[nagdu] Washington DC metro area puppies (add Rockville ADA)

Tue Sep 8 15:11:34 UTC 2015

Raven, the context is, Montgomery County, MD has a Hero Dog puppy
raising offer to volunteer, but it involves going north of Olney weekly,
where MetroAccess does not go. I could take a cab there and back, if my
wife is unavailable to drive me. Some taxi drivers don't like pups in
cab? Is a future service animal the same as a guide dog, in that
respect?

Thanks to anyone who knows,
-- 
  Tom Hunter
  tomhunter at operamail.com

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015, at 01:26 AM, Raven Tolliver via nagdu wrote:
> Sorry about that previous message. That was a mistake.
> 
> Tom, your question doesn't provide us with context. How is that
> transportation route related to obtaining a puppy to raise to become a
> service dog? Even if you didn't have access to public transportation,
> it would still be a possibility, provided you met the particular
> program's requirements.
> -- 
> Raven
> Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
> www.1am-editing.com
> 
> You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
> have or what you do.
> 
> Naturally-reared guide dogs
> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs
> 
> On 9/8/15, Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 9/7/15, Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> Is that a place where service dogs are produced? I am guessing you would
> >> have to contact them. Hope someone will be more helpful to you than that.
> >> Cindy Lou Ray
> >> cindyray at gmail.com
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tom Hunter via
> >> nagdu
> >> Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 5:09 PM
> >> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> >> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> >> Cc: Tom Hunter <tomhunter at operamail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Washington DC metro area puppies (add Rockville ADA)
> >>
> >> I emailed Tracy back, but to the group I ask another question:
> >>
> >> http://www.adainfo.org/ has a branch in Rockville, Maryland, which I can
> >> reach on the Red Line Metro. Any tips?
> >> --
> >>   Tom Hunter
> >>   tomhunter at operamail.com
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Sep 6, 2015, at 12:09 PM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu wrote:
> >>> Hi Tom.
> >>> Just out of curiosity, whose program have you asked?  I didn't think
> >>> there
> >>> were any schools close enough to DC to raise puppies there.
> >>>
> >>> I happened to meet a raiser on vacation recently, and she said they keep
> >>> puppies while their usual raisers go on vacation and such.  That seems
> >>> an
> >>> excellent way to get one's feet wet with puppy-raising, so to speak.  I
> >>> might like to do that, someday.
> >>> Tracy
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tom Hunter
> >>> via
> >>> nagdu
> >>> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 7:33 PM
> >>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> >>> Cc: Tom Hunter
> >>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Washington DC metro area puppies
> >>>
> >>> Thanks, Raven!
> >>>
> >>> I do want to 'babysit' a puppy who is to be a future guide dog.
> >>>
> >>> My wife still drives, so I can see no issue there.
> >>>
> >>> I was rejected by 2 guide dog schools, but am legally blind.
> >>>
> >>> I have asked a school's local puppy program, and hope for the best.
> >>> --
> >>>   Tom Hunter
> >>>   tomhunter at operamail.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2015, at 07:30 PM, Raven Tolliver via nagdu wrote:
> >>> > Tom,
> >>> > I cannot speak for all guide dog schools, but my understanding is that
> >>> > if you raise a puppy fora guide dog school, you must raise one of
> >>> > their puppies from their breeding lines. And even the schools who
> >>> > accept donated dogs only accept donations from breeders they are
> >>> > familiar with. This is because guide dogs are bred for physical health
> >>> > and temperament. All breeders do not breed with these factors in
> >>> > consideration, and a pup from other sources does not have a medical
> >>> > history or environmental background that pups from guide dog schools
> >>> > and familiar breeders do.
> >>> >
> >>> > Check to see which guide dog schools have puppy-raising regions in
> >>> > your area. Call those schools and ask what the criteria are to raise a
> >>> > pup for their program. Some schools require that a person in your
> >>> > household has a driver's license, so that could pose a problem. If I
> >>> > didn't live in such an arrangement, I would ask for an exception,
> >>> > explaining I have access to public transportation. Always worth a
> >>> > shot.
> >>> > I hope you find a fitting opportunity. Dogs are a blast!
> >>> > --
> >>> > Raven
> >>
> >>
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> >
> > --
> > Raven
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> >
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> >
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