[nagdu] Guide Dog Schools

[Larry D. Keeler]

First, watch out for Fidelco! They have contract issues. Before you decide, 
make sure you read and understand the contract. The other thing, schools 
when possible do give you a choice. Now always can they accomidate but 
usually they can. I went to Pilot because I wanted a poodle. They breed them 
down there. However, I ended up qith a labradoodle wich is almost as good! 
As for training at school or at home, I think it would be more useful to 
train at hom. But, if you know your neighborhood, it doesn't matter as much.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shickeytha Chandler" <shickeytha at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 11:44 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Guide Dog Schools


> Hello all,
>
> I am new to the list. I currently travel with a cane, but am very
> seriously considering getting a guide dog in the near future. I am
> doing research on guide dog schools to see which might be best for me.
> I am considering Fidelco, Guiding Eyes and the Seeing Eye. Does anyone
> on this list have either particularly positive or especially negative
> experiences with any of these schools? If so, I would be interested to
> hear your feedback. Also, I noticed that Fidelco does training at your
> residence, whereas the other schools bring you to their campuses for
> training. I would like to hear perspectives about the disadvantages
> and advantages of each of these methods of training.
>
> Finally, I know that various types of dogs are trained as guides,
> ranging from labs to German Shepherds. I would like to know if schools
> give you a choice as to what type of dog you are paired with. Also, I
> would be interested to hear from anyone who has worked with dogs of
> various kinds; I'd like to know your thoughts as to whether there are
> distinct qualities that one breed possesses that another breed does
> not generally possess. Of course, I am sure all dogs are unique, even
> within a breed type.
>
> I know that is a lot of questions for one email. Thanks in advance for
> any insight that you can provide.
>
> Shickeytha
>
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