[nagdu] seeing eye

Sun Feb 21 04:50:33 UTC 2010

>From what i remember, the school's crates were heavy duty plastic with
metal doors that could be swung open or shut, and had latches you
could use to lock the door shut. It looked more stationary than the
travel crates others have described. I'm sure that if I needed one,
then they would have provided me with one. I saw another student's
crate for their dog and it was the travel kind previously described,
with the zippers and it looked like it could be folded down pretty
tight for easy carrying.

Wayne

On 2/21/10, Jennifer L Finley <jenniferfinley at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Julie, what kind of crate did wain use?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
>
>
>> Wayne,
>>
>> Holy cow! That must be a seriously nice crate.  Do you happen to know what
>>
>> brand or what features it has?
>>
>> I bought a super huge Vari-Kennel for Monty.  I think it's the biggest
>> size available.  My husband calls it "the dog barn".  ROFLOL  It cost just
>>
>> over $100  or so including the shipping.
>>
>> I don't use tie down at all.  Monty loves his crate.  He will go in there
>> sometimes in the afternoon just to hang out or take a nap.
>>
>> Now that he's grown out of his puppy craziness and is reliable in the
>> house, I don't use the crate as much as I used to.  Again, it's just one
>> of the many things that you have to figure out what works in your current
>> situation.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 3:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
>>
>>
>>> You will be given a small mat for the dog to sleep on during one of
>>> the first regular nightly lectures when you're at the school. This
>>> will probably be the first night you're there, where they go over
>>> basic stuff, everyone introduces themselves, and they hand out a few
>>> things like the mats. Some dogs are crated at the Seeing Eye, but I
>>> think that this depends on the dog. Many of my classmates had crates
>>> for their dogs and some didn't. I didn't use a crate my first half of
>>> training, but asked for one during the second half. My dog seemed to
>>> do fine with or without one. I looked into crates when I returned
>>> home, but quickly discovered that the ones that the school was using,
>>> were usually around $300 or more. I didn't much like the cheaper ones,
>>> or couldn't find any that suited me, so I've just done without and my
>>> dog hasn't been worse for wear. I tried leaving the mat out, but she
>>> eventually pushed it aside and now just sleeps on bare carpet and does
>>> fine. If my apartment had floors then things might be different, but
>>> then again who knows. I'm sure that she wouldn't be opposed to having
>>> a nicer mat or doggie bed, but since she's done fine without one, then
>>> I really haven't seen the need. My trainer at the school pretty much
>>> said as much when I brought up the topic of crates with him.
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>> On 2/20/10, Jennifer L Finley <jenniferfinley at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>>> thanks Joy I just was not sure about that.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Joy Relton" <jrelton at verizon.net>
>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:47 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jennifer,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, you do use your cane up until the time that you begin to use your
>>>>> dog.
>>>>> I would recommend bringing a folding cane so that you can pack it in
>>>>> your
>>>>> suit case when you go home.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of Jennifer L Finley
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:09 PM
>>>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] seeing eye
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello this is Jennifer, I was wondering, when you first get to the
>>>>> seeing
>>>>> eye, do you ever use your cane?  I know at some schools you go sighted
>>>>> guide.  Thanks let me know
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