[nagdu] GDB Evaluation Today

Wed Jun 4 16:08:41 UTC 2014

Amanda,

Can you be more specific about your street crossing skills? I'm asking 
more out of curiosity than anything. People seem to have a variety of 
definitions of good street crossing skills, and some are very generous 
about telling those who do things differently how bad they are. /lol/

What others have said about street crossing with a guide dog is very 
true, especially if you have a tendency to veer. The dog's traffic 
training is also a big safety bonus. It's important for the handler to 
be able to judge traffic to know when to safely cross to the best of 
her/his ability, but most guides are pretty savvy about refusing to 
cross if it's not safe. I really like that with all the quiet cars on 
the road. /smile/

Tami

On 06/04/2014 08:19 AM, via nagdu wrote:
> Okay, I want to apply for a guide dog but don't have good street crossing skills.
>
> Amanda
>
>> On Jun 4, 2014, at 10:59 AM, "Brandon A. Olivares via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Amanda,
>>
>> The evaluation went very well. He came and spoke to Christine and me for a bit over an hour about everything that was involved. Then I did my route, which was about a half mile. That went very well. Then on the way back from there we did the Juno walk. I just loved it. We went so fast and it was comfortable. I got the hang of it before we got home. He did the same thing with Christine afterwards obviously. That’s really all it was.
>>
>> And I’m not sure what you mean about mobility. I’ve been trained in it for years. I got a bit of a refresher since we just moved to this area last year, but I’ve had the technique of it for a long time. I was nervous about the mobility, but he said I did very well with everything.
>>
>> Brandon
>>> On Jun 4, 2014, at 9:24 AM, Amanda Cape via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Brandon,
>>> That is great. What was the evaluation like and how did you receive
>>> adequate O and M training prior to it?
>>> Amanda
>>>> On 6/3/14, Darla J. Rogers via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Very good news for both of you!!!!!
>>>> Darla & Hardworking Huck
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandon A.
>>>> Olivares via nagdu
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 4:33 PM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] GDB Evaluation Today
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>>>> Our evaluation is done. It went great. He said he'd recommend both of us to
>>>> be accepted. :D On Jun 3, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Matthew Dierckens via nagdu
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good luck Brandon
>>>>> Matthew Dierckens
>>>>> Macintosh Trainer
>>>>> Blind Access Training
>>>>> www.blindaccesstraining.com
>>>>> 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 3, 2014, at 10:51 AM, Brandon A. Olivares via nagdu
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> GDB is coming out today to evaluate my wife and me. We're both very
>>>>>> excited. I'll update this later with how it goes. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brandon
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