[Mt-blind] KAYLA'S PROJECT

dmgina dmgina at qwest.net
Thu May 3 22:48:18 CDT 2007 

Thanks for the phone number.
But I would like to talk to someone from the top who is doing this training.
You just can't take a dog and train it with no experience.
It makes it harder for the person who is receiving the dog.
Taking training from a guide dog school, doesn't give myself or any other 
blind person the correct training for the wheel chair person.
And the persons needs.
Is there a school in Montana who knows how to do this training correctly?
How many years has this school been open,
With many more questions, I am sure Kayla wouldn't know.
Thanks again for the phone number.


--Dar
Every saint has a future,
Every sinner has a past
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Schweitzer" <carl at mt.net>
To: "Montana Association for the Blind List" <mt-blind at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Mt-blind] KAYLA'S PROJECT


> 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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