[nagdu] feeling stuck

[Hannah Chadwick]

Thanks Tami! I'm planning on doing that. Getting the poodle is definitely
very important and it is sort of rare so like some of you have said, it
might be a long while when I'll have another chance. I'm just thinking ahead
and I'm thinking that if they refuse my request and I go train with the
poodle anyway, then I won't be allowed back to the program... lol

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tami Kinney
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:34 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] feeling stuck

Hannah,

I would hope that a straight forward approach to explaining your recent
acceptance for a rare breed of guide dog to the proper person at the
training center would result in your having no conflict in taking time to
get the dog and then continue your course at the training center.

If it were me, I would remind myself that the training center course is
going to be there again, where as the poodle might not be, and that you have
a time line to work within in order to pursue your goals for education and
future employment.

Whether the training center person will see it that way is not a given,
but... You are the one responsible for making the right choices for you, and
you also have the right to make the right choices for you.

So my advice is to tell the training center you are going to get you a
poodle and will be back when you've got it. /smile/

Good luck, and let us know what you decide and how it goes.

Poodles rock! /grin/

Tami

On 12/28/2011 05:08 PM, Hannah Chadwick wrote:
> 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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