[nagdu] ideas

[Natalie]

Hi Mardi,
I commend your ability to find a private trainer who would train a guide dog 
for you.  I have a question.  What was the whole process like?  Did you have 
to have a lot of sighted help in addition to the private trainer for those 
phases of training when the dog was gradually transitioning his or her 
allegiances from the trainer to you?  Was there time divided between the 
trainer to you in terms of where the dog resided before he or she was 
trained?  Before I trained with my second guide with a different 
school/program than where I trained with my first, I decided to try and 
owner-train with the help of a private trainer who had owner-trained her own 
guide dog.  Unfortunately, the dog and I didn't work out as a team, and I 
was recommended to the great program I've trained with since '98.  During my 
time with this private trainer, the dog stayed with her for a period of 
time, then with me.  So, I'm just curious about the contrasts and 
similarities in your experience between program-training and a private 
trainer, as well as your challenges and celebrations, and how the allegiance 
transitions on the part of the dog take place.  Also, were all three of your 
dogs bought from breeders or were they dogs who were rescued?  I always like 
to learn about different training experiences.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] ideas


> Hi every one,Mardi here. I am just catching up on the list. Jessica, I 
> have
> had the help of a private trainer with all 3 of my dogs. I was lucky 
> enough
> to find a trainer who would listen to what I wanted my dogs to do for 
> me.It
> worked out well for me, but I did encounter several when searching for a
> trainer, who wanted to do every thing their way or they would not work 
> with
> me. I did not go with them. This last time around, I did more of the
> training my self and definitely feel that I could train the next one by my
> self with out a trainer helping me.I would really like to get a program 
> dog
> next time but the fact that I can't travel away from home, I need a
> wheelchair guide, and I prefer certain breeds, I will probably end up
> training my next dog again.There is a trainer in California, Pro-Train 
> that
> will train a guide dog for you. You can provide the dog or you can go with
> one that they bred.Of course it will cost you big bucks! That is why I 
> went
> the route that I did.It was a lot less costly. This is the link if you 
> wish
> to check it out.    Dog Trainer, San Diego: Pro Train Service
> Dogs<http://www.protraindog.com/Service-Dogs-San-Diego.html>
> Have a great day, Mardi and Shaman
>
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