[nagdu] another question about freelance classes

[Lyn Gwizdak]

At Seeing Eye, our freelance stuff happened near the end of training.  WE 
would talk to ouor instructor about the things we were interested in doing 
with our dogs before we left.  Many people who live in rural areas asked for 
more sidewalkless routes.  I had the opportunity to do two trips to NYC to 
do heavy duty city work.

When I trained with Jacob - longtime listers will remember him - I had an 
instructor take me to a horse stable to see how Jacob woould respond to 
horses.  I was living in a rural area where there were horses and my own 
family had them.  Jacob was fine with them.

When I went to get Landon, my instructor took me to a nursing home to see 
how he'd do in that envirnment.  Even went into a resident's room - when 
they begged us to - to visit.  Landon enjoyed this and now we are doing pet 
assisteed therapy and we go to nursing homes and other facilities for people 
with mental health issues.

Be sure to talk to your instructors about what kinds of envirnments you and 
the new dog will go to in your life together.  Sometimes it is good to have 
an instructor with you for the first time you do some activities with your 
new dog.  This way you maximize your time at the guide dog school and 
utilize all opportunities that will be beneficial to you when you go home. 
No feelings or questions are too dumb to ask - that's what the trainers are 
there for!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Natalie" <nrorrell at qwest.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] another question about freelance classes


> Hi Chantel,
> Please don't feel bad about asking questions.  It's how you learn, right 
> on.
> Anyway, the types of activities chosen or not vary from school to school.
> At GDA, since I trained in the summer, the weather was considered on where
> the class went.  If we went to the mall, we chose which activities we did
> there and let the instructors know.  Some worked on escalators, while some
> went and looked around in stores or went to the Starbucks.  If the weather
> was good enough for a hike, we just took a leisurely walk and all met up 
> at
> the van at a certain time.  I'd be interested to hear what others did at
> their schools.
> Best,
> Nat and Liam Joshua
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chantel Cuddemi" <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:07 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] another question about freelance classes
>
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I am sorry for all the questions, I'm just trying to understand how
>> freelance classes work. My question is this. Do all the schools do the
>> same
>> class? For instance, do all schools have you work on offset intersections
>> or
>> can I choose what I want to work on.
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