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Show off the Pine Tree Guide Dog Users (PTGDU) logo! To order, send check or money order to: For additional information, send Ferne an email. |
Pine Tree Guide Dog Users (PTGDU) is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote the well-being of dog guide users in Maine. Founded in 1997 with some financial support from the American Council of the Blind of Maine and a lot of energy and hard work from our founding members, PTGDU includes folks who are dog guide handlers, folks who raise puppies destined to become dog guides, and folks who are interested in working dogs of all kinds.
Pine Tree Guide Dog Users is an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, the American Council of the Blind of Maine, and of the Guide Dog Users, Inc.
The Pine Tree Guide Dog Users hold quarterly meetings in various locations in Maine. Meetings are scheduled on the first Saturday of February, May, August, and November. Meetings generally consist of a luncheon with a guest speaker followed by a business meeting. All members of PTGDU are encouraged to attend our meetings. If you have an issue that you would like to discuss, please contact our President, Pauline Lamontagne, at nera2@myfairpoint.net.
Our members come from throughout the State of Maine and their dog guides have trained at a number of the many dog guide schools located in the United States. Here are some of the schools at which our PTGDU members have trained:
Read past editions of our cleverly titled newsletter, the Pine Tree Barker.
So, what's it like to work and live with a dog guide? Read the writings of some of our members and others on this subject.
Find links to all sorts of information about guide dogs on this page.
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Show off the Pine Tree Guide Dog Users (PTGDU) logo! To order, send check or money order to: For additional information, send Ferne an email. |
If you live in Maine and are interested in raising a puppy destined to become a guide dog, you can contact Pat Webber at 207-338-5520 or pweb@gwi.net.
The space for the PTGDU website is generously donated by the good folks at Downeast.Net.
This website is designed to be accessible to users of assistive technologies such as screen readers and screen magnifiers, to persons who use dial-up modems, and to persons who use older technologies. The website does this by trying to comply with the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Guidelines. If you experience any problems with the use of this website or if you have recommendations for additions or corrections to its content, please contact Lynn Duplessis at lyndup@yahoo.com.
Revised 8/4/2010
, 2010 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. It will be held at Pat's Pizza located at 292 State Street in Augusta. Please feel free to arrive any time after 9:30 for coffee and socializing before the meeting. For further information, contact Anja Geleney at anjag@uninets.net.
Pine Tree Guide Dog Users (PTGDU) is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote the well-being of dog guide users in Maine. Founded in 1997 with some financial support from the American Council of the Blind of Maine and a lot of energy and hard work from our founding members, PTGDU includes folks who are dog guide handlers, folks who raise puppies destined to become dog guides, and folks who are interested in working dogs of all kinds.
Pine Tree Guide Dog Users is an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, the American Council of the Blind of Maine, and of the Guide Dog Users, Inc.
The Pine Tree Guide Dog Users hold quarterly meetings in various locations in Maine. Meetings are scheduled on the first Saturday of February, May, August, and November. Meetings generally consist of a luncheon with a guest speaker followed by a business meeting. All members of PTGDU are encouraged to attend our meetings. If you have an issue that you would like to discuss, please contact our President, Pauline Lamontagne, at nera2@myfairpoint.net.
Our members come from throughout the State of Maine and their dog guides have trained at a number of the many dog guide schools located in the United States. Here are some of the schools at which our PTGDU members have trained:
Read past editions of our cleverly titled newsletter, the Pine Tree Barker.
So, what's it like to work and live with a dog guide? Read the writings of some of our members and others on this subject.
Find links to all sorts of information about guide dogs on this page.
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Show off the Pine Tree Guide Dog Users (PTGDU) logo! To order, send check or money order to: For additional information, send Ferne an email. |
If you live in Maine and are interested in raising a puppy destined to become a guide dog, you can contact Pat Webber at 207-338-5520 or pweb@gwi.net.
The space for the PTGDU website is generously donated by the good folks at Downeast.Net.
This website is designed to be accessible to users of assistive technologies such as screen readers and screen magnifiers, to persons who use dial-up modems, and to persons who use older technologies. The website does this by trying to comply with the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Guidelines. If you experience any problems with the use of this website or if you have recommendations for additions or corrections to its content, please contact Lynn Duplessis at lyndup@yahoo.com.
Revised 10/13/2010
