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The purpose of this organization is to
improve the general condition of the
blind personsnand other persons
Iiving with disabilities, who would
benefit from the services of trained
Pilot Dogs and AssistanceDogrs.The
purpose of this organization should
include, but not be limited to, the
training of dogs to become Pilot
Dogs and AssistanceDogrs,as well as
the furnishing of Pilot Dogs and
AssistanceDogsto qualifiedperson.
Board of Directors
President
RatphRootIII
Past President
StanTopy
Vice President
PaulKnapp,DVM
Treasurer
Ed Straub
Secretary
Daniel Tonne,DVM
Executive Director
J.JayGray
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PDGH.L. Barker
PaulBloomfield
JerryBordner
DavidBrown
Lion Lowell Chapman
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Lion RayDellmore
JaneDickard
. PDGJohnDillev
Lion Jim Downing
PDGTedFilmer
Lion Jim Liggett
Mary Mcloughlin, DVM
PID FloydNewberry
BrucePeterson
PDGBarneyRoll
BridgetteRoman
PDG StanStarling
PDG Larry Swords
PDG GeneTaylor
DG HaroldUllman
Lion Kathy Whiteman
Treatment Genter
like to thank the
following members of the
Columbus Academy of
Veterinary Medicine for
generously donating their
time and services for the
benefit of our program.
Dr. Dennig Swenson
Dr. Virgil McKee
Dr. John Stoughton
Dr. RonaldJenne
Dr. Edward Huschart
Dr. Jennifer Mcl,raughlin
Dr. JohnWorman
Dr. Daniel Tonne
Dr. Jeffrey Shields
Dr. Mary Kay Schwab
Dr. Eric Weisgerber
Dr. DonnaNichol
Dr. Hal Taylor
Dr. SusanPrescott
Dr. ScottWhiteman
Dr. Robert Knapp
Dr. Irori Schiefer
Dr. William Nelson
Dr. Andrew Queler
Dr. Jennifer Schoenfeld
Dr. PaulaMoeller
Dr. William Goode
Dr.J, Daniel Monfort
Dr. Christine Simko-Monfort
Dr. Jennifer Sweinhart
Dr. L,arryMiley
Dr. Richard Vesper
Dr. PaulaMarrie
Dr. ThomasDickerson
Dr. Michael Turley
Dr. Joel Melin
Dr. Mark McCloskey
Dr. Darren Stewart
Dr. Erica Honerkamp
Dr, Marilyn Schwab
Dr. Denise Porter
Dr. Paul Knapp
Dr. Curt Munsell
Dr. Beth Kellogg
Dr. KathleenNelson
Hearing Dogs
In 2010 ten Hearing Dogs were certified, with nine
being for individuals in Ohio and the tenth for a deaf
individual in NewYork.
Of the Hearing Dogs teams certified:
. 4 of the dogs came from our facility
. 6 of the dogs were already owned by the deaf
individuals
. 50/o of the studentswere female, 60% male
. Ages ranged from 25-81years old
We had an eclectic group of people being certified
this year who held varying occupationg.Some of '
these occupations included: farmer, deaf advocacy
group employee, department store clerk and
freelance writer. Four of the individuals are
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tiz Thompson
Liz is a freelance writer/columnist,/author.She became
totally deaf in 2002 at.50years old and two years later
began working from home due to the progression of
M.S.Sincethen, she has published a book, Day by Day,
chronicling the life of a hard of hearing reporter. In the
book she highlights the thing that has influenced her life
most: her Hearing Dog and Hearing Dog Director Cathy
Naglaich,
Student Services
Over the past )rear 147 blind and hearing impaired
studentswere served.We worked with 137 blind
individuals. Of that number, 63 had no previous guide
dog experience, while 74 were retrainees.Again in
2010women outnumbered the men with 85 female
students and 52 male. Our youngest student was l7
years old and our Jroungestat heart student was 91.
Peggy Bell was one of the 137
visually impaired studentswe
worked with in 2010.Sheis
pictured here with her yellow
tab, Reba,who is her fifth Pilot
Dog.Peggy first came to us in
1969and -much to our
delight-has continued
returning each time she is in
need of a new guide dog.
Peggy is an English teacher at "lf I hadmadea listof all
the traitsI hopedmy Pilot
Worthington Christian High
School.She says that Reba has Dogwouldhave,Reba
wouldhavemorethan
been a "dream dog" and has fulfilledit."-PeggyBell
adjusted wonderfully to life at
school. Her affection for the students is obvious, says
Peggy,and the feeling seems to be mutual. Peggy
shared that on test days she has had to make an exception about letting the kids pet Reba because they
have adopted her as their "lucky charm".
Ttre average age of our studentsis currently
47 yearsold.
