[nabs-l] NFB training centers and guide dogs

[Jedi]

Kirt,

You can bring a guide dog to a training center. We have two students 
here at the LCB who have guide dogs. But coming from an O and M 
perspective, I highly recommend you get your blindness training in 
order first before getting a dog. The dog will only be as helpful to 
you as your travel skills are. So if you've not got the kind of travel 
skills you want, the dog probably won't be as helpful to you. I've 
heard both LCB guide dog users say that training has helped them use 
their dogs better, but both of them also recommended O and M cane 
training first in order to get those foundational concepts down, and 
I'm not just talking about the fundamentals of cane skills. More 
important, i'm talking about problem-solving; most of your training at 
CCB will consist of problem-solving training, so it's a good idea to 
hold off the dog until you're done. Just my thoughts.

Respectfully,
Jedi

Original message:
> Dear list,
>   I'm thinking of attending the CCB sometime soon.  I'm also going to
> try out using a guide dog and, if I find it beneficial, will probably
> go through the process of getting one.  So my question is this.  Is it
> ok to bring a guide dog to an NFB training center?  I mean, I know
> that during my official day-time lessons I'd just need to use a
> cane-and I'm fine with that.  I think the worst thing I could do, if I
> get a guide dog, is let my cane skills slip.  But would there be any
> problems, aside from logistics I'd have to work out, with bringing a
> guide dog to a training center?  Anyone done it?
>   Warmest regards,
> Kirt

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