[nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question

Mon Feb 17 13:50:53 UTC 2014

LOL Jenny, my little black lab, will sometimes in the cold (and her zeal to get out of it), find every... single... door... especially if I am not as familiar with an area and am trying to get my bearings. LOL

Daryl
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net>
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 05:03:06 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question

Exactly! For example yesterday. Holly and I were out in the snow and cold. 
She found a clear path but it turned out it wasn't going where I needed to 
go. I had to stop, listen and find the right way. It wasn't as clear but we 
managed because I listened and refocused on the busy street I line up with. 
Holly was taking the safest path but not the right one.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question

> Rebecca,
>
> I think that what Barb meant is that the people were expecting the
> dog to make the decisions on where to go. There is a difference in having
> your dog wait while you work with your GPS to figure out where you are 
> going
> and just expecting your dog to magically know the way.
>
> Nicole and Lexia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 10:24 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question
>
> One word for you, Barb, and that is GPS.
> It's everywhere now and most of its users are sighted.
> I say this only because when someone who can see pauses to figure out 
> where
> they are, and what they need to do next, it's regarded as normal. Yet, you
> don't seem willing to give these men the same latitude. Why is that?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> barbandzoe at comcast.net
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 12:10 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question
>
> HI everyone, I hope you and your dogs are staying warm.
>
> I have not gotten my dog yet, and I am also looking at Fidelco.  but the
> reason I am sending this is because, everyone talks about ownership, and 
> Yes
> I do think it is nice to have the ownership, but I also see why some 
> schools
> don't let you just take the dog and run.  I think with all schools there
> should be a time of about a year, on your first dog, before you have
> ownership, because this way the school can make sure you know how to 
> handle
> a dog, both as a guide and as a pet.
>
> I say this because I have been watching a couple of guys in my city who 
> have
> guide dogs, and they don't seem to know how to travel by themselves, and
> then they have to tell this poor confused dog which way to go.  They get 
> off
> the bus and stand there just trying to decide if they should go left, 
> right
> or forward.  the dog is just standing looking around and then at his 
> person
> waiting to go. How I know that the people on this list are probably some 
> of
> the better dog users, because to me you wouldn't be on a list like this if
> you didn't care about your dog and helping other with theirs.   But I see
> this and I think to myself, why did they give these guys a dog, because to
> me he looks like he needs a bit more O&M training before he can be
> responsible for this dog. I say this because when I talk to the schools,
> they tell me time and time again, that I need to walk and work these dogs
> almost every day to keep their skills sharp, No problem.  So I think, does
> the school know how the guy travels and is this still OK.  I have also 
> seen
> some very good dog users and the dogs seem so much happier and confident 
> in
> what they are doing.
>
> As I look at the  things people say and have said about their best and not
> so best guide dog school, It looks to me that you find a school with the
> kind of dog you want and the kind of training you can do, plus if you want
> to travel a long way from home or stay nearby.
> I chose Fidelco because I wanted a GSD, and if I were to take four weeks 
> off
> work, I wouldn't have job to come home to. I think most of the schools are
> very good, we mostly near about them when things go wrong.  there are a 
> lot
> of people out there that have guide dogs from all the schools and are very
> happy in their choice.  so I think you need to look at what they offer and
> see which one feels right for you.
>
> Barb
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "National Association of Guide Dog Users" <blind411 at verizon.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 5:09:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question
>
> Matt,
>        Please read my article in the April 2011 Braille Monitor concerning
> Fidelco and my blog post at
>
> Harnessup.wordpress.org
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Matthew 
> Dierckens
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 3:57 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question
>
> Hello everyone.
> I thought I'd come over here and introduce myself, and I have a bit of an
> inquiry.
> My name is Matt, and I am from Ontario Canada. I am hoping to get a guide
> dog sometime in the future, my goal is to have one by the end of this 
> year.
> I've done extended research and spoken to various schools.
> I came across this school called Fidelco. If there's anyone on this list 
> who
> have had experiences, good or bad with Fidelco, I'd like to hear about 
> them.
>
> Thank you. :)
>
> Matthew Dierckens
> Macintosh Trainer
> Blind Access Training
> www.blindaccesstraining.com
> 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4
>
>
>
>
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