[nagdu] The Process of Getting a Guide

[NCBootman]

Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I guess I was asking what is typical. I did ask 
Southeastern and they were very understanding of that and responded six 
months to a year or sooner or longer. While I understand the process, that 
is a wide range (grin). I have been told by two people that I should really 
be applying to more than one school which to me seems like a waste unless 
that is an unusually long period to wait. And, it does make it hard to plan 
to do things that require planning ahead.

Thank you for the suggestions of questions to ask the trainer.

The school did tell me that it usually takes two months or more to get all 
the forms back in to them. I did that in three weeks and they were amazed.

Just in that stage of excitement, doubt, questioning, and all that I'm sure 
all prospective students go through. This is a huge step for me.

Greg

-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Hooper
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:57 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] The Process of Getting a Guide

Hello Greg:

Most of these questions could be directed at Southeastern, as I'm sure it 
varies from school to school. There are many factors, including time of the 
year, availability of trainers to your area, etc. Just to give you a time 
frame, I applied to The Seeing Eye in mid-May, and was in class by mid-July 
of last year. Of course, this is on the short end of things and I am still 
surprised at how quickly things managed to go. Does Southeastern say 
anything about this on their website? The best advice I can give is if you 
are unsure of something specific to the school (such as various time frames 
such as the one about which you are inquiring), contact the school and ask.
As far as anything else you could be doing, I would think of some questions 
you want to ask the trainer who visits you. Questions about training, dogs, 
the program, how long it might take to get you in class, any breed 
preferences you may have, and so on. Other than that, you should be alright. 
I hope this helps a bit.
Sincerely,
Robert Hooper
Hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu
The Ohio State University
0653 Buckeye-Cuyahoga CT
653 Cuyahoga Court
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(740) 856-8195


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
Of NCBootman
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:47 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] The Process of Getting a Guide

Hello Everyone. I am Greg in North Carolina. I have applied to Southeastern 
and all of my documentation was received on May 2. I understand the next 
step is for the trainer to do a home visit and match a dog after that. How 
long does it usually take for a trainer to do a home visit after all the 
paperwork is in and what is an average time till I might be in a class? Do I 
need to be doing anything else?

Greg
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