[nagdu] Welcome Sarah was RE: Downtime in class

Tue Sep 18 22:36:45 UTC 2012

And I'm Larry from Ann Arbor.  I am working a labradoodle from Pilot.  We 
bonded in oh, about 5 minutes!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah" <coastergirl92 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 7:39 PM
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
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
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> 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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