[nagdu] private guide training

Tue May 29 21:37:59 UTC 2012

Jessica,

You mentioned that it will come down to whether Pilot or the private 
trainer comes through first.  I don't think that's a fair plan for the 
private trainer.  Training a dog from scratch can take anywhere from 4 
months to several years.  It can take weeks to months to find a dog or 
puppy.  Then maybe a year or more of puppy training or a few months of 
catch up if you start with an adult.  Then perhaps four to six months of 
actual guide training.  At the end of all that there is no guarantee.  
The trainer might have to start the process all over with a second dog.

But I'm concerned about what happens to all the trainers work and the 
dog if Pilot finds a dog for you first, which I'd strongly guessing they 
will.  I don't think it'd be fair to a private trainer for them to 
commit to all this time and work and a dog and then you change your 
mind. Going through a private trainer to get a guide dog has some 
advantages, but I don't think speed of placement is one of them.

Anyway it's something to consider.

Julie

On 5/29/2012 9:13 AM, Jessica Pitzer wrote:
> I asked for a poodle, and just last week I wrote them and told them
> I'd accept a lab if they could absolutely not find me a poodle. they
> told me a poodle might take a long time as I want a female and they
> said finding one who will be good with kids, small dogs, and be on the
> calmer side will be hard as they ahve more energy. IDK. I thought they
> were calmer but I guess we'll see. Haven't heard back from them. I'm
> still pursuing the private route, because I really do want a poodle if
> it can work or a poodle cross, and the other hting is I really dont'
> wanna leave my son for 2 weeks, I guess it'll probably end up whether
> pilot comes trough or the private stuff first.
> Jessica
>
> On 5/29/12, NCBootman<ncbootman at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Perhaps you want to consider dropping your request for a specific breed. If
>>
>> the breed you seek is not happy with small children, is it a good breed for
>>
>> a guide dog? What happens when you find yourself amongst other people's kids
>>
>> or have to pass by a daycare on one of your routes? I would not want that
>> liability for myself because if our dogs harm someone else, as handlers, we
>>
>> are responsible. Even if the dog seems fine in a kennel, that can change
>> once it is a working dog if by nature it is not child friendly.
>>
>> Greg
>> ----Original Message-----
>> From: Jessica Pitzer
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 9:36 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] private guide training
>>
>> No, pilot jsut said that since I had a small child in the house along
>> with 2 smaller dogs, that it would be harder to find a dog that is
>> both able to live with small dogs and children, and be the breed I
>> want. *shrugs*
>>
>> On 5/29/12, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)<REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>  wrote:
>>> Jessica,
>>> Does your son have special medical issues?
>>> I ask because any dog from a school should meet this requirement.
>>>
>>> Is there more going on?
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Jessica Pitzer
>>> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 6:42 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: [nagdu] private guide training
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I'm wondering if anyone has Doug While's email, and or if any of you
>>> know of anyone who does a service similar to Doug's. I'm looking for a
>>> private guide dog trainer either ot help me select a dog and train it,
>>> or to train a dog I select, that kind of thing.
>>> I'm not opposed ot the school route, but I'm waiting on the latest
>>> survey before I apply with any new schools and the one I'm on teh
>>> waiting list for says that uit'll be a while because I asked them for
>>> a dog who would be calm enough around my son not to hurt him. *shrugs*
>>> Anyway thanks all for the help.
>>> Jessica
>>>
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