[nagdu] guide dogs and hand signals

[Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire]

Hi, all,
Do all the guide dog schools have trainies use hand signals or has that 
fazed out?
I do remember when I trained with Orleans back in training at GEB May 
30/June 24, 2000, I was continuously told to use hand signals.
When I switched to Pilot Dogs and began doing that again August 22/Septenber 
10, 2004, the trainer who prepared Freedom David Berry for training told me 
that they weren't doing it and Freedom David Berry didn't like how I'd move 
my hand around.
Her claim was that he wouldn't work if I kept using the hand motions.
Truth is that when I arrived home with him, I returned to the hand signal 
training and he managed just fine.
upon going back to Pilot Dogs March 27/April 8, 2005, Odie's trainer, Mike 
Tessmer did suggest using the hand motions because there were times when 
that would be needed and warranted.
*Just curious*
Bibi and Odie
the happy spirited bounty labra wolf