[nagdu] Welcome Sarah was RE: Downtime in class

Deanna Lewis deannakay03 at gmail.com
Mon Sep 17 23:46:30 UTC 2012


Awesome!
Have a good class!
I can't wait for updates on your dog. And all of the other new doggies this
list is acquiring over the next few days!
Deanna and Pascal

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Sarah
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 7:39 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Welcome Sarah was RE: Downtime in class

that's awesome! I can't wait to start training! Your dog sounds beautiful!
I'm going to Guide Dogs Of the Desert.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Deanna Lewis" <deannakay03 at gmail.com
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org Date sent: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:24:58 -0400
Subject: [nagdu] Welcome Sarah was RE:  Downtime in class

Hi Sarah,
Welcome to the Nagdu List!
I am Deanna Lewis and I am working my first guide dog, a male black lab
named Pascal.  He is from Guide Dogs for the Blind.
What school are you going to for your guide dog? Congratulations!
For me, I started bonding with my dog fairly quickly.  The first walk was a
bit awkward for us both, but after a few days it just seemed normal and
comfortable.
I had a fair amount of usable vision back then, so I wanted to really
develop trust in my dog, and not rely on my fluctuating vision.  
I found it
helpful to use sleep shades for a few days in training.  I am glad that I
chose to do this.  But, I completely understood when others in my class did
not.  It just worked well for me at the time.
Wishing you the best in training!
Deanna and Pascal

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Sarah
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 7:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class

Hello everyone, my name is Sarah Meeks.  I am geting my first guide dog in 9
days! I leave in 4 days for training but will get my dog on the sixth
dayddHow long should I expect before the ng starts warming up to me?

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org Date sent: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:49:44 -0500
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class

Most of the dogs tend to warm up to you pretty quickly if you spend a lot of
time bonding with them.  The first day or two are the hardest, I think.

CL

On Sep 17, 2012, at 5:42 PM, Tonia wrote:

 Rebecca, thanks for the warning because I may have very well gotten
discouraged if he/she didn't warm up to me right away.  So, good to know
that if it happens, it's normal.  I will still keep praying though for a dog
that is lovable and playful.

 Tonia

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 From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
 Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 9:30 AM
 To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
 Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class

 Or you may not.  It may take awhile for the new dog to warm up to you.  My
first one took some time to get used to me.
 I say this because she didn't want me loving all over her.
 I say it this way so you don't get discouraged if your dog is kind of
distant towards you.
 The point that Tracey is trying to make is that you won't really be in a
position mentally to do much work.


 -----Original Message-----
 From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tonia
 Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 12:37 PM
 To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
 Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class

 Tracy, thanks for your suggestion.  I have actually done just that.  The
company is aware of my training dates and realizes that I may or may not get
much accessibility testing done while I'm in training.
Thankfully, they are
 very understanding and generally let me work at my own pace; since they
know  I also work full time and have an eBay business with my husband.
I'm very
 blessed in that respect.
 As for eBay while I'm at school, I'll mainly just be helping my husband
relist items and/or print shipping labels; much of which I can do via the
eBay app on my iPhone.  So, that shouldn't be a big deal either.

 My number one priority will no doubt be bonding and training with my new
dog.  I'm sure I'll be spending most of my down time relaxing with and
loving on him/her.

 Only nine days to go.  I can't hardly wait!!!

 Hope everyone is Having  a great weekend,

 Tonia

 -----Original Message-----
 From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tracy Carcione
 Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:18 PM
 To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
 Subject: [nagdu] Downtime in class

 Hi Tonia.
 You mentioned you plan to do some contract work during your downtime in
class.  I just want to give you a word of caution.  If you take some work,
don't make any promises as to when it will be done, or tripple the time you
think it will take.  Even when I wasn't busy with actual training, there
were lectures to study, grooming, play, and just plain resting.
I got my
 first dog more than 30 years ago, when I was a lot younger.  I don't
remember how much I needed to just plain rest my brain then, but I
definitely do now.
 Also, if you bring work, be ready to drop it at a second's notice.  It's
easy to get involved with something on the computer, and, when you finally
surface, your new puppy has torn his blanket to little bits, or pulled the
blanket off your bed, or any number of other puppy tricks.
 I like to play computer games, but I don't think I'll play any during
class.
 It's too easy to zone out and miss something I should be noticing.
 Tracy


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