[nagdu] I'm back

Tue Aug 20 20:47:49 UTC 2013

chantel that happened with me with my first dog and I'm glad that they 
didn't just send me home without a dog but gave a few days to work out 
the bugs.
when I got my dog tres I did my walk twice because I missed the last 
traffic call because it wasn't a surge but nobody was coming and I had 
been waiting for traffic for at least fifteen minutes. On my second walk 
I did fine and the trainer finally called the last light because there 
was absolutely no parallell traffic to go with.
On 8/20/2013 12:59 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
> Jenny,
>
> I am a Pilot grad, and I went through the achievement walk twice, and I had
> to stay for extra training.
>
> So, are you saying that all Pilot grads are idiots? Pilot's name is engraved
> on Motley's harness.
>
> Chantel and Motley.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Snow White Dove
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 2:20 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] I'm back
>
> Hi all,
>
> I got Shasta at Pilot.
>
> I was and am astounded by their training of their dogs and their students.
>
> I know they have a fowl reputation.  but when I was there, I saw why.
>
> There were a couple of women ther that never should've gotten their dogs
> because they didn't have to go through the full achievement walk to
> determine whether they are fit for a dog.
>
> Basically what I'm trying to say, politely, but truthfully is, that the
> reputation of Pilot is marred only by the idiots they let go home with dogs
> they sshouldn't have giving to people.
>
> For any questions on the details of this opinion.  Please email me off list
> so as to not clutter the list.
>
> I just have to say this.  Pilot is, in my opinion, being considered a less
> than desirable school ecause of the idiots that are seen because they're
> obviously not suited to have a dog and Pilot's name is on that harness.
>
> No one sees Pilot on the harnesses of those who handle their dogs well and
> just blend in.
>
> Anyway, I'm done gushing over my experiences.  Please don't feel offended by
> anything I might have said.
>
> If I've overstepped my bounds with the moderators.  Please know that
> apologize.
>
> Jenny
> On Aug 19, 2013, at 7:34 PM, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Jenny,
>> congratulations!
>> What an interesting name..Where did you get Mr Shasta? I don't remember
> what school you apply to. Sorry.
>> May you both have many years of wonderful working relationship together.
>>
>>
>> Marsha drenth
>> Sent with my IPhone
>>
>> On Aug 19, 2013, at 7:02 PM, Snow White Dove <jlperdue3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wanted to write to tell you all that I finally did it.  I know
> Cynprobably let you guys know already, but I figured I'd write myself.
>>> I came home August 9th with an English Black lab named Shasta.
>>>
>>> He's a wonderful worker and has a great personality, but boy I wasn't
> sure of the personality part in the beginning or whether I could handle him
> at all.
>>> If he had not been on leash I think he'd have bounced off the walls all
> on his own steam.
>>> He settled down, and things are pretty cool now, but being 19 months old,
> he's a chewer.  I've had him on leash since I got him, and everything was
> fine till I got home with my brand new leather leash which he chewed in half
> in a perfectly streight line in two seconds flat.
>>> Needless to say, I was embarrassed to call the school to order a new
> leash, but more embarrassed when the head trainer answered the phone.  He
> was cool about it, well for him, and said to give him a couple of weeks to
> get more leashes as theyn were out.
>>> I'm hoping they'll just give me a new one, but I don't think I'll be that
> lucky.
>>> Also, he appears to be a dog, but is a beaver.  He eats anything wooden
> outside, and I can't seem to break him of it.  I've said no, leash
> corrections, drop it and removed sticks and twigs from his mouth.  ug.
>>> Hope to hear from you guys soon.  I just did a mass delete before I wrote
> you all, so if you wrote me about Shasta, please forgive me and send it
> again.
>>> Have a great day.
>>>
>>> Jenny
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