[nagdu] practice dogs

[Tracy Carcione]

No, we didn't work the practice dogs in my class, either.  Just simple
obedience.  I guess it gave our trainer a chance to see us with real dogs.
 You know, some people are more vigorous in their petting and commands
than others.  For me, it was just fun to play with a few dogs.

A friend of mine actually worked one of the dogs being considered for her.
 She decided it wouldn't suit her best.
That would be interesting, though I might always wonder about that dog
afterwords.

Tracy


> When I got Marjorie, GDB didn't work with practice dogs, I don't thing.
> Maybe they did with the first-timers.  I don't know.
>
> I did go to TSE once and they gave us dogs to interact with before we got
> our gods, but we didn't actually work with them.
>
> Kaye
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 5:14 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] practice dogs
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>> Hi Angie.
>> Yeah, I'd like to have known our practice dogs' names, too.  I gues some
>> TSE trainers do tell, but ours was really in to that TSE confidentiality
>> thing.  Seems very peculiar with practice dogs, but whatever.
>>
>> One of my classmates, but in another group, I think met a practice dog
>> she
>> thought was wonderful, and she got him!  But it turned out he was a
>> madman, totally wild.  She had to have a dog change most of the way
>> through class.  He just wasn't working out.
>>
>> I do know the name of the giant shepherd I had as a practice dog,
>> because
>> I'd met him before.  He was staying in the house, because the kennel was
>> just too stressful for his sensitive shepherd self.  I still wonder if
>> he
>> went out as a guide.  His name is Gunther. Nice dog!  But way too big
>> for
>> me.
>> Tracy
>>
>>> Hey Tracy,
>>>
>>> GDB was using practice dogs when I got  Glazie in 2001. I remember this
>>> one
>>> really cute yellow Lab named Liz. I kind of hoped I'd get that dog--she
>>> was
>>> alert and inquisitive but obedient. Of course I got my Glaze, who I
>>> would
>>> say is just a bit harder than that dog was, and I wouldn't have it any
>>> other
>>> way. I heard that Liz was career-changed for allergies, but I still
>>> think
>>> about her from time to time.
>>>
>>> I wish Seeing Eye would tell us the names of practice dogs when we work
>>> with
>>> them. I especially remember the male GSD for our group. He wasn't
>>> really
>>> sure this was a good idea. :)
>>>
>>> Angie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:35 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] The new GDB.
>>>
>>>
>>> That's interesting that GDB is using "practice dogs", as TSE calls
>>> them.
>>> I remember my practice dogs.  One was a giant German shepherd, but as
>>> mellow and sweet as pie.  Another was a very dainty golden girl.  And
>>> the
>>> last was a big floloppy golden/lab cross who rolled over on his back
>>> and
>>> gave me his paw.  "I'm so cute!  Don't you want to keep me? You can't
>>> make
>>> me go back to the kennel!"
>>> None of them at all like my Benny boy, who, Goddess help me, is just
>>> what
>>> I asked for. <smile> But I wouldn't trade my Bubba. He's sweet too, in
>>> his
>>> very guy way.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>> Tracey,
>>>> Hi, of course I remember the day I got Pascal! I did forget to mention
>>>> that in my long message though. I arrived to class on Monday
>>>> afternoon,
>>>> and I got my dog on Thursday afternoon. It was the longest 3 days of
>>>> my
>>>> life! For those first few days without the dog we did a lot of Juno
>>>> work
>>>> and even worked with some dogs currently in training. We just had the
>>>> training dogs do obedience and heel. They gave me one built like a
>>>> horse,
>>>> he pulled like crazy, and did not listen well. Thank God the dog they
>>>> gave
>>>> me for my guide was so much better. Hope this helps.
>>>> Deanna and Pascal
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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