[nagdu] I guess I will not be getting a dog

[blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com]

I know also that some schools like GDB will do home training, for a first-time dog handler, in extreme circumstances. I would not give up yet.

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> On Jul 15, 2014, at 8:05 AM, "Timothy J. Meloy via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I know they got dogs for the blind now does two-week programs for everyone, including first-time students. I'm not sure which other schools have the same offering for first-time students. But they could be worth looking into.
> TJ
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>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 7:06 AM, Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Why do they say you don’t qualify for a dog? I guess the worth of it depends on how much you really want one and how much of a struggle it is going to be to have it at work. I think you are the same Barb who had issues about where you would be keeping that dog at work. Had you resolved that with your employer and to your own liking? 
>> 
>> Cindy Lou
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>>> On Jul 14, 2014, at 11:46 PM, Barb breuer via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> I just got the letter from Fidelco guide dog school and they say I don't qualify, they were my only hope to get a dog because they come to me to train with the dog and not me going to the school for three weeks. I can't get that kind of time off of work and keep my job at the same time. 
>>> I was hoping to get a dog, this was something I had wanted for 40 years. 
>>> I just don't understand why I don't qualify. I have no big special needs. 
>>> they say I can appeal, , but is it worth it. 
>>> Barb 
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