[NAGDU] Ownership and why people chose a particular school

[Tara Wiseman]

Sandra that's terrible! I think that is everyone's worst nightmare. What is been your experience with pilot? It's come up on the list before. But I think it's a very interesting topic about why people choose a particular

School. 
TaraCheck out my podcast found at:abilitystories.podbean.com and on iTunes

> On Jan 19, 2017, at 8:36 AM, S L Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Tara:
> 
> When I got my first dog in 1976 I really did not know anything about guide 
> dog schools.  I assumed they were all the same.  A couple of months after 
> returning home with Hogan, a male golden, I had some health issues.  Hogan 
> was a really fast walker and hard puller.  The diagnosis of multiple 
> sclerosis meant that my left arm was weak and I would occasionally drag my 
> left foot causing me to trip.  I fell a few times with him.  I was observed 
> by a few other nosey blind people and one very rude O&M instructor.  They 
> reported me to the guide dog school and suddenly without notice a trainer 
> showed up at my door and took my dog.  It took an attorney and my doctors 
> and physical therapists quite a fight to get the dog returned to me.  This 
> should never happen to any graduate of a guide dog school.  Once Hogan 
> retired I made sure to only attend schools that granted me ownership.  As 
> far as I know GDF and Seeing Eye grant ownership.  Leader used to but I do 
> not know if that is still the case or not.  My current dog Eva is a golden 
> from Pilot and I was granted ownership upon graduation.
> 
> Sandra and Eva
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tara Wiseman via NAGDU
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 10:20 PM
> To: Bryan Gearry via Nagdu
> Cc: Tara Wiseman
> Subject: [NAGDU] Ownership and why people chose a particular school
> 
> Hi all! I have been enjoying this discussion about owner ship. I have always 
> been passionate about wanting to own my own dog. However, after high school 
> I wanted to get my guy dog before I started college. Although I want to go 
> to the Seeing Eye, I could not go there before my first semester of college. 
> Therefore, I went to guide dogs for the blind even though I was not given 
> ownership of my dog. For me, that was a good decision. I work with my first 
> guide until 2009. Upon her retirement, I went to the Seeing Eye and I know 
> on my dog. I was curious why those of you on this list chose your particular 
> schools. Was the ownership question important to you? If you chose a  school
> 
> That did not grant you ownership, even though you felt you should be given 
> it, what was your reason? I am interested in the idea that if the consumer 
> wants ownership we should let that be known and only go to schools that give 
> ownership. How do you guys think that consumers without opinion should go 
> about making the change? My understanding is, please correct me if I'm 
> wrong, that's the majority of schools maintain some sort of ownership of the 
> dog. So it seems to me that the simple with just sticks of supply and demand 
> mean that some of us who feel strongly about on your own dogs are going to 
> have to go to schools that don't let us on our own dogs if we want to have a 
> guy dog. I'm interested in everybody's thoughts! My husband, at the age of 
> 13, got his service dogs from canine companions for Independence. They did 
> not give him ownership of his dog until he retired it. That attitude makes 
> me so angry! However, for Tyler he simply doesn't find it a big deal. I also 
> appreciated the person who talked about the reason for not granting 
> ownership is to maintain control over what is an expensive investment. 
> Although I don't agree with that, I thought that was probably the primary 
> reason that the schools do not grant ownership. I look forward to everyone's 
> thoughts!
> TaraCheck out my podcast found at:abilitystories.podbean.com and on iTunes
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