[nagdu] five months ago

Wed Jul 11 13:25:30 UTC 2012

You need to make sure you are facing the street you are about to cross correctly so you don't run the risk of crossing at an angle.  You want the crossing to be as straight as is possible from down curb to up curb.

>From what I understand, many of the schools in Europe do what we call home training.  It sounds like that students training with a guide dog do so in their home town.

Here in the United States, you travel to a school that may or may not be where you live.  As an example, I live in Maryland, but the school I go to, The Seeing Eye, is in another state, New Jersey.  A couple of schools in the U.S.  offer home training only.  Some can offer a mixture of in-class and home training (called home and away).  If there is a special reason why home training needs to be done, some in-class schools will offer that to a student.

Hope that helps.

Vanessa Lowery, LGSW
Adult and Community Services Division
Adult Services Screening Unit
410-853-3550
VLowery at dhr.state.md.us

>>> "Christel Sogenbits" <christel.chrissu at gmail.com> 7/10/2012 8:44 PM >>>
Hello again from Estonia!
I am sorry to ask again I think it is my langugae issues but what does it
mean
If grossing the street on the route, your alignment wasn't proper?
And can please somebody ecxplain to me what does it mean to take classes? In
estonia we dont have classes...We are just handled the dog and then the
trainer starts walking with the dog and blind  and teaching the blind...
Warm greetings from Estonia!

Tervitades / With greetings
Christel Sogenbits
GSM: +372 58 440 521
E-mail: christel.chrissu at gmail.com 
Skype: christel.chrissu

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Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 2:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] five months ago

Hi,

When I crossed streets on the route, my alignment wasn't proper. 

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Of Reinhard Stebner
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 7:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] five months ago

Could you please explain what you mean by you failed with aliment?
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Of Portia Scott
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:36 AM
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Hi Chantel,

Happy 5 months!! It's always fun to get your first dog, smile.

Portia.
On Jul 9, 2012, at 5:07 AM, Chantel Cuddemi <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all, 
> 
> 
> 
> Since we're  sharing stories of our first matches, I thought I'd throw my
> story in. 
> 
> 
> 
> Five months ago, as of yesterday, I was matched with my first dog from
Pilot
> Dogs, a black standard poodle named Motley. 
> 
> 
> 
> When the trainer announced that morning that we first-timers would be
> getting our dogs, I was very excited and nervous at the same time. 
> 
> 
> 
> I remember when the trainer handed me the leash and told me about Motley,
I
> fell in love with him instantly, and since then, we've been inseparable. 
> 
> 
> 
> It was worth it in the end when Pilot told me, after six days of extra
> training due to failing the final test walk for bad alignment, that I and
> Motley were ready to go home. 
> 
> 
> 
> I remember calling up a classmate of mine that night and telling him I was
> heading home. He was happy for me. 
> 
> 
> 
> Now four months later, as of yesterday, Motley and I have been home and
> we've come a long way. 
> 
> 
> 
> However, we still have a long way to go before I can safely say we're
solid
> and actually be sure about it. 
> 
> 
> 
> Well, that's  all for now. 
> 
> 
> 
> Hugs and wags, 
> 
> 
> 
> Chantel and Pilot Dog Motley
> 
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