[nagdu] attending The Seeing Eye

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Fri Apr 13 15:40:46 UTC 2012 

Good for you. That way you don't have to feel uncomfortable about it. *smile*

CL

On Apr 13, 2012, at 9:57 AM, Reinhard Stebner wrote:

> Cindy,
> 
> I called them first thing this morning to get this settled. Thank you for
> the advice.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 10:45 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] attending The Seeing Eye
> 
> The Seeing Eye should have sent you information about this. You go to
> baggage for your things and then there is a specific place you wait or go.
> They have a limousine service pick you up; staff doesn't come, but the
> driver knows who you are from his list. Didn't you get information? Perhaps
> if you did not, you should call them today and get the information about it
> to be on the safe side.
> 
> Cindy
> 
> On Apr 13, 2012, at 9:20 AM, Reinhard Stebner wrote:
> 
>> When you got to the airport, how did you identify the staff from Seeing
> Eye?
>> What was the mode of transportation you used to and from TSE? I greatly
>> appreciate your assistance!
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Robert Hooper
>> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 8:39 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] attending The Seeing Eye
>> 
>> Hello again Reinhard:
>> 
>> I had to wait on a few additional people, but as I recall, that didn't
> take
>> too long--the time passed more quickly as I was able to chat with the
> other
>> class members whilst waiting. No, the dogs don't all get the same food. As
> I
>> recall, most of the shepherds were on eukanuba, whereas most of the other
>> dogs were on some sort of Iams or ProPlan.  I was satisfied with the
>> grooming equipment--the pin brush is great and the comb just as sturdily
>> metal as you could hope.
>> I don't know anything about dry cleaning services, as I didn't bring any
>> clothing that needed dry cleaned. Because TSE seemed very accommodating, I
>> would ask your instructor--they may be able to work out
> something--however,
>> I can't guarantee that they will pay for it (although they paid for most
> of
>> my drinks at Starbucks).
>> So, there you go--as usual, feel free to yell at me for clarifications or
>> omissions.
>> Cordially,
>> Robert Hooper
>> Hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu
>> The Ohio State University
>> 0653 Buckeye-Cuyahoga CT
>> 653 Cuyahoga Court
>> Columbus, Ohio 43210
>> (740) 856-8195
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Reinhard Stebner
>> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 10:51 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] attending The Seeing Eye
>> 
>> When you got to the airport, did you need to wait for other class mates
>> before you went to TSI? Did they provide laundry bags or a dry cleaning
>> service (where you paid for the service)? How much food were you given and
>> did all class mates receive the same dog food? Do they still provide dog
>> boles for home? Finally, what did you think of the grooming tools?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Robert Hooper
>> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 3:27 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] attending The Seeing Eye
>> 
>> Hello Reinhard:
>> 
>> I envy you your trip to The Seeing Eye. It's hard to say what your
>> experience will be like, as you will likely be working with different
> staff
>> members than I did. So, the best I can do is give you my thoughts from my
>> perspective.
>> Training
>> 
>> The Seeing Eye should have sent you some electronic documents regarding a
>> general outline of what training will be like, including a sample
> schedule.
>> You will have it relatively easy for the first two days (your pre-dog
> days).
>> You will be able to sleep later and the only things you will do
>> training-wise are Juno walks and familiarizing with the Seeing eye's
> campus
>> and training center. The food is very good, all homemade and
> professionally
>> served. They don't frown upon those who request extra helpings, so be
>> careful!
>> After you receive your dog, you will be getting up at 5:30 every morning.
>> They will pipe music into your room via an intercom located above your
> bed.
>> You can adjust the volume of this intercom, but I suggest you don't, as
>> announcements are also given via this medium. As soon as the music blasted
>> its way into my consciousness, I rolled out of bed, said good morning to
> my
>> pup, and yanked on some pants, socks, and shoes. I then waited at the door
