[nagdu] owner training

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Julie,

Ditto on the necessity for knowing other owner-trainers!  I've mentioned
that in that regard, you are one of my idols and personal saviors, right?
/grin/  I still run across situations where I find myself thinking, "What
would Julie say?  What would Julie do?"

Or Rox, or Ann, or Mardi, or....  A few others who are on this list and a
number who aren't.

If you decide to owner train, be sure you have a good internet connection
for research and networking with other owner trainers and guide dog users.
Oh, I would also advise being sure you know how to spell the word
"exhaustion" since I've never noticed a trainer with a new dog who doesn't
begin using that word above all others fairly quickly.  /smile/

Why do we think this is fun again?  /grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie J
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 6:27 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] owner training

Michelle,

You are right that owner training is a serious commitment and a lot of hard 
work.  However I don't think vision is necessary.  I have a friend who has 
owner trained her guide who is totally blind.  she's not on this list 
though. I have very, very little residual vision...20/1000 or so.  It's hard

to measure accurately when you get that low.

I'm very glad that owner training is becoming a respectable option. It makes

it lots easier to find others doing  it, who are willing to talk about it. 
I don't think there's any way I could have been successful without all the 
owner trainers who came before me, who were willing to share  their 
experiences and help me with my 1,765,637,002 questions. *smile*

Julie



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