[nagdu] a couple questions

[Martha Harris]

Hi Everyone,
There are advantages and disadvantages to every school. Seeing eye and GDB 
both have good guides; you don't have to pay the application fee all at 
once; I didn't finish paying my $150 till almost 2 years after I got my 
first dog from there. I have had my issues with TSE, but they were fast with 
follow up when I needed it.
GDB has shorter classes, which is nice for my college schedule; I also liked 
their custom training. The disadvantage is the year wait for ownership.

Martha

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From: "Jordan Gallacher" <jgallacher1987 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 9:01 AM
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions

> The training was pretty good at TSE.  I find that GDB to be quicker and 
> you
> get the same information and much more customization to your training is
> done.  You also don't have the application fee if you are tight on money.
> GDB works really well with fitting into your schedule, and since the 
> classes
> are only two weeks long, at the Oregon campus and three weeks long, at the
> California campus, there are more classes per month which gives you an
> opportunity to pick the best time to go.  I can't say anything bad about 
> GDB
> because there isn't anything bad to say about the school.  It's all good
> unlike what I obviously say about TSE.
> Jordan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Nimer Jaber
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 11:57 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions
>
> Hello,
>
> I Applied to all those schools. I only attended Seeing Eye. GDB would've
> been my second pick. Leaderdog has a very lengthy app and I believe they
> require six references and a video for their app, although I could be
> wrong about that. Also, I've known a few leaderdog teams, and they
> didn't work as well as, in my experience with knowing people, GDB and
> TSE. GDB's staff were extremely kind and their app process was very fast
> and smooth. TSE's a good school. My issues with them were as a result of
> issues with one or two staff members, and not the instructors, the
> training, the accommodations, or anything else about the school. The
> stay is very comfortable, the app process was very smooth, and the
> training was excellent and very individualized. Abbie is a great guide
> and more importantly a better dog. Any times I've had slight issues with
> navigation (most if not all were my fault), the support I received both
> over the phone and in person was very quick and always solved my
> problems in one or two calls. I've never needed more than one visit from
> an instructor to resolve a problem. I was able to get help from an
> instructor navigating a college campus as well as some pretty busy and
> complicated intersections near my place when I moved to Austin. So if
> you want my recommendation, I'd pick TSE because I haven't found anyone
> who has attended there and has had any major issues that were
> unresolvable. If you don't wish to, from what I've heard and observed,
> GDB is an excellent choice as well, and they do have two campuses, so
> you will get to choose whether you wish to work in a more populated area
> or in a more country setting, although from what I hear they still work
> hard, as TSE does, to put graduates in all types of different 
> environments.
>
> Thanks, and hope this helps.
>
> Nimer J
>
> On 12/05/2010 11:44 PM, Terra Syslo wrote:
>> Hi. I am in the process to start applying to guide dog schools, and I
> think
>> I have it narrowed down to 2 or 3 schools I'm looking at. Can anyone give
> me
>> some information as to your experiences with Leader Dogs for the Blind?
> I'm
>> also considering GDF and maybe Seeing Eye. Thanks for any info.
>>
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