[nagdu] I was not excepted

Matthew Dyer ilovecountrymusic483 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 1 19:34:12 UTC 2013 

Hi all,
I think it took me  about a month or so to be excepted.
Hath.


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On April 1, 2013 5:32:33 AM Jenny Keller <jlperdue3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> that's not a long time.
>
> Hope it goes as smootly as your process /smile/
>
> Thans for the nfo.
>
> Jenny
> On Mar 31, 2013, at 10:47 PM, "Chantel Cuddemi" <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When I applied to Pilot, it took me four months to be accepted.
> >
> > Hth,
> >
> > Chantel and Motley.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jenny Keller
> > Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 10:09 PM
> > To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] I was not excepted
> >
> > Hi,
> > Does it need the pilot grads know about how long it takes for pilot to get
> > back to you after your stuff is received?
> >
> > Any thoughts would be appreciated. Hope you all had a great Easter. And a
> > great new week.
> > Jenny
> > On Mar 30, 2013, at 4:34 PM, rhonda cruz <rhondaprincess at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> hi jenny, you will hear from pilot dogs. vary  soon.
> >> it only took me a ffew months.
> >> i got in.
> >> and i am happy with the school.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mar 30, 2013, at 11:51 AM, Jenny Keller wrote:
> >>
> >>> Yes it does give you a sense of satisfaction. My application of medical
> > forms were sent yesterday.
> >>> I can't wait till they call me with a class  date and hope there's no
> > snafus. I don't know how long it takes to get an answer from the school. But
> > I hope it'll be soon. Keep your fingers crossed to keep your prayers coming.
> > Thanks everybody
> >>> Jenny
> >>> On Mar 28, 2013, at 4:51 PM, "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hey, I like that - the guy gets fired or laid off! LOL!  Doesn't it give
> > you a sense of vidication when we see someone who has done us wrong get
> > their comeuppance!  Love it!
> >>>>
> >>>> Hope things are progressing okay with Pilot.
> >>>>
> >>>> Lyn and Landon
> >>>> "Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is
> > like asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
> >>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> > <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 9:01 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] I was not excepted
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Well I find it interesting that the person that signed my form with all
> > the excuses as to why couldn't get a dog. Was laid off today or maybe even
> > fired. I guess what goes around comes around.
> >>>>> Jenny
> >>>>> On Mar 27, 2013, at 10:29 AM, rhonda cruz <rhondaprincess at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> hi i apply  there.. and i didn't get in
> >>>>>> On Mar 19, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Debbie Cole wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I was a GDB denial as well
> >>>>>>> *steps down
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Debbie & Leone
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 3/19/13, Lyn Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Oh Jenny,
> >>>>>>>> This is VERY (explitive I won't say on the list) up!  The guy who
> > was on the
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> committee that accepts or denies applicants is the one you do an
> > appeal
> >>>>>>>> with???!  Ummm, oyvey! (as Lyn rolls his eyes and looks skyward!)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> With GDB's denials of myself and some of my friends, why am I
> > surprised?  I
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> guess they might have changes over the years.  Guess not.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I'll shut up now before I piss anyone off!  Yeah, just apply
> > elsewhere and
> >>>>>>>> move on.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Lyn and Landon
> >>>>>>>> "Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is
> > like
> >>>>>>>> asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
> >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>>> From: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> >>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> >>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 7:34 PM
> >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] I was not excepted
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Hi Tracy,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I spoke to gentleman who handles the appeals process.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> He was the one who went over and signed my denial.  also, when I
> > explained
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> my situation and addressed all his concerns, it didn't seem good
> > enough.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> He told me that I could email him with the outline of his concerns,
> > but
> >>>>>>>>> his tone of voice basically told me it would not be met well.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I've applied to another school because of that.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Jenny
> >>>>>>>>> On Mar 18, 2013, at 7:37 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Jenny.
> >>>>>>>>>> The way I see it, you don't have much to lose by appealing the
> > decision
> >>>>>>>>>> at GDB.  It seems like all you would have to do is send an email
> >>>>>>>>>> outlining your arguments to GDB, as you did to this list.  A
> > follow-up
> >>>>>>>>>> phone call might also be a good thing.  I figure you've already
> > gone
> >>>>>>>>>> through all the paperwork and all, so what's another email or two?
