[nagdu] Lots of Questions

[rhonda cruz]

 hi lizzy,
 i didn't get my dog wile i was in high school.
 i got her when i was a bit older.
  i think having a guide dog is like having a kid.
 they never grow up.
 and  it is like being a mom to a 2 year old dog.
 some people will have problems with your dog. being in there car.
 and such.

 i wish you a lot of luck.
 i got my dog in the spring time.
 but i went to a school in ohio  called pioltdogs.
 my name is rhonda.
 vary nice to have you.
 here.

  i have a small german sheppard.
 named may.

On Aug 25, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Julie McGinnity wrote:

> Hi Lizzy.
> 
> I received my dog while I was still in high school.  I went to Guiding
> Eyes for the Blind the Summer before my senior year.  Like you, I
> lived in the suburbs and took a rather difficult course load.  I took
> five AP courses my senior year.  It worked out for me because I went
> to a big high school and was involved in a lot of various activities.
> 
> I think the important thing to remember is that high school is a
> difficult environment for a dog, not impossible by any means, but the
> food and gumb on the floor, the kids, and the constant activity will
> make it an environment filled with distractions.  As long as you
> listen to the instruction given by your school, I'm sure you'll do
> fine.  Do obedience every day, and spend time on those issues your dog
> needs to work on.  For example, my dog was very eistracted by food.
> This was before we went to high school.  But we worked and worked on
> it over the Summer, and now she behaves quite nicely around food for
> the most part.
> 
> As long as you keep your dog on a good schedule in high school and
> give it enough work outside of school as well as inside school, you
> will probably do well.  Also, you have to decide how you want to
> handle the other students' interaction with the dog.  I simply stood
> up on the first day of school and introduced my dog and told everyone
> that she could not be petted or talked to because she is working.  The
> teachers helped me inforce these rules, and it worked out well.  I
> can't say I had one problem.  It helped that I had friends who would
> tell off anyone who was illegally petting my dog.  :)
> 
> Please feel free to email me off list with any questions.  I think
> your situation is rather close to what mine was.
> 
> On 8/25/12, lizzy <lizzym0827 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> My name is Lizzy and I am a high school junior living in the
>> suburbs of Pennsylvania.  This fall I will be applying to a few
>> guide dog schools in the hopes of attending one in the summer of
>> 2013.  I am posting here to ask for your opinion and advice.  I
>> have done a good amount of research on the schools but now I need
>> more subjective information so that I can be sure to make the
>> right decision next summer.  I know that most schools are less
>> likely to give a high school student a guide dog, but from
>> talking to different staff, a few guide dog handlers and my O & M
>> instructor I think I would be a good candidate.  Here are my
>> questions:
>> Have any of you had dog guides in high school? If so, what were
>> some of the benefits/struggles?
>> Which schools are more likely to give guides to high school
>> students?
>> Will the fact that I live in the suburbs effect me in any way?
>> (Ex: Getting in to a school, needing to go to the city more often
>> etc)
>> How easy/hard is it to take care of a dog and take a challenging
>> course load (I'm in three AP's this year and hopefully will be
>> taking more during my senior year)?
>> Can you give me any general advice that you think will be helpful
>> in terms of saving up money, preparing my family etc.
>> Thanks,
>> Lizzy
>> P.S.  I've already spoken to administration at my school and I
>> will be giving a presentation on the first day (next year) for
>> all of the students.  Yes, I know, I like to be prepared.  :)
>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Julie McG
> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, National Federation of the Blind
> of Missouri recording secretary,
> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
> and proud graduate of Guiding Eyes for the Blind
> 
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
> John 3:16
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