Further to Nicky's message I believe that this list was set up to deal with any matters relating to guide dogs and the work being done by Irish Guide Dogs. So therefore any articles related to the great work being done by guide dogs including the training of assistance dogs and anything else should be encouraged to be discussed on this list. I can however understand what Nicky is saying that assistance dogs are not guide dogs but without organisations like guide dogs assisting blind and visually impaired people a lot of people would have a very difficult and not so independent life. Those are my views and il let others come up with their own but just remember for those of you with guide dogs what it would be like without your precious companion. Laura -----Original Message----- From: irlguidedogs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:irlguidedogs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kealy, Nicky Sent: 03 May 2006 09:56 To: irlguidedogs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [IRLGuideDogs] Article ************************************* This e-mail has been received by the Revenue Internet e-mail service. ************************************* Hi to all, while it is nice to receive articles on this list I just have to point out here that the article you refer to here Dominique would not really be an article for this list as its not Guidedog related. I am a supporter of the great work being done to train the assistive dogs and hope it will continue but this list was set up for the purpose of discussing Guide Dog related issues only. Any articles in this regard are quite welcome on the list and indeed anyone that gets their hands on them are quite free to put them up on it. Regards, Nicky. -----Original Message----- From: irlguidedogs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:irlguidedogs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dominique Farrell Sent: 02 May 2006 22:17 To: irlguidedogs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [IRLGuideDogs] Article There was an interview with Ken Brydon today in the Evening Herald's Metro supplement. It was a feature on Assistance Dogs. Is there any chance that someone on the list has it and could post it on the list for those of us who are unable to read it. Like myself. All feedback appreciated. I would like to read it, as I'm sure others would. Any Newspaper Articles should be posted to the list for us all to read, if possible. It makes a Vision impaired or Blind persons life easier if our screen readers can read it to us. Thanks. Dominique & Holly. _____ Attention: This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. This email was scanned by NetIQ MailMarshal and has been certified virus free with the pattern file currently in use. This however cannot guarantee that it does not contain malicious content. _____ Tabhair aire: Tá an r-phost seo faoi phribhléid agus faoi rún. Mura tusa an duine a bhí beartaithe leis an teachtaireacht seo a fháil, scrios é le do thoil agus cuir an seoltóir ar an eolas. Is leis an údar amháin aon dearcaí nó tuairimí a léirítear. Scanadh an r-phost seo le NetIQ MailMarshal agus deimhníodh go raibh sé saor ó víoras leis an bpatrúnchomhad atá in úsáid faoi láthair. Ní féidir a ráthú leis seo áfach nach bhfuil ábhar mailíseach ann. _____ ************************ This message has been delivered to the Internet by the Revenue Internet e-mail service *************************