[blparent] Guide dog questions

[Shelby Young]

Jo Elizabeth,
Where do you get your dogs from?  Ov looked at several places that may come to my home.

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> On Sep 26, 2013, at 5:58 PM, "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Melissa.  I did talk to the person who conducted my latest home interview last week about in-home training, so we'll see.  I think in some ways, it would be ideal.
> 
> Jo Elizabeth
> 
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message----- From: Melissa Ann Riccobono
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 4:05 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Guide dog questions
> 
> Hello Jo Elizabeth,
> Sometimes, schools will do in home training. Of course, there are some
> programs that only train dogs in consumers' homes. But, even schools who
> don't generally do in home training might be willing to take a look at it,
> especially if you got a dog from that school in the past. This is actually
> how I trained with my current guide dog. My son was young at the time, and I
> was home with him during the day. I certainly could have found care for him,
> and my husband was supportive, but I asked the school, in my case, Guide
> Dogs for the Blind, if they ever did in home training. They told me they did
> on a case by case basis. So, I told them my situation, had someone come and
> visit for follow up with my old dog/interview for a new dog, and was granted
> permission to do in home training. It worked very well for me. The trainer
> stayed for about ten days, and I felt confident when he left. I did some
> work with my son in his stroller, some work with my son on my back in his
> backpack, some work with my son holding my hand and walking, and some work
> without my son along. It was harder in some ways--just making the time to
> really bond with the dog, and having other things going on besides just dog
> training. But, it was great in so many other ways... I got to practice
> routes I was familiar with, I got to introduce the dog to everyday
> situations right from the start, and I didn't have to be away, which was
> huge! I think a lot more schools are becoming aware of the fact that blind
> people cannot always take off time for training with a dog, so you may want
> to look into some type of in home program if you want to get a dog and are
> worried about the time away.
> Melissa
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
> Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 10:14 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Guide dog questions
> 
> To tell the truth, Jodie, it might work better to train while your daughter
> is young.  Mine's five years old now, and my dog is twelve and needing to
> retire.  The thought of leaving her for two or three weeks to train is not a
> pleasant one for either of us.  Her dad could handle the basics, but she'd
> eat a lot of pizza and Wendy's and watch a lot of cartoons, I'm not sure her
> school stuff would be well kept up with, and I'd hate to think what kind of
> a disaster my house would be when I returned.  Plus, she'd be freaked out
> over the whole thing.  I'd like to have a new dog; it definitely makes
> traveling easier for me.  But I haven't figured out how it will work.  If
> she were two or three years younger, it would be logistically a whole lot
> easier, even though it would be hard for me to break away.
> 
> Jo Elizabeth
> 
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jodie and Kahlan
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 8:01 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Guide dog questions
> 
> I considered waiting a few more years. I never wanted to give up my third
> dog, but my circumstances required it at the time. I was advised by a couple
> of dog users to wait a while before getting another one, but I have a
> mobility issue that my instructor feels makes a dog a necessity. TSE knows I
> have a baby, so we're going to work with the dog to find out what's best for
> all of us. I both need and want a new dog, so I'm willing to do whatever is
> necessary to make it work for Kahlan, chris, the new dog and me.
> 
> --
> Hugs from Jodie and kahlan
> "Only a fool walks into the future backward."
> Terry Goodkind
> 
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