Toothman via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Tom,
> 
> Are you wanting to owner train your own puppy as your guide dog because the program schools did not accept you.
> 
> What if you work on your cane skills as others have suggested in earlier posts and reapply to guide dog school once you show them your need.
> 
> I do not want to discourage you from working with a puppy in training but that is a poor substitute for a working guide dog that would be of greater benefit to you.
> 
> Janice
> 
> On 9/10/2015 10:02 PM, Cindy Ray via nagdu wrote:
>> Tom, you are getting a little confusing to me. You were talking about puppy
>> raising. That is not the same. That dog would be a dog you were socializing
>> and maybe teaching some obedience; it would not be trained. This is what I
>> thought you were talking about.
>> 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: Thursday, September 10, 2015 5:52 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)
>> 
>> Update: I talked on phone, with someone with the ADA branch in Rockville, MD
>> (The county seat of my house) and she confirmed:
>> 
>> Any dog I have, trained to help me (including trained by me) who is an
>> assistance animal for me, who has a disability (I am legally blind)
>> 
>> would therefore be allowed in any public place, per ADA?
>> --
>>   Tom Hunter
>>   tomhunter at operamail.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015, at 10:25 PM, Cindy Ray via nagdu wrote:
>>> Tom, instead of making that decision, talk to whatever entity you are
>>> working with to see how their raisers do this. You might find some
>>> surprises
>>> out there.
>>> 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: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 7:41 PM
>>> To: Debby Phillips <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>; 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)
>>> 
>>> Thanks, Debby
>>> 
>>> I will check in Maryland and the idea of getting a future guide dog may
>>> not
>>> work for me, since the pup would have to be on public transport at times.
>>>  I
>>> don't drive, since 2012 when I fell off my bicycle, and am legally blind.
>>> --
>>>   Tom Hunter
>>>   tomhunter at operamail.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015, at 10:53 PM, Debby Phillips wrote:
>>>> Hi Tom, in general, no.  A pup in training does not have the same
>>>> status as a service dog.  You would have to check with your state
>>>> to see if they allow pups in training the same access as service
>>>> dogs.    Debby
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