[nagdu] Success stats

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Tue Jun 28 17:11:42 UTC 2011


A partnership can not work out, and no one be at fault.  I don't see any
"punishment" being handed out to dogs who are returned young.  Indeed,
several on this list have a preference for re-issues.
Tracy

> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Tracy Carcione
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Success stats
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> 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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