[nagdu] meeting the puppy raisers

[Tracy Carcione]

I switched from GDB to TSE, so I've had both experiences.  Meeting my
puppy raisers was OK.  Some I kept in touch with a bit, on a Christmas
card level, and others not.  It was nice to ask them about my dog as a
pup, but not a big thing. It was also nice to know, if for somereason I or
my family couldn't keep the dog after retirement, that there were people
who knew the dog, and whom I knew, who might take him and give him a good
home.

My TSE raisers did put in Ben's puppy profile that he likes stuffed
squeaky toys, which I would never have thought of.  I'd be happy to meet
them.  I wrote to them, but they did not reply, which is fine, too.

I really don't miss the graduation hoopla at all.  I could happily live
the rest of my life without going through that circus again.
On the other hand, I think it's rather patronizing for TSE to censor what
I choose to write to my puppy raiser, if I choose to write at all.

Tracy

> At GDB, we also got to meet the puppy raisers on graduation day. My dog's
> raiser family is wonderful, and we keep in regular contact. I don't recall
> asking them about toys and such, but with my dog it's pretty obvious what
> she likes, I.E. everything. :)
>
> Meeting the raiser families can vary though..last time was great, the time
> before not so much. Over all, while I am personally not much interested in
> a
> public graduation blitz, I enjoy meeting my dog's raisers, and would do it
> again if I got another program dog.
>
> Shanna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lea williams
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 12:04 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] meating the puppy raisers
>
> Hey i am not sure how this works with all the schools, but when do you
> normally get to meet the puppy raisers?
>
> I know how the school I am going to does it. I am going to guiding
> eyes and we do on graduation day.
>
> After reading a few emails on here I got to wonder why people can't
> asked the puppy raisers what kind of toys and things that their dog
> might like rather than having to try to figure it out completely
> themselves?
> I asked one about it and was told that Pilot won't let you meet the
> raisers until after six months.
>
> How do you feel about how your school does this? Do you mind or not?
> Would you rather it different?
> What were some benifits to meeting your puppy raisers? What kinds of
> things did you learn about your dog when you did?
>
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