[nagdu] TSE and Guiding Eyes comparison

[Ann Chiappetta]

Susan;
our student/trainer ratio was four to one and the last week it went down the 
three to one. It was great to get the bugs out and really focus on the 
bothersome things, like those darned left turns.

Best, Annie and GEB Verona

----- 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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