[nagdu] Introducing myself, and a question

[Matthew Dierckens]

Hi.
Well, there’s one in Ottawa, which is about 9 hours away from here, one in Quebec, and another in Oakville Ontario, which I’ve bee  to Ottawa and Oakville and wasn’t impressed withOakville.
I actually called on friday, they said they do accept Canadian students, and that yes, they would come out and train me.
I’m just looking at my options to see what school I want to go to, and the breed doesn’t matter to me. :)

Matthew Dierckens
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
www.blindaccesstraining.com
1-877-774-7670 ext. 4




On Jan 26, 2014, at 6:42 PM, Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Matt,
> I suggest calling Fidelco to see if they provide dogs to people who
> live outside of the tri-state area. I could be mistaken, but I thought
> that clients had to live within the tri-state area to receive one of
> their GSDS.
> Gallant Hearts is a good suggestion, though if you go with that
> school, they might not have a dog ready for you by the end of this
> year, considering they're still pretty new. It's a good program to
> look into though. I love everything I've heard about it. They
> definitely do home training, but they require first-time guide dog
> travelers to stay a week at their campus, then do a week or two of
> home-training. Contact Becky to make certain of that, and also to ask
> about the waiting list.
> Guiding Eyes for the Blind does home-training, but unfortunately,
> they're only issuing labradors, so if you want a different breed, that
> program is obviously not an option for you.
> Just out of curiosity, why would you rather attend a guide dog school
> in the US instead of obtaining a dog from a program right there in
> Canada? I know little about the Canadian guide dog programs, but I'm
> just curious why you'd rather come here. Are you after a German
> Shepherd, and none of the schools there issue them?
> 
> 
> On 1/26/14, National Association of Guide Dog Users
> <blind411 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Matt,
>> 	I suggest everyone first consider training programs that offer true
>> ownership of the dog upon completion of training. This avoids the type of
>> arbitrary, paternalistic  interference some have experienced from those
>> training programs that retain ownership. It is also good to inquire about
>> how various programs handle complaints from the public. Some programs will
>> not accept anonymous complaints and employ third party objective evidence
>> of
>> abuse or neglect, while others accept anonymous complaints and will remove
>> a
>> dog even if a complaint is unfounded.
>> 
>> 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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> Raven
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