[nagdu] schools

[Julie J.]

Is that a typo?  Amos is really 120 pounds?  Holy cow, I thought my dog was 
huge.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Hicks" <bob at seeinghandassociation.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] schools


> Hi Katie.  Amos is a black lab.  He is a great dog.  Yes, he finds things 
> and is fairly accurate.  He can find our car in the mall parking lot if I 
> get started some where near the right rowe! grin.  Pilot does not teach 
> the "follow" command as Leader does.  Amos learned to follow in a couple 
> or three trips to the mall with my wife.
>
> The Pilot facility is fairly basic, but it is comfortable and sufficient 
> for my needs.  There were 6 handlers in my class with 3 trainers.  We 
> occasionally had a fourth trainer and her supervisor join us.  As a second 
> timer and only there for 2 weeks, we all had the basic skills down pat, so 
> I expect it was a good group for a new trainer to work with.  At Leader 
> Dogs in 1979, my trainer was a first timer and so was I and it worked out 
> fine. At Leader Dogs we were close to Detroit, but we never went downtown. 
> At Pilot dogs, you are in or on the outer edge of the big city and I think 
> this made for a different level of comfort.  I am a small town guy and I 
> don't dig big cities, so Broad Street in downtown Columbus was a bit 
> overwhelming(8 lanes wide), but very good training.  I liked Leader and 
> Pilot, but they are different!  Good people and trainers at both schools. 
> Amos is considerably larger than Nicholas was and I like that.  Amos and I 
> both need to loose wait!  grin, but Amos is just under 120 lbs and 
> Nicholas was 65 lbs.  HTH
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Bob Hicks,
> The Seeing Hand Association, Inc.
> <bob at seeinghandassociation.com>
> 304-232-4810
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Katie Mawby" <katiem at iserv.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 1:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] schools
>
>
>> Hi Rachel and Bob,
>> As Pilot graduates, I'm hoping you can help me with some questions.
>> My name is Katie, and I am retiring my Leader Dog and will be replacing 
>> him this Spring.  I have applied to both Guiding Eyes and Pilot.
>> Could you tell me about your experiences at Pilot?
>> What breed of dogs do you have?  Did you get to select your dogs and the 
>> desired breeds?  How long was your training and how many students in your 
>> class/ratio to instructors?  Are your dogs able to target or find objects 
>> such as elevators, doors, empty seats, etc?
>> I appreciate any info you would like to share.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Katie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Rachel and Rhett" <serenityangel1983 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 8:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] schools
>>
>>
>>> Hi, Bob.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if we're the only Pilot graduates on the list. Have a good 
>>> weekend.
>>> Rachel and Rhett
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