A blind Quebec student, who was denied entry to English classes at a Canadian university because his guide dog responds only to French commands, will be allowed to attend class, the school said on Wednesday.
Yvan Tessier was turned away from an English immersion course at the University of New Brunswick because he would be forced to give his dog, Pavot, instructions in French.
Tessier has been guided by the black Labrador retriever for the past two years. Pavot was trained by the Quebec-based Mira Foundation specifically for French speaking clients.
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I heard the real problem was not so much the French commands -- the school was complaining that the dog kept barking in French ('OUAH, OUAH') instead of the proper English-Speaking-Canadian ('WOOF, WOOF, EH'").
Then there was that beret the dog insisted on wearing...
Yvan Tessier was turned away from an English immersion course at the University of New Brunswick because he would be forced to give his dog, Pavot, instructions in French.
Tessier has been guided by the black Labrador retriever for the past two years. Pavot was trained by the Quebec-based Mira Foundation specifically for French speaking clients.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=1&u=/nm/20040708/od_nm/odd_canada_dog_dc
I heard the real problem was not so much the French commands -- the school was complaining that the dog kept barking in French ('OUAH, OUAH') instead of the proper English-Speaking-Canadian ('WOOF, WOOF, EH'").
Then there was that beret the dog insisted on wearing...
