[nagdu] Tell the whole truth

[Larry D. Keeler]

I've heard about some of that stuff from Southeastern.  What I do know is 
that a student in my class was getting a dog at Pilot because he or his dog 
had issues.  He also got his Pilot dog taken back for biting.  Having known 
the person, I think at least that last incident had to do more with him 
because he wanted protection and so would allow the dog to do that!  I ruled 
them out because they don't do poodles.  But, knowing the school and the 
issues that folks are having with them, I would deffinetely consider my 
options involving whether I wanted to attend!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurel" <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Tell the whole truth


> Well, I don't mind telling you all the name of the school. I just
> wanted to be careful when I first posted here because I didn't wanna
> start a "school war" or you know make people get all mad and defensive
> or anything. My main concern was helping my friend. It's going to work
> out fine with her by the way. The school that my friend was having the
> problems with was Southeastern. I want you all to know that I
> personally don't know much about them and don't have a problem with
> them, I can't really judge southeastern seeing as I have never had a
> guide from there. Also, please know that my previous messages I tried
> to leave my opinion out of it, I just tried to relay my friends issues
> and what she told me. Personally, I'm sad that this happened to my
> friend and it's unfortunate that Southeastern couldn't have dealt
> better with it. I learned a little more about the situation yesterday,
> and lets just say they lied to my friend regarding some issues with
> her dog. I'm not going to go into the details, but suffice to say she
> has been traumatized.
>
> I think it's good too if we talk about the negatives of a school, in a
> respectful manner, as well as the positives. I also know there's a
> fine line between discussing the negatives and bashing a school, and I
> just wanted to be on the careful side, especially since I haven't been
> on this list long, I didn't want anybody to mistake my messages as
> school bashing.
>
> I really appreciate these discussions and everybody's imput especially
> with my friend, we have found it helpful for sure and she will soon
> join this list.
>
> Sorry, I know this is really lengthy. /smiles/
> Laurel and Stockard
>
> On 4/11/12, Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:
>> And sometimes it might not be an issue necessarily with the school but 
>> with
>> the student.  For example, we had a student in our class whom I really 
>> hope
>> didn't get her dog.  She was in for a retrain 4 months after she got her
>> first dog.  They gave her a second.  SShe would poo-poo everything the
>> trainer said and sleep all day and skip training sessions.  She gave the 
>> dog
>> attention only when she wanted to play with it!  Well, I sure hope the
>> school kept track of what she did with the dog if she got him at all! 
>> Just
>> noting that I learned well and passed with Holly with little effort. 
>> Some
>> students may develop resentments or the schools may not get a good 
>> feeling
>> about a student iether.  I thaught my trainer was great!  Most of us did
>> but, maybe 2 or 3 may not have felt that way!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "William Vandervest" <timelord09 at att.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Tell the whole truth
>>
>>
>>>i agree whole heartedly, i want to know both the good and bad even if its
>>>about my school
>>>
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