[nagdu] The new GDB

[Angie Matney]

Hi Kaye,

I remember you from another list. I'm glad your new girl is working out so 
well.

I, too, am a former GDB grad. I never did the two-week training, but I did 
get my first dog from there.

The clicker-training stuff is exciting. I really want to do more of that 
with Yani.

I did hear one thing about the new GDB classes that concerned me. I heard 
from someone else who went to GDB recently that no one in this person's 
class had the chance to do a solo route. Was it the same for your class, or 
did you all have opportunities for solos?

Best, and good to see you on here.

Angie




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KAYE KIPP" <kkipp123 at msn.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] The new GDB


> Yes, the training was very different.  There's a real emphasis on food 
> rewards, which I found hard to get used to, but at least with Marjorie, it 
> works.  We also worked with the clicker.  It does work. I clicker-trained 
> Marjorie to find a bus pole and she'll never pass that pole up without at 
> least showing it to me.  And it didn't take very long.
>
> There was still plenty of waiting around, but since I've been there, the 
> training has changed.  The training is only for two weeks, even for 
> first-timers, at least in Boring.  I would think there wouldn't be so much 
> waiting around now because the training would have to be more intense.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 11:57 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] The new GDB
>
>
>> Kaye, you're just the sort of person I've been wanting to talk to, 
>> someone
>> who's been to GDB recently, and had GDB dogs before (as have I).
>> I've been reading a bit about GDB's new approach--less waiting around
>> during training, and using clicker training.
>> Did you find your recent class to be significantly different from 
>> previous
>> classes?  Do you use different methods to control or correct your dog 
>> than
>> you did before?  I realize it's very hard to compare dogs.  My Echo was
>> very different from my Amba, even though they were both black labs from
>> GDB, and trained with the same methods.  But a correction that would turn
>> Echo into a quivering jello would barely have gotten Amba's attention.
>> Also, I went through GDB's 2-week retrain class 4 different times, and
>> there was still plenty of waiting around, though not nearly as much as 
>> for
>> the first-timers.  On the other hand, it seemed like my dogs were just
>> getting to the testing stage of things when I was getting ready to go
>> home, and I needed someone out on follow-up in a month or two to help me
>> polish up the rough edges.
>> Anyway, I'd be real interested to hear your thoughts about your recent
>> training, and if it was really different from before.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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