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From: Mary.Otten@p0.f1055.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Mary Otten)
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Subject: Re: California guide dog board
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Date: 13 May 91 21:04:54 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I certainly can't agree with letting just any;body train guidedogs. I'm
sure the board, since it's probably appointed politically, isn't
perfect, but it seems to me that it is a step in the right direction.
More states, not less, should have such boards, or regulatory agencies
to ensure that there are standards. Ican't understand logic that says
that just because one part of a system is bad, such as what you
mentioned with experienced instructors not being to train after they
leave their schools, you throw the whole system out? Why not change that
rule, but make sure that there are meaningful standards and that those
standards are enforced. WE certainly don't let just anybody practice
medicine or be a nurse or an accountant or any number of other
professions. When you use a guidedog, your life is, at eleast to some
extent, in the hands, or paws, of that dog. You'd better be able to
trust that dog. Iwant to know that the person who has trained my dog has
had to go through some pretty thorough instruction.

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