[nagdu] Grave problems with Pilot Dogs program

[Sheila Leigland]

When I got my first dog I taught him to follow on my own. They don't want the dogs to just follow people so they don't risk teaching it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lyn Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:45 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Grave problems with Pilot Dogs program

Carin,
I've known several people who got dogs at Pilot.  They went during the 80s 
and 90s and they had traffic training and their dogs worked fine as far as I 
could see.  What I did hear is that they don't teach the "Follow" command. 
I have since heard that other schools aren't teaching the "Follow" command 
either.

To me, the "Follow" command is a very good one that I use all the time when 
I'm in a store or just out and about with other guide dog users and I don't 
know the route - usually inside a mall or store.  Out on the street, I use 
the regular guide commands.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Alexander" <kalex710 at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:42 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Grave problems with Pilot Dogs program


>I spoke with Alec a member of Nagdu and a guide dog handler. I found out
> that Pilot Dogs train their dogs for only three months. It seems that they
> are not thoroughly trained with traffic, etc. I am just in the beginning
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> I could used input from anyone on this list regarding Pilot Dogs both
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> It is a grave concern to me to be given a dog who could put both of us in
> harms way. How can a service dog organization not be called out for unsafe
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> The newbie,
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> Karen Alexander
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