[nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: a couple questions

Mon Dec 6 19:57:34 UTC 2010

A note to those considering schools, I know transportation to and from
the school has been brought up on this thread. Most of the big
schools, such as Seeing Eye, Leader, Guide Dogs for the Blind and
others, will likely take care of the transportation to and from the
school for you. The only thing you're responsible for is paying for
the dog, if that's needed, and packing for the trip. Most people fly,
but those that live closer to the schools may elect to take trains or
busses to get there, and I would imagine that the school would take
care of that cost as well. Medium to small schools I'm not sure of and
I'd encourage anyone interested in said schools to check with the
school about their individual policies. I'm pretty sure the ones I
mentioned above will take care of all transit costs for you though.

Wayne

On 12/6/10, Terra Syslo <tlsyslo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I know of two people who have, and more than one dog from the same school.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 1:41 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: a couple questions
>
> They got a dog nd owned it but never used the dog?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terra Syslo" <tlsyslo at yahoo.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 1:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: a couple questions
>
>
> Ownership of the dog isn't a concern to me. I've known of several people who
> got a dog from a particular school where they did own the dog and never used
> it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Brenda
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 11:20 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: a couple questions
>
> Hi Rebecca
>
> I know Leader doesn't care how you get there, but to get to other
> schools farther from my home may require a  plane trip because of the
> long distance, hence that is a consideration for me.
>
> What were your experiences at Leader.  You got two dogs there so that is
> a positive, but what did you like, what were their strong points.
>
> As for the ownership issue, I believe after one or two years you can
> have ownership of the dog so that is not a big deal to me.  My friend
> said this is a new requirement, and I am guessing it was out of necessity.
> Brenda
>
> Brenda
>
>
>
> On 12/6/2010 12:03 PM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:
>> Brenda,
>> Leader Dogs won't care how you get to and from the school, at least they
>> didn't when I went.
>> Leader Dogs has now changed their ownership policy meaning that now the
>> school owns the dog. This means they can take the dog away without going
>> through due process.  I don't know if that matters to you or anybody
>> else, but am putting it out there.
>> Some people have had bad experiences witht he quality of their dog's
>> work, and if anybody is out there, they may want to speak to that.
>> I'd argue that such reports are probably true of any school, there is
>> nothing like an unhappy customer.
>> To those of you looking to go to that or any school, what speciffically
>> do you want to know?
>> I got two dogs from Leader Dogs. Both were years ago and I don't know if
>> my experience is helpful.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Brenda
>> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 11:55 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [nagdu] a couple questions
>>
>> Interesting about your horror stories about people who know people and
>> down the line about Leader.  My friend won't go anywhere else.  I have
>> had two direct stories about people who didn't feel they got help after
>> graduation from Seeing Eye, however, both would recommend Seeing Eye.
>> Seems like in both cases there are more to the stories than at first
>> glance.  I'm hoping the poster that has had several Leader dogs will
>> post some information about the school.   I am looking for information
>> like Shannon posted and also Cindy has provided some very good points to
>>
>> think about.
>>
>> Here is one point I am considering - If I have to fly I could well have
>> to endure a body scan on the way home.  Hard as I might try not to set
>> off a metal detector, I might just be the random lucky winner of a full
>> body pat down (grope) as people with service dogs are not allowed to go
>> through the full body scan machines, and I am not up to that so I will
>> have to consider schools I can reach by bus or possibly train.  I really
>>
>> like GDB's shorter program though (and that would be one long train
>> ride).
>>
>> True this post has brought out some negative comments, but I am really
>> learning a lot about the topic of choosing a guide dog school.  They say
>>
>> this choice is as important as choosing a college, so I hope the thread
>> continues for a while.
>> Brenda
>> On 12/6/2010 9:46 AM, Jordan Gallacher wrote:
>>> I've heard quite a few horror stories from people who have or people
>> who
>>> know people who have gotten their dogs from Leader dogs.
>>> Jordan
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>>> Of Brenda
>>> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 7:15 AM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions
>>>
>>> Hi Terra
>>> I'm glad you asked this question.  I'm looking at Leader and GDB.  I
>>> have a friend who has gotten all her dogs (3 or 4 over the years) from
>>> Leader and is very pleased.  I will be taking their Accelerated
>> Mobility
>>> course in 2011 so will get some exposure to the school.  I know there
>> is
>>> a poster to this list who has been pleased with his experience with
>>> Leader Dogs (also 3 I think over time).
>>>
>>> I look forward to reading more replies to your question.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/6/2010 12:44 AM, 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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