[nagdu] Welcome Sarah was RE: Downtime in class

Tue Sep 18 22:50:33 UTC 2012

 Hi Sarah,
Welcome to the list!
I currently do not have a guide dog but I will be getting one in a few
years. It is great that your asking questions. The more you know the
better off you will be.
Hope you do well in training,
Danielle

On 9/18/12, Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> 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
>> 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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