[NAGDU] Ownership and why people chose a particular school

[The Pawpower Pack]

Another important  thing to consider is that those of us with aditional disabilities have our choice of programs narrowed still more fully.  
I'm Deafblind, I use ASL— American Sign Language for communication. 
I would go to the SEEING Eye but they will not accept students requiring interpreters.  
The programs which are most well known for their Deafblind programs are Leader and GEB.  Both of whom have 2 year waiting lists.  I'm NOT! Going to go to a program that makes me wait for any length of time.  My first 2 dogs were from such a program  and I did feel intimidated by the trainers and the follow up.  
So I'm an owner trainer. And no, I am not telling anyone that this is what they should do, *sigh* 
I'm saying that it's all well and good to say go to the place that best matches your beliefs, but it's just not that easy for those with multiple disabilities or other considerations.


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> On Jan 18, 2017, at 9:20 PM, Tara Wiseman via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi all! I have been enjoying this discussion about owner ship. I have always been passionate about wanting to own my own dog. However, after high school I wanted to get my guy dog before I started college. Although I want to go to the Seeing Eye, I could not go there before my first semester of college. Therefore, I went to guide dogs for the blind even though I was not given ownership of my dog. For me, that was a good decision. I work with my first guide until 2009. Upon her retirement, I went to the Seeing Eye and I know on my dog. I was curious why those of you on this list chose your particular schools. Was the ownership question important to you? If you chose a  school
> 
> That did not grant you ownership, even though you felt you should be given it, what was your reason? I am interested in the idea that if the consumer wants ownership we should let that be known and only go to schools that give ownership. How do you guys think that consumers without opinion should go about making the change? My understanding is, please correct me if I'm wrong, that's the majority of schools maintain some sort of ownership of the dog. So it seems to me that the simple with just sticks of supply and demand mean that some of us who feel strongly about on your own dogs are going to have to go to schools that don't let us on our own dogs if we want to have a guy dog. I'm interested in everybody's thoughts! My husband, at the age of 13, got his service dogs from canine companions for Independence. They did not give him ownership of his dog until he retired it. That attitude makes me so angry! However, for Tyler he simply doesn't find it a big deal. I also appreciated the person who talked about the reason for not granting ownership is to maintain control over what is an expensive investment. Although I don't agree with that, I thought that was probably the primary reason that the schools do not grant ownership. I look forward to everyone's thoughts! 
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