[nagdu] guide dog school rejecting application

[Daryl Marie]

BC/AB Guide Dogs does in-home training, so the graduation walk is a route that we traveled and that both I and the dog know well.

We did a "practice" graduation walk, because the ticket was booked beforehand and we all agreed that both jenny and I needed an extra week of training.  It went really well!  It was a 6-block walk to a bus stop, getting on andoff the bus, across the street, and through a small mall to a breakfast spot where we would sit and eat lunch. Ironically, the walk we did was on a Thursday, which is Farmers' Market day at the mall. LOL  So I had Jenny have to guide me around tables and stuff to get across the hall. LOL

A week later, we did the same walk.  It went very well again.  Certain things were better from one walk or the other, but 
instructors made it clear to me that they weren't after a perfect walk, but they wanted to see how well we would handle unexpected things.  Both Jenny and I did well.  It took a lot of the pressure off knowing that it wasn't a test as much as an observation, and yes, there is a difference!

Daryl
----- Original Message -----
From: Chantel Cuddemi via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: 'Tracy Carcione' <carcione at access.net>, 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users' <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:42:52 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog school rejecting application

You are correct, Tracy

Pilot Dogs now has changed their achievement walk.

When I first got Motley, we had to go in to a store and buy something. Now, Pilot has it to where it's all about procedures and how you handle your dog in certain situations.

Also, they use different harnesses now. I got to see some when I was in brushup training. 

Chantel.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 11:09 AM
To: starmy22 at gmail.com; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog school rejecting application

I gather, from what some Pilot graduates have said, that Pilot usually doesn't reject anyone's application.  Instead, they give a test at the end of training.  If you pass, you go home with the dog, otherwise not.
The test is whether you and your dog can successfully get through a particular route without any help from the trainer.
Tracy


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Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 4:49 PM
Subject: [nagdu] guide dog school rejecting application


> Hi,
> I have a question: I’ve applied to three schools. Guide dogs of America, 
> Guide Dogs of the Desert and Pilot Dogs.
> What would be some of the reasons why  one of those schools would not 
> allow me to take part in there guide dog training program?
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
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