[nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question

[Raven Tolliver]

Matt,
I suggest calling Fidelco to see if they provide dogs to people who
live outside of the tri-state area. I could be mistaken, but I thought
that clients had to live within the tri-state area to receive one of
their GSDS.
Gallant Hearts is a good suggestion, though if you go with that
school, they might not have a dog ready for you by the end of this
year, considering they're still pretty new. It's a good program to
look into though. I love everything I've heard about it. They
definitely do home training, but they require first-time guide dog
travelers to stay a week at their campus, then do a week or two of
home-training. Contact Becky to make certain of that, and also to ask
about the waiting list.
Guiding Eyes for the Blind does home-training, but unfortunately,
they're only issuing labradors, so if you want a different breed, that
program is obviously not an option for you.
Just out of curiosity, why would you rather attend a guide dog school
in the US instead of obtaining a dog from a program right there in
Canada? I know little about the Canadian guide dog programs, but I'm
just curious why you'd rather come here. Are you after a German
Shepherd, and none of the schools there issue them?


On 1/26/14, National Association of Guide Dog Users
<blind411 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Matt,
> 	I suggest everyone first consider training programs that offer true
> ownership of the dog upon completion of training. This avoids the type of
> arbitrary, paternalistic  interference some have experienced from those
> training programs that retain ownership. It is also good to inquire about
> how various programs handle complaints from the public. Some programs will
> not accept anonymous complaints and employ third party objective evidence
> of
> abuse or neglect, while others accept anonymous complaints and will remove
> a
> dog even if a complaint is unfounded.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Matthew
> Dierckens
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 3:57 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question
>
> Hello everyone.
> I thought I'd come over here and introduce myself, and I have a bit of an
> inquiry.
> My name is Matt, and I am from Ontario Canada. I am hoping to get a guide
> dog sometime in the future, my goal is to have one by the end of this year.
> I've done extended research and spoken to various schools.
> I came across this school called Fidelco. If there's anyone on this list
> who
> have had experiences, good or bad with Fidelco, I'd like to hear about
> them.
> Thank you. :)
>
> Matthew Dierckens
> Macintosh Trainer
> Blind Access Training
> www.blindaccesstraining.com
> 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4
>
>
>
>
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Raven