[nagdu] TSE and Guiding Eyes comparison

[Margo and Arrow]

Well, Seeing eye does not require us to turn in vet reports and they do well 
at developing training and breeding.

Margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sblanjones11" <sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] TSE and Guiding Eyes comparison


>I can tell you that GEB's training is also individualized.  We all get
> introduced to everything, but those who need more of any particular type 
> of
> training are given that opportunity.
> White Plains is where most of the training takes place.  It is a mid-sized
> city, with a great variety of urban and suburban environments.
> SE also has excellent urban graining, and lots of traffic checks.
> Both are excellent schools, and I don't believe an urban traveler could go
> wrong at either.
>
> As far as GEB's ownership policy, ownership can be had after two years.
> Work & health reports are requested annually, and are very important to 
> the
> development of breeding & training.  Owners as well as non-owners are
> requested to complete them.
>
> HTH.
> Susan & Rhoda
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Angie Matney
> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 1:34 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] TSE and Guiding Eyes comparison
>
> Hi Tami,
>
> The training at TSE is similar. I obviously can't compare it to GEB, but I
> will say that what I liked about TSE was that it was very individualized. 
> At
> my first school, all students went into the city on the same day. At TSE, 
> we
> went in groups. I only went to NYC once, but other students went more 
> often,
> depending on their needs. Maybe Ann or another GEB grad could speak to
> scheduling at GEB.
>
> Angie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Ann Chiappetta
> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 11:33 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] TSE and Guiding Eyes comparison
>
> Hi Tammy;
> I'm a recent GEB grad and I believe I've gotten great urban training. We
> were out five days a week for three weeks in downtown White Plains, NY, a
> busy city with plenty of obstacles, like rounded sidewalk  ramps
> buses,,complicated crossings,  scaffolding, and people and other dogs.We
> trained in NYC only one day but it was great as I got train/subway 
> training
> and felt the safest I've felt in the subway since losing my sight.
>
> I live in a suburban/urban setting and Verona's city skills are spot on. 
> We
> don't have much need for country walking so I make sure I take her on side
> streets just to keep her skills up. But her shorelining skills are good,
> too.
> Hope that helps.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 3:26 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] TSE and Guiding Eyes comparison
>
>
>> Hey, all.  A friend was asking me some questions about guide dog
>> schools, and I had no clue to the answers, so I thought I would ask.
>> She wanted to know how Guiding Eyes and TSE compare when it comes to
>> urban training for both dog and handler, since both are near NYC.
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone been to both schools?  How would you compare the two?
>>
>>
>>
>> Tami Smith-Kinney
>>
>>
>>
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