[nagdu] feeling stuck

[rhonda cruz]

hi hanna,
i would go in to traning.
some trainging  centers.  won't  let  guide dog users.
use there dogs.

i would do the guide dog class.


> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at suddenlink.net
>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:08:56 -0800
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] feeling stuck

>I really really really want the poodle but I don't know how to 
get out of
>the training center.  I started about two weeks ago...  I plan to 
get a dog
>before college but I'm just not sure if they'll get another 
poodle before
>fall of 2012.  The training center does Braille, Daily living 
skills,
>computers, and mobility.  I'm mainly there for technology.  I 
honestly don't
>think they'll let me get a dog in the middle of my training but 
then again,
>I barely started...
>Any advice would be helpful in terms of what/how I should 
approach this with
>the person who makes the final decision at the training center.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
On Behalf
>Of Cindy Ray
>Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 5:04 PM
>To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] feeling stuck

>Hannah, if you are set on a Poodle, then I would go for the 
Poodle now and
>then get the training later.  If you want the training under your 
belt, then
>I guess I'd go do the training and work toward a Poodle later.  
In the end, I
>would say it probably depends on how badly you want the Poodle.  
It would be
>a hard call.  Also, if you are working toward employment, the dog 
now would
>make the most sense.  What all does the curriculum at the 
training center
>involve?

>Cindy

>On Dec 28, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Hannah Chadwick wrote:

>> Greetings all,
>> I hope all of you are having a fantastic holiday season! :) I 
applied
>> to two guide dog schools - Pilot Dogs and Guiding Eyes.  I did 
my
>> interview for guiding Eyes today and it went well.  I also 
received a
>> call from Pilot Dogs to notify me that they may have a poodle 
ready
>> for me and that I would have to attend the session from January 
8th to
>> February 3rd of 2012.  I would love to go and start my training 
because
>> I really want a poodle, but I recently enrolled in a training 
center,
>> Orientation Center for the Blind so I could improve my 
technology
>> skills and get used to living in a bigger city for when I start
>> college in the fall of 2012.  I understand that being at OCB
>> (Orientation Center for the Blind) is a huge commitment but I 
also
>> know that poodles are very rare at Pilot Dogs and I was told 
that they
>> can't guarantee to have a poodle ready later on next year.  I 
was wondering
>what I should do and what your opinions are?
>> Thanks in advance!
>> Cheers, Hannah


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