> >>>>>>>>>> Unless the rejection has made you not want any more to do with
> > GDB. But,
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> as Natasha says, sometimes a field rep gets a weird idea or two,
> > and the
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> guys back at home base may feel quite differently. I've certainly
> > met my
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> share of odd reps, both at GDB and TSE.
> >>>>>>>>>> Just my 2 cents.
> >>>>>>>>>> Tracy
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Natasha Baebler"
> >>>>>>>>>> <guidingpaws at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> > Users"
> >>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 3:36 PM
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] I was not excepted
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> One school in particular uses seasoned guides that aren't quite
> > "fit"
> >>>>>>>>>>> for a blind handler for one reason or another as ambassador dogs.
> > The
> >>>>>>>>>>> field rep I know who has one has a dog who has chronic uti's. ok
> > worker
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> (I have worked this dog) but I so strongly feel this instructor
> > has come
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> to rely on this average dog in some ways I'm not entirely
> > comfortable
> >>>>>>>>>>> with. Like I said, this dog is middle of the average road. The
> > initial
> >>>>>>>>>>> purpose of ambassador or dogs was to give first time handlers
> > assistance
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> in identifying what they want in a dog or if working a dog is
> > right for
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> them. It's morphed into something else with this instructor.
> >>>>>>>>>>> I actually think highly of this instructor for their vast dog
> > knowledge.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Personality and judgment has gotten a little rudder over the time
> > I've
> >>>>>>>>>>> known them. Just very different than a lot of the newer on campus
> >>>>>>>>>>> instructors these days.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Natasha
> >>>>>>>>>>> guidingpaws at gmail.com
> >>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 16, 2013, at 10:48 PM, Julie McGinnity
> > <kaybaycar at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Jenny,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> So sorry to hear about this.  I can't imagine them telling you
> > that if
> >>>>>>>>>>>> you can't walk fast, you wouldn't make it.  I believe you,
> > but...
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Wow.  I am only slightly taller than you are, so I know that
> > those of
> >>>>>>>>>>>> us who are short can only walk so fast.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Also, I know some schools make a bigger deal out of how much you
> > walk,
> >>>>>>>>>>>> but I would say that as long as the dog is worked enough, you
> >>>>>>>>>>>> shouldn't have a problem.  What about the people who are older
> > or have
> >>>>>>>>>>>> medical conditions that prevent them from leaving the house
> > every day?
> >>>>>>>>>>>> I know they aren't always denied dogs.  Also, when I got my dog,
> > the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> trainers were well aware that I was in high school and wouldn't
> > do a
> >>>>>>>>>>>> lot of straight walking.  Like you, I did a lot of walking
> >>>>>>>>>>>> speratically throughout the day.  I was never told that was a
> > problem.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Now I have a question from others on the list.  Is it common
> > practice
> >>>>>>>>>>>> to bring a dog for home interviews?  I was not given a random
> > dog to
> >>>>>>>>>>>> work with at my home interview with Guiding Eyes 6 years ago.
> > What is
> >>>>>>>>>>>> their rationale for doing this?  Why does a simple Juno Walk not
> >>>>>>>>>>>> suffice?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/16/13, rhonda cruz <rhondaprincess at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> i went to pilot dogs. and i got in just fine.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 15, 2013, at 3:29 PM, RJ Sandefur wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was told by a guide dog school don't worry about applying
> > because
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> get denied. RJ
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "rhonda cruz"
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <rhondaprincess at gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> > Users"
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 6:25 PM
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] I was not excepted
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hi i am so sorry. hugs.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 14, 2013, at 9:30 PM, Sheila Leigland wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, I'm sorry you weren't accepted. The first school I
> > applied to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> turned
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me down also for rediculous reasons so I applied at a
> > different
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> school.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sheila Leigland
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Julie McG
> >>>>>>>>>>>> National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
> >>>>>>>>>>>> and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
> >>>>>>>>>>>> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> >>>>>>>>>>>> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> >>>>>>>>>>>> life."
> >>>>>>>>>>>> John 3:16
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
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