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From: Maggi.Weslager@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Maggi Weslager)
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Subject: Re: GUIDE DOGS
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Date: 17 Sep 90 02:57:52 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 TB> I question the point of your message about Leader Dogs.  It
 TB> looked to me like a bad statement was made by some from Leader
 TB> about Seeing Eye so you feel it would be correct to
 TB> say something bad about Leader.  All the schools produce good 
 TB> and bad teams of dogs and users.  A user who has a problem likes
 TB> to blame the school.  A dog is a great help to some blind  
 TB> people. The more schools the more people can be helped.  Have 
 TB> pride in your school but lets all stop running down the opther 
 TB> schools. Our school is not better because someone makes a bad 
 TB> statement about another.

Tom,

        Let me stand up for Willie while I'm sitting here.  No where in
any of Willie's "Guide Dog" messages did I perceive a negative attitude
 toward any Guide Dog schools.  He may have been reflecting on someone
else's negative comments but he has nothing to gain from badrapping
another school.

        I agree that we should all take pride in our schools and in our
dogs and when we hear someone bad rapping a school we should consider
the source and examine that individual's outlook and experiences
regarding their training.  We will probably discover that this person
has petty and defensive opinions towards more than guide dog schools.

        Are you a dog guide user, Tom?  I think that non-guide dog users
would find this thread a little less interesting than those of us who
have come to rely on our four-footed friends.  Personally, this is one
of the threads that I've been the most interested in of late.

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