>> for the instructors to come around with the doggy breakfast. After giving
> me
>> a food bowl, I closed the door and fed and watered the dog. After that, I
>> traipsed down to park (relieving area). Afterward, I returned to my room,
>> took the food bowl to the common lounge (as requested), and took a shower.
>> Breakfast usually wasn't until 7:30, so after the shower I would go to
> sleep
>> (or go to the lounge, depending on what struck my fancy). At breakfast,
> our
>> instructors would brief us on the day's events (who's going where and
> when,
>> and the things on which we would be working). After consuming The Seeing
>> Eye's delicious coffee, I would return to the lounge or my room and wait
> for
>> my shuttle to be called.
>> An instructor (or apprentice) would drive us and our dogs into town, where
>> we would wait to walk with our instructors and usually another person. The
>> instruction was superb, and as I said in a prior post, comfortably
>> repetitive. Toward the end of the morning, we would start leaving for
> base,
>> where we occasionally attended a lecture, parked the dogs, and ate lunch.
> We
>> then repeated the morning routine in the afternoon, and returned for
> evening
>> park and doggy/human dinner. Most of the lectures took place in the
> evening,
>> and were the length of some standard college lectures. They were
>> semi-formal, interactive, and serious.
>> You will be given a thumb drive with mp3 versions of the lectures on them,
>> and you will be encouraged to listen to them before the lecture in
> question.
>> I enjoyed the lectures, being the academic person that I am. Topics range
>> from traffic to dog massage.
>> 
>> Dorm life
>> 
>> It's hard to analyze each aspect of existence at TSE, as they are so
> blended
>> together. You will be hanging out in the same place that lectures are
> given.
>> I made amazing friends at TSE, and remember several loud, laugh-filled
>> evenings and afternoons in the common lounge. You will have a very
>> comfortable life at TSE. You have a full-size bed, your own bath/shower,
> XM
>> radio, soap, and miscellaneous other things in your room, including
> heat/AC.
>> However, I would be wary of leaving any valuables around your room, as the
>> bedroom doors do not have locks. However, you have two closets in your
> room,
>> one of which has a lock.
>> Weekends can be a bit boring, as you will only have one trip (although I
>> seem to remember something saying that this is going to change). Since we
>> are not allowed to take our dogs off campus, there is little to do save
> walk
>> the leisure path, talk to friends, read, study lecture material, sleep,
> and
>> recuperate from the week's activities. It does get a bit slow, so be
>> prepared to be a bit restless on the weekends. If you have people who will
>> visit you, that can make things more enjoyable.
>> 
>> Computing
>> 
>> TSE has a tech center (which has actual airline seats to practice). I had
> my
>> own laptop, so I did not make use of the technology center. However, I did
>> make use of their wireless network for both my phone and computer. The
> tech
>> center is downstairs with the laundry, grooming room, and rec center.
>> Staff
>> In my experience, all the staff were positive, encouraging, and a joy to
>> have around. I, being the humor-loving, controversy-driven, and
>> conversation-having person that I am, loved conversing with everyone from
>> the housekeeping staff to the instructors and servers. I'm sure I did not
>> cover everything, but feel free to write me some follow-up questions to
>> address any discrepancies or anything on which you wish me to elaborate.
>> Sincerely,
>> Robert Hooper
>> Hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu
>> The Ohio State University
>> 0653 Buckeye-Cuyahoga CT
>> 653 Cuyahoga Court
>> Columbus, Ohio 43210
>> (740) 856-8195
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Reinhard Stebner
>> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 2:47 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: [nagdu] attending The Seeing Eye
>> 
>> Good afternoon,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I will be attending The Seeing Eye on Monday 4/16/2012. Could you please
> let
>> me know from a user's prospective, what to expect? I am referring to:
>> 
>> 1)      Training
>> 
>> 2)      Lectures.
>> 
>> 3)      Dorm life.
>> 
>> 4)      Computing.
>> 
>> 5)      Staff in terms of warm / friendly or not. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
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