[nagdu] GDB Evaluation Today

Fri Jun 6 15:56:21 UTC 2014

Hi,

	Dan makes some very good points here; if you know you have issues, I
like Raven's suggestions, if you can do it, but if that doesn't help, you
will need a very trustworthy dog, and you will need to learn to be very
aware of your guide's body movements; I tend to veer a little myself, but
generally, when I let the Hardworking Huckster do what he was trained to do,
and I obey when he pushes me over or pulls me a bit to one direction or
another, usually he is right on the money, but I need to stop getting
nervous at those wide street crossing without a lot of traffic--I have one I
must cross to go most anywhere; there is a median, but it is planed up to
the hilt so no good way to stand on it, but I've been working on asking Huck
to go around it very closely, so I know we are maintaining a good line of
travel across that street.
Darla & Hardworking Huck

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Weiner via
nagdu
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 10:30 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] GDB Evaluation Today

All right, here I suspect what I am going to say is going to fly in the face
of what we might call the accepted wisdom.
The fact is your street crossings will be better with the right dog then
with your cane.

If I thought I were the bee's knees with a cane I might never have applied
for a dog, though of course I love dogs and will always do so with or
without a guide dog .
I veer when crossing probably due to my hearing situation and my crossings
are damned good with a dog.

So, I've never been that much of a believer in how the schools test you
because every time I had a juno test with a school they commented on my
street crossings and I told them what I'm telling you now.

I think just be honest with them if they ask what you think about your
crossings, and yes, as Brandon said, practice before hand, it won't hurt, if
you're rusty you'll be nervous when you're put on the spot to do your walk
with the instructor,

I wish you all the best and be in touch any time.

Dan the man, Parker the pup

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandon A.
Olivares via nagdu
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 11:24 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] GDB Evaluation Today

Have you had mobility training, or can you get it? If you've had it and
you're just out of practice, then I recommend practicing as much as you can.
It's not that hard once you get it. I practiced my route a bunch of times
before they came. If not then you should get some mobility training.
On Jun 4, 2014, at 11:19 AM, via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 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
>>>> 
>>>> 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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