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

[Tom Hunter]

Janice, I am of the opinion now, after 2 rejections, that a guide dog,
raised and trained for that purpose by one of the  ~ dozen certified
schools, would be a bad match for my disability?

I am legally blind, but seem to be not blind enough?

So, I am  of the opinion that I could use a service animal (dog) who'd
be trained by me.

This service animal would not be a traditional seeing-eye-dog, but would
be trained, by me, to help me see things I can't easily see, such as the
path in wooded areas where I do have trouble now, since my loss of most
of my optic nerves.

Thoughts?
-- 
  Tom Hunter
  tomhunter at operamail.com


On Thu, Sep 10, 2015, at 10:34 PM, Janice Toothman via nagdu 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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