[blparent] A quick guide dog question

Tue May 4 18:47:03 UTC 2010

This does make  a lot of sense. Thank you for sharing.

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Joy Wolf
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:17 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] A quick guide dog question

Hello again:

Ok, so I don't claim to know as much about this one, but here are my
thoughts.  I think it's a personality thing.  That sounds strange, but
when
you think about it, there are those of us who are very laid back and
just
take everything in stride, and others who get a bit overwhelmed by
life's
ups and downs.  The people I know who have truly enjoyed the home
training
experience just aren't bothered by much, lol.  They are the kind of
people
who can go to work, come home, deal with the husband or wife and kids,
the
cat, the dog, the hamster, lol, and still be fairly relaxed and not
flustered.  I myself am absolutely not this kind of person, though I
wish I
was.  Not saying that I live my life totally stressed, but I have enough
to
focus on without adding a brand new dog into the mix, if that makes
sense.
The school experience has always allowed me to focus on one thing and
one
thing only, that dog.  By the time I get home and back to the everyday
stress of life, I'm more used to the dog, know something about his/her
habbits.  Is she going to want to get into the cat food? Will she chew
on my
children's toys? Just how does she react to kids anyway? All of these
things
are things I've found ways to test while at school, and I have a general
idea of what I'm getting into, lol.  Also, when my daughter and son were
younger I needed to learn how to work with a stroller and a guide.  I
guarantee you that it is much easier and less stressful to learn this
skill
without the baby in the stroller, lol.  So, this is just an opinion, but
I
think it really depends on how well you feel you can really balance your
needs, the needs of your family and the needs of a brand new dog.  You
can't
ignore one for the other if you're doing in-home training, and some
things
just won't wait.  Hth, and maybe others will have some ideas as well.
Take
care.

Joy and family

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] A quick guide dog question

Joy, 
Can you share with the list who/what circumstances home training works?
Would be curious why it would work for some people but not for others
and why it would or would not work.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Joy Wolf
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 5:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] A quick guide dog question

Hi Sharon and all:

You know, it's funny.  My dogs who have come from warmer climates all
did
outstanding in the snow.  Yet the one I got from a climate similar to
ours
had a horrible time with snow and never really got used to it.  Lol, I'm
probably the exception, but in my case it had so much more to do with my
particular dogs and their sensitivities.  To top it off, my first dog
raised
in California absolutely could not handle the heat of summer, although
to be
fair she probably wasn't used to our humidity.  I would suggest not
getting
a dog from a warmer climate in the middle of winter, however.  I always
thought that would just be awful, lol, to take this dog from somewhere
warm
and suddenly bring him/her into the midst of winter.  Just some
ramblings.
Have a great day everyone.

Joy and family

-----Original Message-----
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On
Behalf Of sharon howerton
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 4:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] A quick guide dog question

I had a very helpful suggestion when I applied for a dog in 2003. GDB is
a 
very popular school around here, but a friend of mine suggested to me
that 
if you get a dog and live in a cold, snowy climate like Karla does in MI
and

where Leslie and I live in IL, get a dog from a school where the dogs
are 
used to snow. My friend said she used to get a lot of calls from the GDB

handlers that their dogs didn't know what to do about snow their first 
winter. Only my suggestion and for purposes of this list, there is a lot

more to consider when applying for a dog and having young kids.
Sharon
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From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] A quick guide dog question

> Hi Carla. What about Guide Dogs for the Blind? I know they've done in
home
> training before. Their website is
> www.guidedogs.com
> hth
> Leslie
>
> -----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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