[nagdu] dog adaptability and expectations

[Dan Weiner]

Or, the big question, if you've had a dog and training and so forth, why do
you think you'll be so much more of a confident traveler after Blind Inc.
Not to attack you personally, as I have nothing against you or anyone else,
but I think crating a dog for so long dduring the day really isn't the
greatest idea, especially during your first year.  The NFB centers should be
ashamed of themselves.

JMO,

Dan W. and the Carter Nut  

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Martha Harris
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:11 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] dog adaptability and expectations

Hi Everyone,
I have been working with my lab Dee since November of last year, and in May,
I will have her for six months. I am going to BLIND Inc. where she will be
crated for 7-8 hours per day. However, I will walk as often as I can to the
center, which is 1.3 miles or so each way, plus work in the evenings and on
weekends. Many guide dog users say I will "ruin the dog," and it is not good
to make a dog change routine so drastically because it takes six months to a
year to become solid. However, I think learning the discovery method will
help us be a more solid team because I will be able to travel with
confidence to familiar and unfamiliar places. Is it expectations preached by
the guide dog schools because they don't believe blind people can handle
sudden change? Is it that some guide dog users have less confidence in
themselves and don't believe change is good for them or their dogs, or am I
way off base thinking like this?

Martha
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