[NAGDU] School logos

[Tara Briggs]

 Well said Tracy! I was just curious, do any of you know what the locals are for the different schools? Thanks for any information!
Tara

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> On Apr 29, 2018, at 9:03 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> GDB's change to a logo of someone hugging their dog was a small part of my
> decision to switch from GDB to TSE.  OK, so it's a logo, but I felt it was
> symbolic of some attitudes I didn't care for.  I heard at the time that the
> GEB logo was similar.
> 
> As I recall, GDB's reason for changing their logo was that they wanted to
> show the partnership between human and dog, but IMO there is a big
> difference between a working partnership and a pet partnership, and hugging
> your dog doesn't show that.
> 
> I know schools, and users, have had trouble with public perceptions about
> corrections, and I have no problem with moves to use fewer or better
> corrections, so long as the dog works well.  But I think it's essential the
> schools emphasize that it's a working dog, doing as serious a job as a
> police dog, and get away from the "companion in my lonely darkness" crap.
> 
> Could we perhaps bring it up at the convention, or something?  Or brainstorm
> some PR we'd rather see, that emphasizes the working partnership, then share
> it with the schools?
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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