John, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but a friend of mine waited over two years for her dog. She's totally blind too and by the time she did eventually get her dog, she'd totally lost her confidence to travel on her own and it took a while to come back again. This is really unacceptable. How can someone who has had pretty good independence for possibly ten years suddenly be left floundering and reliant on others for two years. I don't know what the answer is except that waiting times will have to shorten considerably if GDBA is to provide any sort of acceptable service. Cheers, Sandra. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq