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[Julie J]

Welcome Katrin!

I'm Julie, the moderator of the list.  I also owner train my guides.  I'm 
halfway? through guide training with my current dog, Monty. He's a lab Boxer 
mix, adorable, intelligent, exuberant and OMG high energy!

I don't want to discourage you from going through a program for your next 
dog, but I did want to let you know that you may encounter a lot of 
difficulty finding a program that will train a dog to meet your needs.  The 
guide dog programs will only take people who are legally blind.  The 
programs that train other types of service dogs typically won't train guide 
tasks.  I'd suggest you start looking right away if this is something you 
are seriously considering.  It may take a while to find a program that will 
meet your needs.

I look forward to learning more about you!  Again, welcome!

Julie



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katrin Andberg" <katrin at maplewooddog.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:27 AM
Subject: [nagdu] new


> Hi
>
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>
> I'm new here and have been reading the archives and this sounds like a 
> very
> knowledgeable and interesting group.  I currently am partnered with James,
> my guide of 6 years, who I owner-trained. James is a flat coated retriever
> and a lot of fun to live with.  I recently had to CC my puppy in training
> due to health issues.  I'm considering going to a program somewhere in the
> north east when it comes time for James to retire, rather than owner train
> again.
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> I'm not legally blind, but I use a guide dog for a sensory processing
> disorder.  I have a difficult time visually processing the world around me
> at a normal rate due to that, so James is trained to work as any guide
> would.
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> I hope to learn a lot reading here on this list.
>
>
>
> Katrin & "James"
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