[nagdu] Not all equal

[Lyn Gwizdak]

WOW!  That was VERY unprofessional for that trainer to say anything negative 
about another school.  They shouldn't even be saying ANYTHING about another 
school unless a person asks them what things they - GDA - did differently 
from GDB in say, how traffic checks were handled or if there was an on-site 
nurse to help diabetics.  Which are really things the prospective student 
could find out for themself by asking graduates of the schools or on the 
websites.

Now, I have had my probledms with both GDB and GDA, but I keep that to 
myself if someone is applying to them and wants to know how their dogs are. 
I let people decide for themselves which school is best for their needs.

I think a letter to the GDA administrator would be good explaining how that 
trainer bashed another school while you were visiting their campus and that 
you decided to go elsewhere because of it.  Tell them who that trainer was 
so the problem can be taken care of.

Good luck in getting a new dog.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Juanita Herrera" <juanitaherrera1991 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not all equal


>I was very close to attending GDA. I had already sent in my
> application and was just waiting for a class date to begin. However, I
> decided to take a tour of the campus and when I did one of the
> trainers let me do a walk around the school with a guide dog in
> training. During the walk she talked about how bad all the other
> schools were (GDB in particular) and then I got curious and looked
> into GDB and applied there instead. I don't like when other schools
> bash about each other. I didn't appreciate that although I knew
> nothing about the schools she was talking about at the time.
>
> On 4/20/12, Jessica Pitzer <rolosgirl at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I wish there was an updated survey with all the info like the 2006 one
>> tha'ts 6 years odl and things have changed since then like schools
>> doing different breeds, having different policies, etc.
>>
>> On 4/20/12, Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> No!  I would never do such a thing!  Never! Never!!  Although seriously,
>>> another gentleman really did yell at me!  He even cussed at me when I
>>> told
>>> him I was going to Pilot! He was wrong though and I most certainly had a
>>> better experience after leaving the school than he did!
>>> ----- 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: Friday, April 20, 2012 4:22 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not all equal
>>>
>>>
>>>> are you talking about me? :-) lol
>>>>
>>>>
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