[nagdu] Follow-up

[Sarah Clark]

Ease of follow-up if needed, due to close proximity to the school, is one 
reason I chose my current school. My only other school option (my only other 
option due to breed choice) told me that they only had 1 trainer who was 
licensed in California and therefore able to come here to work with 
students, so I figured that follow up would be difficult to get from there 
if I did need it.

Sarah & RJ



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah Clark" <sarah at sarahaclark.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Follow-up


> Follow-up is also very useful when a person's circumstances change from 
> when they received their guide. For example, if a grad has a baby and 
> wants help working her guide with a stroller. Since this is undoubtedly a 
> new experience for the guide, it would be best to have an instructor there 
> to help with the oxposure and to work on techniques.
>
> Sarah and RJ
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:09 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Follow-up
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>> The discussion about staff cutbacks got me thinking about follow-up 
>> services.  Some people said that in-person follow-up is really only 
>> needed for serious problems, and maybe some of us have gotten lazy and 
>> called out the field rep for something we could figure out ourselves. 
>> I'm not sure I agree with these opinions.
>> I like follow-up, at least in the beginning of a new partnership. I 
>> always wonder if more prompt and effective follow-up would have saved my 
>> shepherd from having a nervous breakdown.  Perhaps I was asking more than 
>> he could give, but perhaps there were things I could have done 
>> differently.  I do know that a follow-up visit near the beginning of my 
>> relationship with Echo made a huge difference.  She was having a left 
>> tendency, and I asked if someone could come have a look.  Not a serious 
>> problem, but it was really bugging me.  A trainer came out and saw in 5 
>> minutes that I wasn't holding the harness exactly over Echo's back, and 
>> it was confusing her. He fixed my position; I practiced for an hour or 
>> so, and the problem was solved forever. I stopped being bugged with Echo, 
>> and our relationship got a lot happier and easier.
>> When I got Ben, I also had some follow-up at first.  It resolved some 
>> things, and not others, but I was glad to have a bit of help.  I haven't 
>> wanted any for years.  I may have someone come have a look, when I start 
>> to think Ben is saying he'd like to retire, just to be sure I'm not 
>> missing something.  Or I may not.
>> Anyway, I think follow-up at the beginning, even for problems that don't 
>> seem serious, can be really helpful.
>> Tracy
>>
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