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From: Marda.Anderson@f2.n393.z1.fidonet.org (Marda Anderson)
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Subject: Re: GUIDE DOGS
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Date: 2 Oct 90 01:16:34 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I agree with you that the problem is often the students.  I know 
that there are times when dogs are sent home that probably shouldn't 
be because the schools try to give the students the benefit of the 
doubt.  In my class at Seeing Eye there was a guy who complained 
continuously when the trainers corrected him about something.   He 
admitted to us that he didn't think he needed the training b because 
he didn't use the dog except as a public relations thing when he had 
speaking engagements.  There was another guy who should have had 
mobility training before he got a dog.  The instructors were trying 
to teach him bqasic things like listening to traffic patterns.  In 
my Guide Dog Foundation class we had a young kid who complained 
about having to groom his golden retriever.  He thought he was going 
to get someone from the lions' club to groom his dog.  Needless to 
say, he soon found out otherwise, couldn't accept it and sent his 
dog back.  I think all of the schools are trying to do the best they 
can to give as many people dogs as really want and need them.  I 
agree with you though that a love for dogs is extremely important.
marda

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