Our studentscame to us from 29 afferent
states this past year.The largest number
came from Ohio (54),followed by lllinois
(8),Indiana(7),and Florida(7).
Average worktng ltfe for a Pilot Dog team
remainsat 8,4 years.
Some of our student's occupattons this
year included:
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. stald operator
. rnedical
transcriptionist
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The above map illustrates the states from which individuals came to us over the
past year to receive a Pilot Dog.
In-Home Placements &
We completed nine in-home placements this
year. They were in Georgia, Virginia, Florida,
Canada,SouthCarolina,Ohio andWest
Virginia.
On most of these triPs, we trY and
accomplish more than just the home
placement itself.We will visit other students,
attend a Irions CIub meeting, drop off
information at rehabilitation facilities' or talk
to perspective students.
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Our Dogs
This year we worked with 228 dogs. Of these:
5L% were Labrador Retrievers
9% were StandardPoodles
L2%were Boxers
I I o%were German Shepherds
4Yo were Doberman Pinschers
8% were Golden Retrievers
5% were Vizslas
Of the dogs we worked with, approximately 50%
were males and 50% females.
Of the dogs that graduated:
60% were LrabradorRetrierrers
8olowere Boxers
lO% were German Shepherds
3%owere Doberman Pinschers
ll% were StandardPoodles
LYowereVizslas
6%owere Golden Retrievers
Of the dogs that graduated, 58% were female and
42 % male.
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20 StandardPoodles
2 Vizslas
Puppy,Program
BriannaLuszcakbegan raising a male,Standard
Poodlefor PilotDogson February 7,2010.She
named the puppy Troy.For the past yedr,Brianna
hasworked hard at developing Troy into a wellbehavedand well socializeddog.
Brianna'scommitment to Pilot Dogs didn't end with
her Puppy Raising.In November she entered Pilot
Dogrs,Inc. into a Farmers Future teaders
Development Program competition. This involved
her researching our orgtanizationand creating a
PourerPoint presentation explaining hovuour
program functions.Thanks to Brianna'sefforts, Pilot
Dogs was awarded a check in the amount of
$830.00.
She returned Troy February 2 I st, 20lL and he is off
to a promising start in his formal guide dog training.
Budget
Pnor DoGs,INc.-Operation
Statement
Subjectto audit
Dues & Donations
Bequests
Women's Board
Lions Clubs
Interest
Miscellaneous
2010
$ 1,047,982.00
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$
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476,869.00
38,645.00
216,314.00
550.00
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$ 1,782,798.00
Expenses:
2010
Dog Equipment./Supplies
Puppy Program
Treatment Center
Training
Pilot Home
Public Information
Administration
Hearing
Development
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$
53,831.00
127,157.00
167,831.00
645,128.00
222,278.00
35,855.00
401,548.00
29,656.00
44,222.00
$ 1,727,506.00
In Memory
Joanna\,\Ialkerbegan her work with Pilot Dogs,Inc. in
1980.It was at this time thet she made it her mission
to provide us with strong and soundDoberrnan
Pinschers.Aside from her ovtmdog donations(which
total at well over 200dogs),Joannagolicitedother
Doberman breeders to donate to our program as
well. Shewas a well-respectedbreeder hergelf and
oumedthe kennel Marls-Tey.
Joannawas as passionateaboutthe Dcbermanbreed
as she was Pilot Dogs 4nd dedicated her life to
assistingboth.Joannawas constantlyfinding wgys to
educate otherg about her
two passions and wrote
severalbooks and arti
on the Doberman
Pinscher.
Joannapassed away on
October 13,2010.Shewill
be dearly missed and
fondly remembered for .
all she did for our
organization.
Picturedleft: Joanna(neveroneto miss
a photo op!) with Betty Whiteand one of
her belovedDobermans.
Tralning
Ray Byers
Ryan Davis
Jake Eyerman
Beverly Galliers
Carmen Gray
Andrea Harr
Melissa Henwood
Bonnie Rueber
Ashley Knisley
ShannonKnisley
VlIaYneMathys
Pam Miller
JosephMenendez
Chuck Naylor
Kim Schurman
Mike Tessmer
Admlnlstratlon
J.JayGray
JaniceHeinlein
cindy Rawrins
KathleenWalker
Puppy' Dept.
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Toni Gray
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ShawnHutchinson
Laura Schott
House
Lisa Davey
Richard Delong
Annette Holloway
Vjollca Kapaj
JanaLamb
Nlargie NlcNamee
SusanStephenson
Dawn Dent
Kennel
Catherine Flowers
Caylee Nelson
caYtlin Nelson
Tad Nerson
Blair Shaeffer
April Woods
Hearing Dogs
Cathy Nagaich
Student Services
SteveHoyt