[nagdu] Announcement: So excited!

Laurel laurel.stockard at gmail.com
Sun Jul 8 17:58:06 UTC 2012


Hi, I don't know how often Seeing Eye can place couples in the same
class, but I know Guide Dogs for the Blind can do it quite regularly.
I've known several couples that went through at the same time, or even
did in home training. Anyway, good luck.
Laurel and Stockard

On 7/8/12, Margo and Arrow <margo.downey at verizon.net> wrote:
> Congrats to y ou and your partner.  I don't think guests can stay with you
> while you're in class but I've heard of couples attending at some of the
> schools.
>
> margo and Arrow
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
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>> Portia,
>>
>> That's very exciting!  I hope that you and your partner will be happy
>> together.
>>
>> I've never attended a guide dog program, I train my own, but I'm not so
>> sure that they allow guests to stay with you during your training.  I have
>>
>> heard of couples going through the program at the same time, but it's
>> pretty rare.  You will each have specific needs in a dog and the program
>> will need to place you in a class where there are dogs that they think
>> will work for you.  Looking for the right dog that matches your needs can
>>
>> take a few months, but I hope you are able to get in quickly and that your
>>
>> partner is also able to attend.
>>
>> Best of luck!
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/8/2012 2:00 AM, Portia Scott wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> We met online on a voice chat program called Skype. We would like to
>>> attend at the same time. She plans to travel up there with me either way,
>>>
>>> but we do hope she can take her classes too.
>>> On Jul 7, 2012, at 5:15 AM, Julie J.<julielj at neb.rr.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Congratulations!
>>>>
>>>> So the two of you are attending the same guide dog program at the same
>>>> time?  Am I understanding that correctly?  Or maybe you are getting home
>>>>
>>>> training?  How did the two of you meet and which guide dog program are
>>>> you attending?
>>>>
>>>> I'm just nosy, please don't feel obligated to share anything you don't
>>>> want to.  It's all very exciting and I'd love to hear about it though!
>>>>
>>>> Julie
>>>> On 7/6/2012 11:44 PM, Portia Scott wrote:
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just wanted to announce that my partner comes in 24 days, and our
>>>>> adventure to get our guide dogs starts in August. I have never been so
>>>>>
>>>>> excited in my life. I am really looking forward to getting my guide
>>>>> hopefully this year, and to finally meet someone I've wanted to meet.
>>>>> They are not on this list, so unfortunately they cannot say hi but
>>>>> hopefully I can get them on here so they can introduce themselves and
>>>>> share the major excitement!
>>>>>
>>>>> Praying for all, and wishing everyone the best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Portia.
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