[nagdu] Not all equal

Fri Apr 20 19:43:37 UTC 2012

my home visit hasn't happened yet since i'm moving soon. this will be my 
first.
keri

"Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want to 
say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak 
my heart."
--Robert Sexton

"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there 
is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to 
receive it."
--Ivan Panin

Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put it 
back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not all equal

> Who came out and did your walk with you?
> I had Drew.
> have you been to seeing eye yet, or is this your first time?
>
> Original message:
>> I think it is important they see your home area. Not necessarily each 
>> inch
>> of your apt, house etc, but your area. some areas are dangerous for the 
>> dogs
>> and yourself to be in.
>> I myself will be attending Seeing eye
>> keri
>
>> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want 
>> to
>> say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will 
>> speak
>> my heart."
>> --Robert Sexton
>
>> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth 
>> there
>> is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere 
>> to
>> receive it."
>> --Ivan Panin
>
>> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put 
>> it
>> back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 3:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not all equal
>
>
>>> I think the schools that have been around the longest have built there
>>> reputations.  The schools have slightly different gimmicks and ways of
>>> opporating that appeal to some and not necessarily others.  For example, 
>>> I
>>> went to Pilot for 2 major reasons.  1. Because they breed poodles and 2.
>>> Because I felt there application process was less invassive than other
>>> schools.  I felt for instance, I didn't really feel it was there 
>>> buisness
>>> to inspect my home.  Obviously these are my own quirks but they are what
>>> they are!  Folks got mad at me because my decission was to go to Pilot 
>>> but
>>> I found it mostly a good school.  If we choose to get picky, we can pick
>>> any school apart and some, who have major issues maybe we should!  But,
>>> good and bad dogs, administrators, and students all exist.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 1:12 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Not all equal
>
>
>>>> Hannah said the other day that she was starting to wonder if all the
>>>> schools were equal, or something to that effect.
>>>> I don't think they are all equal.  One can get a great dog from all of
>>>> them, and one can get a rotten dog from all of them, but I am convinced
>>>> that one has a better probability of getting a great dog at some more
>>>> than
>>>> others.  We can disagree on which are best, of course.  Me, I feel
>>>> confident that I have a high probability of success with GDB or TSE.
>>>> Steve
>>>> would say Leader, and Jeanine would say GDF.  Everyone has an opinion.
>>>> Further, different schools offer different things.  I want a dog who 
>>>> does
>>>> excellent traffic work.  I wouldn't accept a dog if we hadn't had at
>>>> least
>>>> 2 or 3 traffic checks in class.  My dogs have saved my butt too many
>>>> times
>>>> from cars I didn't hear until the dog had already done his or her 
>>>> stuff.
>>>> And some schools have a more robust follow-up.  Some of the small ones
>>>> can
>>>> only do phone follow-up for people outside their area.  Some people are
>>>> fine with that, and some want the option of having a trainer come in
>>>> person to help with serious problems.  I'm in the latter category.  I
>>>> remember a time when it was hard to get GDB out to New York to help me,
>>>> and I've always wondered if it might have made a difference with the 
>>>> dog
>>>> I
>>>> had to retire early.  Probably not, but I was glad when something 
>>>> changed
>>>> and they were able to send someone out more quickly.
>>>> I just wanted to say this, for the benefit of people considering 
>>>> getting
>>>> a
>>>> dog, and for first-timers having a hard time.  We have to be inclusive
>>>> and
>>>> accepting of everyone.  An arrogant, "my school is the only good one"
>>>> attitude is extremely annoying.  I know that firsthand--quite a few TSE
>>>> graduates have that attitude, and it annoys the heck out of me.
>>>> But I'm still convinced that some schools are better than others.  I
>>>> don't
>>>> know how to measure it, and I may even be wrong, since others' opinions
>>>> as
>>>> to which is best differ from mine, and that's fine.  Maybe the only way
>>>> to
>>>> choose is to ask a lot of questions, and talk to people, and read the
>>>> list. But choosing a school by whichever one accepts the application
>>>> first, or by which one has the rare breed one fancies, or by which one 
>>>> is
>>>> located in an area one would like to visit, might not always be the 
>>>> best
>>>> method, though of course dumb chance sometimes works out fine. I chose
>>>> GDB
>>>> my first time because a friend and I visited it, and I liked the vibe. 
>>>> I
>>>> liked the campus, and the people we talked to.  Not much to go on, but 
>>>> it
>>>> worked out. But we didn't have the internet then, for better or worse.
>>>> Tracy
>
>
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