[nagdu] Drop-offs

[Lora and Myrtle]

I got Myrtle in July 2007 and we didn't do drop offs at all either.

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Jennie Facer <puppya at clearwire.net> wrote:

> When I got my first dog in 1995, we did do drop-offs; however, in 2003, we
> didn't.  This is at Leader.  I don't know if they do it now since they
> changed some things, but in my last class I attended, we did not.
>
> I had fun with the one we did, though.  We went out in pairs.  I kind of
> liked having someone with me to help brainstorm.  I would be scared to do a
> solo, but I would do it.  It could be a good thing, but as Jenine said, it
> would need to be planned out well.
>
> Jenn
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Jenine Stanley
> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 8:52 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] Drop-offs
>
> Someone asked me recently which schools still do "drop offs" where they
> drive you around a familiar area until you are basically lost then turn you
> lose to return to the lounge or van or whatever is the agreed upon
> landmark.
>
> The person asking was mortified that this was actually done at some
> schools,
> including the one from which she obtained her dogs, obviously prior to her
> time there though.
>
> So, I'm pretty sure GDB still does this for most students, correct? What
> other schools currently do "drop offs"?
>
> If you've done one of these recently, would you care to share your feelings
> about them?
>
> I can tell you GDF does not do "drop offs", not since I have been attending
> class, 1990, unless it was an individual instructor's practice for some
> students. They may have done it in the past though.
>
> Personally, I see great value in doing this if appropriate preparation is
> done in advance. I'm a fan of solos too though.<grin>
>
> I do recall in my very first class at Pilot, our instructor did such a
> "drop
> off" route, letting us out on a street, not telling us its name but telling
> us to follow our dogs because they knew where  they were and how to get
> back
> to the school. It was only three blocks straight back but whew, that trust
> exercise was harrowing but good in the end. I've never done another one and
> have always wondered how people feel about them.
>
> I completely understand and appreciate anyone who has serious anxiety about
> "drop offs". Believe me, I hate being lost or feeling as if I may be lost.
> So no judgment calls on liking or disliking such training exercises.
>  Jenine Stanley
> jeninems at wowway.com
>
>
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Lora