[nagdu] To Marion

[Marion & Martin]

Gary,
    It is quite common for an applicant to apply to more than one school. As 
for GDF, this will be our (my wife and me) first dogs from them. However, we 
know most of the trainers and their Training Officer, mike Sargeant, as many 
of them followed him from Southeastern Guide dogs where we got our first few 
dogs.

Fraternally yours,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GARY STEEVES" <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] To Marion


> Hello Marion:
>
> I noticed that you mentioned you are going to guide dog foundation on long 
> island. Is this correct? The two schools I am looking at going to now due 
> to the breed I am looking for is guide dog foundation or guide dogs of the 
> desert. they both use poodles and lab - poodle crosses.
>
> I'd be interested in your thoughts on gdf and their program. It sounds 
> like you have had several dogs.
>
> The other question I have for you and others is is it acceptable to apply 
> to more than one school based on the limited availability of the breed I 
> am requesting? Probably looking at a year or more waiting time. However, I 
> do not want to annoy any school or be politically incorrect. I just want 
> to be sure I get the best dog for me as my first guide dog.
>
> Thanks
> Gary
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marion & Martin <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>
> Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 5:08 am
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] To Marion
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>
>> Lora,
>>     This will be my first dog from GDF; however,
>> most of the training staff,
>> including their Training Officer, are from Southeastern Guide
>> Dogs where I
>> received my last three pups. Therefore, I am very confident in
>> the quality
>> of training the dogs receive, the quality of follow-up I will
>> get, if
>> needed, and their phoilosophy of blindness. I will let everyone
>> know how
>> things work out!
>>
>> Fraternally yours,
>> Marion
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Lora" <blindhistory at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
>> Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:14 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] To Marion
>>
>>
>> > Marion
>> > Have you not been to Guide Dog foundation before? Do you know
>> how their
>> > post
>> > graduate services are?
>> >
>> > -- 
>> > Lora and Trice
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