[nagdu] owner training

[Ava Foster]

The only card I have ever shown is one of those "I am a Service Dog"
cards I bought from www (dot) sitstay (dot) com. I bought a set of
about 50 to give out to curious people. They tell a little about what
different assistance dogs do and show a portion of federal law, if I
remember right. I have never been asked to show ID, and only have been
questioned once, back in 2006, by a polite cashier making sure my dog
was a guide dog, not my pet (as if the harness wasn't a clue *smile*).
Ava

On 2/18/12, Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Tami,
>     Merry and I have such cards and, when asked, refuse to produce them!
> Doing so would only cause problems for others, in spite of solving them for
> us.
>
> fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 1:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] owner training
>
>
>> Buddy,
>>
>> Yup! Exactly right! And if I never have one of those cards shoved in my
>> face again with a long lecture about how I need to get my dog certified...
>>
>> /lol/ Okay, one person who frets at it frequently is a new guide dog user
>> and also a good friend. So I suppose I can survive it and explain that
>> legally my dog is legit as hers.
>>
>> She did show me her card in enough light that I could see the very nice
>> picture of her and her dog on graduation, and there are snippets of the
>> law on it, which could be very handy in a pinch. /smile/
>>
>> However, I do wish the programs weren't so quick to emphasize to grads
>> that if they run into trouble, all they have to do is flash the card to
>> show that their dog is a certified guide dog. Then again, if I had such a
>> handy ID card, I would no doubt be tempted to use it in a pinch. /smile/
>> Or would I? It took me awhile to really get used to it, but I find it
>> kinda fun to just handle my own dang issues. Or something. Hard to
>> explain, I guess. I prefer to just go about my business, but if somebody
>> starts to question then I've got my spiel and 'tude and all. /smile/
>>
>> Tami
>>
>> On 02/17/2012 07:57 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> There's no such thing as a "certified service dog". In fact, and I'm sure
>>>
>>> someone isn't going to like this at all, the school-issued ID cards
>>> aren't worth the paper, plastic, or laminate that they're printed on,
>>> legally speaking. The only requirement is that the dog must be
>>> individually task trained. There is no certification that caries any
>>> legal weight.
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 17, 2012, at 10:41 AM, William Vandervest wrote:
>>>
>>>> just curious, if you train your own dog, how do you get the dog
>>>> certifyed as a service dog, or do you even need to do so?
>>>> William And LD Lynard
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