[nagdu] The Guide Dog School of Sweden

[Jing Crystal Wu 吴晶]

Hi all,

That sounds interesting. I just met the guide dog instructor in Stockholm 
this morning. She checked my  workplace and made sure it is a good place for 
the dog. I hope to get a dog as soon as possible.

Sweden is a great country with all kinds of support and resource. I enjoy my 
life here a lot.

Sincerely,
Crystal
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nadja Öberg" <starwalnut at yahoo.fr>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:15 PM
Subject: [nagdu] The Guide Dog School of Sweden


>
> BS"D
>
> Dear NAGDU,
>
> Thank you for your warm welcomes!
>
> Cindy,
>
> You didn't insult me; I'm very bad at geography. <3 We learnt a little bit 
> about the geography of the United States in the fifth and sixth grades if 
> I remember correctly and I don't remember much. *LOL*
>
> Larry,
>
> *LOL* I would love to visit you in the United States. It isn't bad here 
> but we're behind you in our thinking and especially when it comes to 
> access for guide dog teams at public places. It's really frustrating.
>
> I've written a little bit about the Guide Dog School of Sweden here: 
> http://nadjaoberg.com/archives/218 My English isn't perfect.
>
> I can summarise it. The Guide Dog School of Sweden is owned by the Swedish 
> Association of the Visually Impaired and is an authority. They don't train 
> the dogs anymore but buy 40 guide dogs from four guide dog 
> schools/producers every year. We're about 300 guide dog teams in Sweden 
> and we've got a disposal right to our dogs. Our dogs are trained by the 
> old-school methods, no clicker training and Gentle Leaders here.
>
> If you're a new guide dog owner you're getting allotted a guide dog after 
> an Introduction course where you're testing different types of guide dogs. 
> You've an instructor who's with you during the four days and the school's 
> counsellors are watching you too, how you're with the dogs and with the 
> other students, and the surroundings. After the course, you're getting 
> "the call" where you get information about your dog and when you'll go to 
> class.
>
> For new owners, it's one week away and one week at home and for old owners 
> it's one week at home if I don't remember incorrect. The training at class 
> is focussed at getting to know your dog and our training was located in 
> the country and we only had one afternoon in the town. We've one home 
> visit after six to nine months and after that we get help when we need it 
> from our support team. The owners don't pay the veterinary care and our 
> dogs are paid by the Swedish government.
>
> I don't know what I'll write more. If you've some questions, please ask.
>
> LeSholom,
> Nadja from Sweden
>
> Page web : http://www.nadjaoberg.com
>
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