[NAGDU] International travel with a guidedog

Tue Apr 4 18:30:46 UTC 2017

Hi,
Thank you for sharing about the challenges that you and your dog overcame while in Italy. I too am glad she was there with you. How long would you recommend having a dog prior to traveling overseas with him or her, or prior to leaving the dog at home while traveling?
Thanks again, and have a wonderful week!

Best wishes, Miranda

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> On Apr 4, 2017, at 2:06 PM, Jameyanne Fuller via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I lived in Italy for a year with my guide dog, Mopsy. I had some difficulty
> enforcing access laws, but I was able to advocate myself and everything
> worked out great. The vet paperwork wasn't too bad either. The other thing
> you should keep in mind is things like traffic patterns. I ery quickly
> learned in Italy that many of my orientation and mobility skills didn't
> apply when the cars were speeding down the sidewalks and trying to dodge
> around you in the crosswalk. I wouldn't have wanted to be dealing with all
> that with a cane instead of Mopsy. I'm actually pretty sure I wouldn't be
> here to talk about it if I hadn't had Mopsy with me (she legitimately sved
> my life three times a week). At the same time, Mopsy was six when we went to
> Italy, so we'd been a team for a long time. I'm honestly not sure how she
> would react if I'd gotten her and we'd taken off for a new country. And if
> you're getting the dog and then immediately leaving it with your husband
> while you go abroad for a semester, that will be hard on your dog and its
> ability to work well for you when you come back. This might not be so bad if
> you've had the dog for a while, but I don't think it would be a good idea
> with a brand new dog. You can always discuss the situation with the schools
> you're interested in as well. Hope this is helpful.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 1:53 PM
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> Cc: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] International travel with a guidedog
> 
> Rebecca, I would ask that you check out Miranda's message. She is asking
> people's experiences traveling over seas. She doesn't have a dog yet. Her
> husband may not be able to be gone for three months. I think she asked the
> question just fine.
> 
> I didn't realize you had had the baby. How old is it now, and that was off
> topic.
> Cindy Lou Ray
> 
> 
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 12:47 PM
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> Cc: Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] International travel with a guidedog
> 
>            You know yourself. Will the required paperwork and
> vaccines bother you? Will access laws or the lack thereof bother you? 
> Will your husband really look after the dog and why or why not? Anybody can
> say they will do something before it actually happens. Look at all the
> comedy routines involving getting up with the kids, being nice to the
> mother-in-law, and so on. What will you do if your husband wants to travel
> with you or go someplace else? I know I'd not be happy staying home while my
> husband traveled, it can be way too easy to feel like the household drudge
> which isn't good for anybody. Will you really want to leave your dog? You
> may think you do, only to change your mind. My husband and I had concert
> tickets last weekend. We both thought we'd be ready to leave our baby to see
> the show, only to find out we weren't. This isn't our first kid, so we are
> hardly new parents either. All this is to say, you can plan anything, and
> you can think you'll do anything, and your husband can do likewise, only to
> have it not go as you expected.  
> To my mind, the length of your stay doesn't make a lot of difference. You
> have all the work to get ready, you are just ththere a different length of
> time. I'd rephrase your question, ask what people's experiences are with the
> countries you are interested in, then decide based on how you are, what you
> want to do. The guide dog schools will always be around.  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> 
> Hi,
> Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Can you share a bit more about your
> experience and why you feel that waiting is the best option? I'm certainly
> not disagreeing with you. I'm just curious as to why you feel this way.
> Thanks, and have a wonderful week!
> 
> Best wishes, Miranda
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 4, 2017, at 11:37 AM, Danielle Ledet via NAGDU 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>> 
>> Just wait!
>> 
>>> On 4/4/17, Nancy VanderBrink via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I went to Canada for 23 days, any longer and i would have needed a 
>>> visa.  I just needed a paper from my vet. It was not bad.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 4, 2017, at 8:26 AM, Miranda via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I am considering getting a guy dog, but I am also an undergraduate 
>>>> student looking at internship opportunities overseas within the next
> couple years.
>>>> I'm wondering how practical it would be to get a guy dog prior to a 
>>>> semester abroad, or if it would be better to wait until I graduate 
>>>> and would only be traveling on a less frequent basis for more 
>>>> short-term opportunities (10 days-1 month). If traveling to a 
>>>> country that would pose undo hardship or extreme complications, I 
>>>> have considered leaving the dog at home with my husband for more of 
>>>> a
> short-term trip (10 days or less).
>>>> In other words, the practicality of taking a dog overseas would need 
>>>> to be considered on a case-by-case basis.
>>>> If you've traveled overseas with your guidedog, where did you go and 
>>>> for how long? What are some other factors to consider when traveling 
>>>> abroad with a guy dog?
>>>> Thanks for your help, and have a wonderful week!
>>>> 
>>>> Best wishes, Miranda
>>>> 
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