[nagdu] How Many Routes With Planned Traffic Checks at Your School

Sat Sep 8 16:09:55 UTC 2012

How don't know how many there were, but several, and they started early on.

On Sep 8, 2012, at 11:07 AM, Terrie Terlau wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> I am very interested in knowing from graduates of a variety of schools
> whether your school had an instructor provide a planned traffic check and if
> so how many routes or outings this happened on. I am not comparing in terms
> of being judgmental, but I am curious as to how various schools handle this.
> Having only been to Seeing Eye, I don't know first-hand what other schools
> do and am very interested.
> 
> My memory from 2002 is that Seeing Eye has someone do traffic checks on 2 or
> 3 days, probably 4 or 5 routes. Does this sound right to more recent grads?
> How about other schools?
> 
> Looking forward to learning,
> Terrie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Shannon Dyer
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 11:12 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] GDF traffic training was re: Seeking suggestions for
> how to maintain a dog's traffic training
> 
> Yes. I would say the traffic training is like that of other schools. I'm not
> sure what this other practice is. When I've talked with people from other
> schools about their experiences with traffic training, they've seemed very
> much like what I've experienced on class at GDF.
> 
> Shannon and Ace
> Shannon Dyer
> Alumni Council Member,
> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc
> R  and
> America's VetDogsR,  The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc R
> Providing "Second Sight" R since 1946
> 371 E. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787
> Office: 631-930-9000, Toll-free: 866-282-8047
> solsticesinger at gmail.com
> To make a donation that can change a life...contact the Guide Dog Foundation
> at
> www.guidedog.org 
> or America's VetDogs the Veterans K-9 Corps at
> www.vetdogs.org
> Visit us on facebook at: 
> www.facebook.com/GuideDogFoundation or www.facebook.com/AmericasVetDogs
> 
> On Sep 7, 2012, at 4:32 PM, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> For the most part I am assuming that they do their traffic training just
> as other schools. But Terrie mentioned a different practice that no one else
> did, and I was curious of what that is? 
>> 
>> Waiting anixously for my class and my new pup!
>> 
>> Marsha drenthSent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Sep 7, 2012, at 9:44 AM, Shannon Dyer <solsticesinger at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi.
>>> 
>>> What kinds of things are you wanting to know? I'm happy to help if I know
> what information you're looking for.
>>> 
>>> Shannon and Ace
>>> Shannon Dyer
>>> Alumni Council Member,
>>> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc
>>> R  and
>>> America's VetDogsR,  The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc R
>>> Providing "Second Sight" R since 1946
>>> 371 E. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787
>>> Office: 631-930-9000, Toll-free: 866-282-8047
>>> solsticesinger at gmail.com
>>> To make a donation that can change a life...contact the Guide Dog
> Foundation at
>>> www.guidedog.org 
>>> or America's VetDogs the Veterans K-9 Corps at
>>> www.vetdogs.org
>>> Visit us on facebook at: 
>>> www.facebook.com/GuideDogFoundation or www.facebook.com/AmericasVetDogs
>>> 
>>> On Sep 7, 2012, at 9:08 AM, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I would like to know more about the GDF traffic training, I'm going into
> class in just a few weeks. 
>>>> 
>>>> thank you,
>>>> 
>>>> Marsha drenthSent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:46 PM, "Terrie Terlau" <terrieter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> Guide Dog Foundation teaches their students a technique for doing
> traffic
>>>>> checks with their dogs. This is the only school that I know of that
> does
>>>>> this. Seeing Eye has said not to do so. Sometimes dogs work pretty
> close to
>>>>> cars, at least close enough that the public thinks there is a problem
> when
>>>>> there is not. But the best thing to do if you are concerned about your
> dog's
>>>>> traffic work is to call your school and get someone out who really
> knows
>>>>> what to look for. I would trust the opinions of very few O&M
> instructors and
>>>>> probably not the opinion of a sighted friend because they don't know
> how
>>>>> close is too close in terms of whether a dog is really paying attention
> to
>>>>> traffic and doing it right.
>>>>> JMO.
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Terrie Terlau
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
>>>>> Of Bryan Jones
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 10:42 AM
>>>>> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Seeking suggestions for how to maintain a dog's
> traffic
>>>>> training
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Reading another thread that mentions traffic-check training methods
> used at
>>>>> school got me wondering about ways to safely maintain me and my dog's
>>>>> traffic training. can any of you share any methods you use to maintain
> your
>>>>> dog's traffic training? My pup has always cut things very close in
> relation
>>>>> to motor vehicles, whether parked or moving, but recently I feel she's
> been
>>>>> cutting things even closer.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks in advance for your thoughts,
>>>>> Bryan
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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