[nagdu] I was not excepted

Tue Mar 19 02:34:29 UTC 2013

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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