[nagdu] Guide Dog Schools

Tue Apr 14 00:35:31 UTC 2009

Hi Laurie,
Wasn't there something in the guide dog board about a person having to 
already be a school's graduate before they'll consider you for the home 
training?  For instance, a person needs to have already obtained a dog from 
Guide Dogs For the Blind in the past before they could get a GDB dog via 
home training.  I thought there was something about that in the board's 
rules - GDB couldn't train a person through its home training program unless 
that person has had a dog from them in the past that they obtained in the 
on-campus training program.  I could be wrong (grin!).  I know the schools 
I've gone to have said that a person has to already be their graduate before 
they'll do home training.

No, I understand about the schools coming to do home training for their 
California grads.  No worries!  That's different - the California resident 
is a current graduate from whatever program they were getting dogs from out 
of state.  If I wanted Seeing Eye to train me at home for my next dog, they 
could come and do that - unless the guide dog board tries to screw that up 
for guide dog users here in CA.

I do wish they'd get rid of that board anyway - no use for it anymore.  Oh 
sure - GDB can and does train out of state people in their homes in another 
state.  You know, I've never even heard of GDB until I moved here.  In New 
England, all the guide dog users I knew there had dogs from Guiding Eyes, 
Guide Dog Foundation, Seeing Eye, and now, Fidelco.  I think there's someone 
from this list who has a dog from GDB and she lives in the Boston area.

Linda and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Mehta" <lauriemehta at yahoo.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog Schools

>
> Hi Linda,
> I think that something was somehow misunderstood. /smile/
>
> California schools can, and do, in-home trainings out of state.  The issue 
> with the state regs is whether an unlicensed trainer can come into 
> California to do an in-home training and remain compliant with state regs.
>
> GDB does in-home trainings all over the US and Canada.  I am not clear on 
> what the criteria is for receiving in-home training from them, though.
>
> hth-- Laurie
>
> --- On Fri, 4/10/09, lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com <lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> From: lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com <lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog Schools
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 12:58 PM
>> Hi,
>> The schools in California will do home training only if you
>> are a current graduate.  I think I saw that in a post a
>> couple of weeks ago that had the rules from the California
>> Guide Dog Board.
>>
>> Linda and Landon
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicole B.
>> Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of
>> Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 3:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog Schools
>>
>>
>> > Guide Dogs for the Blind also offers in home training,
>> but I don't know what
>> > the requirements are.  In any case, they have
>> wonderful follow up
>> > services--flea and heart worm medicine every year,
>> $250 for vet bills and
>> > you can apply for more if needed (which I actually did
>> once), and
>> > representatives in the field to come work with you if
>> you are having
>> > problems.
>> >
>> > Nicole and Lexia
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachel and
>> Rhett" <serenityangel1983 at gmail.com>
>> > To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association
>> of Guide Dog Users"
>> > <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 10:54 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog Schools
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi, Sherry.
>> >
>> > I got my fourth dog from Pilot in October of last
>> year. We came home
>> > Halloween, actually. I'm not positive, but you may
>> try talking to Steve or
>> > Jay over there because in some circumstances, home
>> training can be provided.
>> > I didn't do home training, but I didn't have a
>> job, either, although I have
>> > one now. Hope this helps some, and if you have further
>> questions, my email
>> > address is:
>> > serenityangel1983 at gmail.com
>> >
>> > Take care.
>> > Rachel and Rhett
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