[NAGDU] Occupaws, was Hello

Danielle Ledet singingmywayin at gmail.com
Tue Jul 18 12:49:41 UTC 2017


I know I agree. I was glad to see both the guide dog orgs have there
lists updated to reflect the newer programs. I wish the smaller
schools would show up at the conferences as well. With them, or
rather, information so obscure, I am amazed a the following they have.
How do they recruit graduates?

On 7/17/17, Heather Bird via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi. Very nice to meet you. I am Heather and I have a 2.5 year old GSD from
> TSE. I am so happy to meet an Occupaws graduate. I am such a guide dog geek
> and I know a fair bit about the bigger schools like GEB, GDB, GDF, and of
> course TSE. However, meeting people from the smaller, newer programs like
> Occupaws is awesome because I love finding out new things about what is
> going on in the guide dog world. I look forward to reading posts on-list
> about you and your dog, and perhaps about your experiences with Occupaws.
> If
> you ever want to chat off-list, my email address is,
> heather.l.bird at gmail.com and my cell number is (585)739-6473.
>
> Heather Bird
> "They came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't
> a Communist.
> Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
> Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I
> wasn't a trade unionist.
> Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a
> Protestant.
> Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up." -
> Martin Niemöller
> In our diverse society we must never fail to speak up in the face of Human
> Rights violations lest we be the next targets of such violations.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Janell via NAGDU
> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2017 11:26 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Janell
> Subject: [NAGDU] Hello
>
> Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself to the group.  My name is Janell
> and I have a guide dog, Sully from OCCUPAWS in Madison Wisconsin.  I live
> in
> a small town, Chetek, in northern Wisconsin.  Sully is my first guide and
> we
> have been together for almost 3 years.  I am married and have 2 boys and I
> was a special education teacher for 15 years before retiring a few years
> ago
> at 40.
>
>
>
> I am assisting with our OCCUPAWS conference call this week and I have to
> discuss how to keep safe while walking at night.  I was wondering if anyone
> had any experience or information they could share about this topic?
> Living
> in such a small community the only thing I have to worry about (hopefully)
> are the bears.  I have tried to search for some info but I am not having
> much luck.
>
> I look forward to reading and sharing experiences with this group!!
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any help/stories/information, Janell and Sully  :)
>
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