[nagdu] Owner Trained Versus Guide Dog School Program in order to get a guide dog

[Raven Tolliver]

Helga,
Guide dogs from guide dog schools or programs are raised by
puppy-raisers matched and selected by the school, and then are trained
by instructors that work for a particular school. There have been some
instances of people picking their own dog from the source of their
choice and raising it themselves , then sending it to the school of
their choice for formal guide training.
Owner trained dogs are typically raised and trained by their owners.
Some owners choose their dog from a source and do all of the dog's
training themselves, while others will choose a dog and have it
privately trained by another person for most of the foundational and
guide training, just the foundational puppy-raising, or just the
formal guide training.
There are benefits and drawbacks to either choice.

On 7/22/14, Helga  via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all! How are you all? I just wanted to ask you, what is the difference
> between a owner trained and a guide dog school program in order to get a
> guide dog? I'm just wondring since I'm plannin to get a guide dog next year!
> Sorry for asking this silly question!, which I'm suppose to know! the answer
> for! Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks and God bless!
> Helga Schreiber
>
> Fundraiser Coordinator for Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Delta Iota chapter
> Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of Blind
> Students
> Member of The International Networkers Team (INT)
> Independent Entrepreneur of the Company 4Life Research
>
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> Email: helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com
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> INT Website: http://int4life.com/
>
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever
> believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16


-- 
Raven
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