[nagdu] An Indian with a million Questions

[Danielle Antoine]

Welcome Poonam! I hope that you find answers hear.

Danielle

On 7/31/14, Julie J. via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Welcome Poonam
>
> Sorry I know nothing about guide dogs in India, the school there or getting
>
> a dog from another country.  I think you'd have to look at your laws
> regarding import of dogs  and laws regarding guide dogs to know if that is a
>
> possibility.
>
> I have owner trained three guide dogs.  My fourth dog is being privately
> trained by a blind person and will be arriving in just a couple of weeks!  I
>
> wouldn't call owner training easy by any stretch of the imagination, but
> neither is it rocket science.   For me the most difficult parts are finding
>
> a dog to start with because not just any old dog will work out well as a
> guide.   The training isn't all that difficult.  I just do the next easiest
>
> thing and the next and the next and keep building layer on layer of skills
> until the end.  that's time consuming, but not super difficult.  Another
> difficult part is the being on your own.  It can wear you down, advocating
> for yourself all the time, defending your choice to people you thought would
>
> be supportive and working through every single problem that comes up.
>
> things that helped me the most were having a plan because I am sort of an
> obsessive planner.  It gives me a sense of control even though the plan
> changes two dozen times a day, having a plan helps me to know what the next
>
> step is.   Also having people who support your crazy idea.  the people who
> were the most supportive for me were other owner trainers and family who
> know next to nothing about guide dogs or dog training.  Mostly they listened
>
> to me vent my frustrations and said uh huh occasionally.  I knew they didn't
>
> truly understand my dog training dilemmas, but they did care about me and
> would listen.  That was what I really needed.  With time I could figure out
>
> the training issues.
>
> I don't have much time to write at the moment.  Please ask away and I'll try
>
> to answer as soon as I can.
>
> Again, welcome!
> Julie
>
>
>
>
> !
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poonam via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 3:20 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] An Indian with a million Questions
>
> Dear all,
> I just joined this mailing list in order to know a bit more about guide
> dogs. I am not sure if we are supposed to limit our queries to one
> question, but if yes, the moderator will probably take care of it.
>
> So here are my questions:
> 1. There is just one guide dog school in India called the 'Drushti Guide
> Dog School. It was founded in 2005, but there is absolutely no
> information about it online apart from that. I was hoping someone has
> visited or has some information about it?
> 2. Anyone been to India with their guide dog? Do describe your
> experience. I have read one popularized article, but that's all.
> 3. One problem I am having, apart from others in my country, is that
> there are packs of stray dogs running about. When I was a sighted
> person, I did own a dog and these packs of dogs would attack him
> whenever we went for a walk. I used to throw or rather pretend to throw
> pebbles at them before they ran away before. Keeping this in mind, how
> do I deal with them? Has anyone had such an experience?
> 4. Is it possible to get a dog transported from another country to mine?
> If yes, how much would I need to pay, if anything and how would I go
> about training for myself?
> 5. How difficult is it to train your own guide dog? I know it is not
> strictly reccomended, but i'd like to give it a try and want to know if
> any of you have tried.
>
> I have a few more questions, but will resist for now.
>
> Thanks, everyone.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Poonam
>
>
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