[blparent] A quick guide dog question

Sat May 1 12:26:21 UTC 2010

Anjelina:

I'd be happy to talk with you or your friend, but couldn't find your email
address.  Can you contact me at  joy at kevinlwolf.net  Thanks.

Joy and family

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Anjelina
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] A quick guide dog question

Since the topic of guide dogs have come up, I was wondering if anyone would 
be willing to contact me off list. I have a friend who is considering 
attending one of the guide dog schools and she has some general questions 
about working with a dog. She is not a parent but a college student who uses

a cane.
Thanks for any help.
Anjelina
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joy Wolf" <joy at kevinlwolf.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] A quick guide dog question

> Hi Sharon:
>
> Oh, so do I, lol.  I got a couple of dogs from there years ago, and it
> wasn't a great situation.  However, the dogs I saw coming out of there 
> that
> were really good and solid were their Goldens, Dobes and Poodles.  Having
> said that, all three are donated breeds, and are not bred at Pilot, lol. 
> As
> I have travelled around to different programs for my guides, I'd be more
> than happy to talk with anyone considering a guide about my experiences. 
> I
> must also say, however, that each individual's experience can be as unique
> as they are, and depends on so many things, like specific needs, 
> situation,
> what you're looking for from a school, etc.  All in all, I do believe that
> most of the schools are out there working hard to ensure that we receive a
> well-trained working guide that matches our needs and situation.  There 
> are
> definitely differences among the schools, and depending on what's 
> important
> to you, it can help to know about those differences.  Just rambling here,
> but if anyone wants to contact me off list I'd be happy to share my own
> experiences.  Have a great evening everyone.
>
> Joy and family
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of sharon howerton
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 5:39 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] A quick guide dog question
>
> You are right, Joy; Guiding Eyes doesn't do poodles. Pilot does, but I 
> don't
>
> think they do home training and I have some concerns about them. Just my
> opinion.
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joy Wolf" <joy at kevinlwolf.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 4:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] A quick guide dog question
>
>
>> Karla:
>>
>> I didn't notice your reference to allergies.  Most of the schools do not
>> train the type of dog you're likely to need.  Guide dog Foundation does
>> train standard Poodles and Lab Poodle crosses, both of which are supposed
>> to
>> be less bothersome to allergies.  I went to Guide dogs for the Blind this
>> last time, and don't believe they train either of those.  Sharon might be
>> able to answer about Guiding Eyes because I'm not certain.  I also know
>> that
>> Guide Dogs of America was trying some standard Poodles, and that Pilot
>> Dogs
>> does quite a lot of Poodles, but not sure what the current in home policy
>> is
>> for either of those.  Hth.
>>
>> Joy and family
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Karla Hudson
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:06 PM
>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [blparent] A quick guide dog question
>>
>> Anyone know of schools that will train you in your home community? I am
>> unable to reserve as much time as the schools need away from my home. We
>> also have a specific need for the type of dog given that my husband is
>> very
>> allergic to most dog dander. I am in Michigan and yes we have leader dogs
>> but I do not see reference to home training on their web page.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Karla
>>
>>
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