[nagdu] letter of introduction

[Dailyah]

I had to go through the whole process a first timer would for my successor.  I already have my dates for training. (Yeah!)  I'm getting a service dog from Canine Companions for Independence, but I've seen a few of the GD applications and they're fairly similar.  

I think the letter of introduction absolutely helps.  Throughout the process they'll keep asking more and more questions to really get a "feel of you and your needs/lifestyle".  I think it's important to start all of that in the letter of introduction.  I would tell them things like your living arrangements, anything about your job, do you live in the city or country and either way do you live a fast life or a slow one...things like that.  I also think it's good to give some info about your general disability history/prognosis and current state of overall health.  Basically, I included all sorts of information that might help the staff decide whether a certain dog might be a good match for me...and then they ask for even more info as the application process continues!!!  (At least I got it started, though, by giving them a very good idea of my life, what I'm about, and how a dog fits in with that.  If it's your first application, then they're also
 taking that information to decide whether you're a good match for their program...and if you're not, the more info they have might allow them to suggest a different program that will better suit your needs for whatever reason.

Good Luck!!!
Dailyah and Dog X (coming soon!)



>________________________________
> From: Danielle Sykora <dsykora29 at gmail.com>
>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 3:40 PM
>Subject: [nagdu]  letter of introduction
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>Hi all,
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>For those of you with program dogs who submitted a letter of
>introduction along with your application, did you find this letter to
>be useful for the school in the matching process? If so, what
>information did you include about yourself when writing the letter?
>
>Danielle
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