[NAGDU] Guide dog from the US

[Passle Helminski]

Pilot needs the student to get to a port of entry in the USA.   Then they will pay the rest of their transportation from the port of entry to Pilot.

Passle

On Jan 2, 2016, at 2:39 PM, Buddy Brannan via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I know that Leader and Guiding Eyes have had international students, but I don't know what sort of arrangements ere made. I know that Seeing eye has had students living abroad, but the cases I know of, they were transplanted Americans. (Canada, pretty much all the schools work with as a matter of course.) I have heard that Pilot will accept international students. I suspect in all cases except Canada, that the international student will most likely be responsible for transport to and from the US, but I have absolutely no concrete data on this. 
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>> On Jan 2, 2016, at 1:36 PM, Wayne And Harley via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi Lisa,The short answer to your question is, Yes, but it depends.While I was at Leader Dogs For The Blind in 2000 training with LD Sequoia there were twelve students from Spain. In 2003 while I was training with LD Patriot there were two students from Israel. Fellow graduates have regaled me with stories of Canadians being part of their class. The longer answer is for you, or your friend to contact the school, or schools of your choosing and ask. The worst they can do is say "no"
>> Yours, Very Sincerely And Respectfully,
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>> Wayne M. Scace 
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>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Lisa via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>> Date: 1/2/2016  12:21  (GMT-06:00) 
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>> Cc: Lisa <dreamymarmot93 at yahoo.de> 
>> Subject: [NAGDU] Guide dog from the US 
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>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> Is it possible for a person who does not live in America to get a guide dog 
>> from a US guide dog school?
>> I've heard things like that several times in passing, e.g. someone was 
>> recommended to apply for a dog in the US because the waiting list in his own 
>> country was long. But I don't know if these are just rumors or if these 
>> cases exist.
>> Does anyone on here know something about this?
>> 
>> And just to clarify this in advance: I'm still with my German guide dog and 
>> do not intend on trading him for another one very soon. ;-)
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> Lisa 
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