[nagdu] welcome Hannah

[marilyn]

Hi Hannah,
Welcome. I don't post much because I don't have the time but today I am home so will try to catch up. Well not really home I have a doctors appointment later. I am working tomorrow. 
I wish you the best getting a guide dog at San Rafael. That school was my first choice over 23 years ago when I decided to get a guide dog. Then I spoke to GDF and I knew that was the right school for me because they use the find command, step refusal and leash guiding. I would never say one school is better than another. They all teach different things and it depends what your needs are. I need a dog that can find things for me like doors, steps, bus stops and trains. I also like leash guiding when I am in my agency or have to run out to break my dog . When the dog is guiding me I always have her harness on. My dog does a lot of work through out a day. I am in the field a lot for my job. I am an Independent Living Skills Specialist and I do outreach / Advocacy. I go to lots of trainings and meeting so my dog must be able to find things for me. Example last Wednesday I had an outreach and a co worker came with me. there were many doors in this building so I told Anna find the door and she did but it was the wrong door. My co worker said she is right finding the door but didn't know which door.  People get a big kick when they hear me say find the seat and find the trash. They said how does the dog know all that. I said the dog was trained to do these things and it my job to keep up the training. So as I said its all in what you need for your life style. 
Wishing you the best.
marilyn and Anna