The purpose of this list is to provide guide dog users and other interested people with an easy way to access information about guide dogs and to assist people in dealing with issues related to working with a guide dog.

Discussion Topics

Topics can include but are not limited to the benefits and disadvantages of using a guide dog, guide dog schools, training, care, equipment, puppy raising, public access issues, legislation as it affects guide dog users, and public attitudes about guide dogs and the employment of the blind by guide dog schools, new directions and ideas for future guide dog training programs, their use by the blind as well as the activities of the National association of guide Dog Users.

If you are trying to contact your puppy raiser, or fellow classmates from your guide dog school please feel free to post contact information here but we would ask that such posts be kept to a minimum, and any and all non-guide dog-related correspondence be kept private, or posted to a more appropriate list.

List Conduct

Open discussion, is permitted, but we would ask that posts to this list be of substance, and pertain to the focus of this discussion group. Frivolous messages, flaming of other list members, and inappropriate language will not be tolerated. This creates discontentment among list members, and for a high volume of meaningless messages for members to read each day.

List Keywords

Many internet lists tend to be high-traffic. Their members often receive high amounts of postings each day and want an efficient way to find those items of importance to them, while filtering unwanted postings, making reading e-mail a more efficient task. For this reason we are introducing a Keyword System to help members know at a glance the content of each posting to the list. This allows postings to be categorized into subject areas that can be read quickly and more efficiently.

The system is easy to use. When writing the subject of your message we suggest that you insert the keyword that best describes the content of your post in order to categorize the message so list members know what aspect of guide dog training and use your post concerns.

For example a post concerning guide dog access legislation would be categorized as follows in the subject field:

Likewise a post concerning guide dog training would be categorized in this way:

Here is a suggested list of keywords that best describes typical postings to the list along with a brief description of which aspect of guide dog handling they pertain. If your post does not clearly fall in to one of these categories, the "Chat" keyword would be the best to indicate that your post is of a miscellanius nature.

Keywords

• Article: (Used to indicate a message contains an article being shared with list members
• Chat: (For all posts which do not fit in to the other keyword categories)
• Health: (For all things pertaining to the well-being of a guide dog including:)
  • Care
  • First Aid
  • Feeding
  • Grooming
  • Veterinary Care
• Legislation: (For posts describing current and new laws governing the access rights of guide dog users. Subjects include:)
  • Advocacy
  • Employment: (As pertains to legislation concerning the employment of the blind in guide dog programs.)
  • International Travel
  • Legislation
  • Rights of access
• President: (Messages from the NAGDU President)
• Training: (Used for messages dealing with aspects of guide dog training including:)
  • Careers, (Employment in the field of guide dog training.)
  • Guide Dog Schools
  • Owner-Training
  • Problem Solving
  • Training Techniques

  Additional keywords will be added to this list if and when they are deemed necessary.

  There will be occasional posts concerning issues of major importance to the blind, information about the activities of the national Association of Guide dog Users, and The National Federation of the Blind.

  List Moderator

  >This list is moderated by Julie Johnson. She will handle questions and problems concerning the content of the list. You can reach her at: jlcrane@alltel.net

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