[nagdu] Brandy, 13?

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Brandy.  That was very interesting.  Interesting that you had, 
eventually, less trouble with the dog than the environment.

I had some trouble with my parents and my first dog.  Dad thought there were 
places I needn't bother bringing the dog, and I thought otherwise.  But I 
was old enough to stand up for myself, and didn't live at home much, so it 
wasn't a big deal.
Tracy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandy Pinder" <bdpinder at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Brandy, 13?


> No problem I don't mind sharing. It was guide dogs of the desert and they 
> did a trial of people under eighteen. Our class had five of us. Me, a 
> sixteen year old who was back for their second dog due to the first having 
> cateracts, a fifteen year old and two seventeen year olds. The dog they 
> had picked for me was a bad match. The pace was too slow and it was a food 
> diver. Later, my trainer at the time became a mobility instructor and 
> shadowed me and my mobility instructor with my new dog from pilot. She 
> said honestly she never wanted to place me with pashley but her raisers 
> were big donors and the dog had to be placed. It pulled me into two pools 
> almost. They wouldn't do after care either. Nothing against the desert I 
> actually was going to return before going to gdf but their wait list was 
> two years. The others in my class all had success. Honestly I think I was 
> more patient then and in high school than I was around twenty. The issue I 
> had was dealing with teachers who wouldn't leave the dog alone. Not to 
> mention school is very dreadful and distraction filled for dogs so while 
> two or three years of it works longer can wear on the dog. As raven said 
> their are many adults that shouldn't have dogs and do so if handled 
> correctly it can be a good experience. I received my second at fifteen and 
> worked him over five years. However, I think the desert decided to stick 
> with sixteen except for special cases. They didn't find long term success 
> not mainly because of the young handlers but more the environment.
>
> brandy pinder
> Alumni Council -  second vice Chairman
> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc®
> and America's VetDogs®, The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc®
> Providing "Second uSight"® since 1946
>
> 371 E. Jericho Turnpike smith town ny 11766
> Cso: 866-282-8047
> Email: brandydp at verizon.net
> Cell: 304-685-4499
>
>> On Apr 4, 2014, at 7:44 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Brandy.
>> You got your first guide dog at 13?  I'd be real interested to hear about 
>> that.  I'm curious what circumstances persuaded a school to waive the 
>> usual age requirement.  If it's none of my business, feel free to ignore 
>> my curiosity.
>> I've met a person who got his first guide when he was 14 or so.  I think 
>> he said that he had to negotiate a lot of busy streets, so a dog was real 
>> helpful, and he must have been a mature kid.
>> Tracy
>>
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