[Mt-blind] KAYLA'S PROJECT

Thu May 3 22:21:21 CDT 2007

Dar:  I don't know if I can answer all your questions and concerns but let
me tell you what I know.  Kayla has been taking a program at Carroll that is
in its first year.  As the letter from her instructor said the Human Animal
Bond Program has been in development since early 2005, and was officially
accepted as an academic minor on April 3.  Kayla has been taking classes in
this program for the full year and one of the objectives of the program is
to train a dog to become a service animal.  There are two objectives in
training the dog - 1. to train the dog to be used by someone in need and 2;
to give Kayla the experience of training a dog. The dog may not go to a
guide dog school after it is trained, but probably to a handicapped person
who could use an animal to pick up things for them. That is one potential
use of the dog.  If you want to call Kayla and talk to her, her phone number
is 465-1544 and I am sure she can tell you more about what the program is
about.  Have a great day.  Carl
> >> 2007.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dmgina" <dmgina at qwest.net>
To: <blind.grizzly at gmail.com>; "Montana Association for the Blind List"
<mt-blind at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Mt-blind] KAYLA'S PROJECT


> I think this is grate,
> My question still is,
> The paper work that a raiser has to fill out for a school?
> Is this being done?
> What school is wishing this dog after training?
> Second question,
> Where did the people get the training to train a dog?
> Or is this just something they decided to do.
> Thanks,
>
> --Dar
> Every saint has a future,
> Every sinner has a past
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Marks" <blind.grizzly at gmail.com>
> To: "'Montana Association for the Blind List'" <mt-blind at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 5:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mt-blind] KAYLA'S PROJECT
>
>
> >I think the Carroll College project is for service dogs for people with
> > disabilities other than blindness.  Many students at the University of
> > Montana use such animals, especially those who use wheelchairs or are
deaf
> > or hard of hearing.  It sounds like a very nice project.  Guide dog
> > schools
> > usually use their own animals, but each school does it their own way.
So,
> > I
> > think that some schools do take in animals raised by others while others
> > raise their own dogs.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim Marks
> > blind.grizzly at GMail.com
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mt-blind-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:mt-blind-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> > Behalf Of dmgina
> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 4:44 PM
> > To: Montana Association for the Blind List
> > Subject: Re: [Mt-blind] KAYLA'S PROJECT
> >
> > Will this dog go back to SanRafael?
> > If so how does the school feel about the dogs training.
> > Also will all of the steps be taken as the school asks raisers to do?
> > Filling out paper work and such.
> > Or is this dog being trained for a blind person?
> > I would like to know more information before I would give out money.
> > How old is the dog, and who is paying vet bills to make sure that the
dog
> > is
> >
> > healthy in all respects.
> >>From hips to teeth.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --Dar
> > Every saint has a future,
> > Every sinner has a past
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Jerry Hutch" <modrepro at mt.net>
> > To: <Mt-blind at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 4:27 PM
> > Subject: [Mt-blind] KAYLA'S PROJECT
> >
> >
> >> to the mt blind mail list:
> >>
> >> I just received the following letter from Dr. Anne Perkins of Carroll
> >> College and was asked if I would post this on the mt blind list.  Kayla
> >> is a past MAB scholarship winner and has been doing very well at
Carroll
> >> and is involved in a very interesting project that can lead to many
> >> things for Montana and for the blind community.
> >>
> >> Jerry Hutch
> >> Capital City Chapter
> >>
> >> Dear list members,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I am Dr. Anne Perkins, the director an exciting new program at Carroll
> >> College. The Human Animal Bond Program has been in development since
> >> early 2005, and was officially accepted as an academic minor on April
3,
> >> 2007. The program features two tracks, the canine and the equine. In
the
> >> canine path students raise and train puppies to be service dogs for
> >> academic credit. This program gives students the opportunity to learn
> >> about many aspects of the canine species, such as puppy attachment,
> >> developmental stages, training, service-oriented tasks and placement,
> >> etc. Not only does this program give students a unique learning
> >> opportunity, but also provides service animals for people with
> >> disabilities.
> >>
> >>            Kayla Legare is one of the very first students to enter the
> >> program, and will be one of the first to graduate with a minor in
> >> Human-Animal bonding. She has successfully completed the first year of
> >> course work in the program. However, in order to complete the minor she
> >> needs to raise a dog to be placed with a person who has a disability.
> >> Next year she will be living with other students in the program,
raising
> >> a dog for service. This house will feature a state of the art dog
> >> facility, where other students and an instructor will be supervising
and
> >> assisting.
> >>
> >>            Kayla is a disabled student with a guide dog named Wheeler,
> >> and has extensive experience in the management and use of a guide dog.
> >> She has worked with Wheeler since July of 2005, when she graduated from
> >> Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California, and was partnered
> >> with Wheeler. There Kayla received extensive training in handling a
> >> service dog. Kayla feels very privileged for this opportunity, and is
> >> very thankful. She would love to raise a puppy because it would allow
> >> her to give back. She understands how important service animals are in
> >> the lives of people with disabilities and she wants to provide a
service
> >> dog for someone else in need.
> >>
> >>            Because this program is brand new, the expense of a puppy is
> >> a huge strain. Kayla hopes to raise a German Shepherd Dog for service.
> >> Please assist Kayla in her effort to give back to the community by
> >> sending a tax deductible donation to the address below. Any donation
> >> will hel.p. Thank you very much for your time, please consider this
> >> request, and have a great day.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Human Animal Bond Program
> >>
> >> Carroll College
> >>
> >> 1601 N Benton
> >>
> >> Helena, MT 59625
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Sincerely, Dr. Anne Perkins
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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