[nagdu] Considering A Dog

Kody Keplinger kodytheduff at gmail.com
Thu Sep 20 16:16:47 UTC 2012


Thank you for all the help/info everyone!  I appreciate it a lot.

I am confused, though. Pilot DOES teach "find" commands? A Facebook friend
of mine with a dog from Pilot told me they didn't when she was there, and
that (plus the lack of subway training, being in Columbus) is one of the
only reasons it moved down from the top of my list.  But if they DO teach
'find" then I'll consider them again.

I was wondering re: TSE - do they take breed preference into account if I
said I wanted a German Shepherd? I know they still breed them, but I wasn't
sure if you could specify on the application.  Also, I find it interesting
that they teach you HOW to teach "find."  Has anyone had experience doing
this? How well did it work?

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>wrote:

> Hi Cody.
> Welcome to the list.
> The Seeing Eye has very nice shepherds.  They're generally smaller than
> Fidelco shepherds.  I work in NYC, and used to live there, and I think a
> smaller dog is a big plus.  Much easier to keep out of the way on buses,
> subways, and in small, crowded restaurants.
> TSE does not teach the find commands, but they will teach you how to teach
> it, which is in some ways better, and they will help you with it in class.
> I live in Jersey, and it was good for me to work in Morristown, which is
> similar in traffic and crowds to my town.  We went into NYC at least
> twice, and my trainer changed the usual routes so that I could work my dog
> around where I usually go.
> Their follow-up is excellent.
> First-timers have to stay in class for 4 weeks.
> I'm not sure how long the application process takes; I was leisurely about
> it because I was waiting for my previous dog to be ready to retire.
> Tracy
>
>
>
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