[nagdu] Success stats

[PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC)]

Seems to me like the dog shouldn't be penalized if the human decides that they no longer want or need a dog. You could have the best dog in town, but circumstances that require the partnership to end, circumstances on the human end of the partnership. That isn't the dog's fault. 

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 11:16 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Success stats

The success stats I originally posted had to do with the path of puppy to
graduate, and no further.
After graduation wasn't covered in the article where I got the stats.
I think the general definition of success after graduation is that the
team lasted at least 2 years.  Or is it 3?  Anyway, something like that is
what I think I saw on the GDUI survey, and it makes some sense to me.
Tracy

> Hi Rebecca,
> I guess that is what the million dollar question really is.  Success has
> to
> have some parameters as defined by each school...just a guess, but I have
> absolutely no clue.  Obviously, there has to be something in place in
> order
> for such data to be released that addresses successful matches.  What
> those
> criterion are, I haven't a clue/smile!
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC)
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 8:03 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Success stats
>
> What defines a successful match?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Steven Johnson
> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 6:58 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Success stats
>
> Tracy,
> Just an assumption, but chances are that of those 250, a certain percent
> did
> not end up being successful matches.  It appears that this data may be
> upon
> graduation from the program, and not within a certain time frame like say,
> with in the first year, or two years.  So, that is probably a high figure.
> If I found out info from the school I attended, I will post.  Thanks for
> sharing.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 10:44 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Success stats
>
> In the latest Seeing Eye annual report, they talk about working to improve
> their success rate from birth to a successful match.  The report said that
> 80% of the dogs that enter training make it through.  It also said that
> they have lowered the number of puppies they need to breed in order to
> have enough for training, but, looking at the numbers, it looks like
> roughly 2 to 1--509 pups born, 254 partnered with students.
> I remember reading, ages ago, that only 50% of guide dog puppies make it
> through, and these stats look about the same, to me.
> I would really like to know if GDB's new methods have changed that ratio
> significantly.  I'm also curious if it's about the same at other schools.
> 50% seems pretty poor to me, but maybe that's just how it is.  Anyway,
> these sorts of stats interest me, and I thought they might interest
> others, too.  If anyone else has different stats, I'd love to find out
> more.
> Tracy
>
>
>
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