[nagdu] preparing for my first guide dog

[Julie McGinnity]

I agree with Tracey.  My first dog is great around people who don't
normally like dogs.  She's gentle and unassuming.  There are some
dogs, like perhaps my current dog, who I wouldn't give to a handler
who isn't a dog person...  But many dogs out there would be fine with
a more reluctant dog person.  That being said, dogs are dogs and will
have behaviors that may take a while to get used to.  But they also
have honest personalities that make them lovable.

On 6/23/14, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Barb.
> What you say sounds right, but one of my classmates at TSE had never had a
> dog, and really was a bit scared of them, I think.  She was also a very
> dramatic person, a born opera diva.  TSE gave her a dog who wasn't rattled
> by drama, and apparently, didn't mind if her person was nervous.
> At the beginning of class, we were laughing at her for having kinippchins
> when her dog licked her, and, by the end, she was getting to be OK with
> it.  So, I think if you're honest about your worries, the trainers will
> look for a dog who can cope.
> It seems to me that some people who aren't used to dogs try treating the
> dog like a cane or a robot, and I don't think that's right, but most do
> just fine.
> Tracy
>
>> So happy for you.
>> You say you have not had a pet dog, If you have never had a pet of any
>> kind, you might want to spend time with friends who have dogs. The school
>> will give you alot of information, but a big dog is a lot of dog and if
>> you are nurvice about the big dog, they (the dog) will pick it up.
>> If you have friends and family with doge, ask if you can walk them, feed
>> them, brush them, do tricks with them,
>> I say this because when you get your dog, you will have to learn how to
>> care for the dog and how to use the training, So if you can get used to
>> being around a dog and how they acted, getting the guide dog will be less
>> of a new thing.
>> Good luck with your new friend.
>> barb
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: "Name, Full" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Name, Full" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 7:13:31 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] preparing for my first guide dog
>>
>> Hi. My name is Rachel Becker. I joined the list awhile ago when I first
>> applied for a guide dog but I'm generally quiet. I'm currently staying
>> with
>> my parents in MD but I am a student at Princeton Theological Seminary in
>> New
>> Jersey. I will be going into class at Guiding Eyes for my first guide dog
>> on
>> July 27. *34 days*! As you can imagine, I'm pretty nervous. Any advice on
>> how to make the transition as smooth as possible for me and my new guide.
>> I've never even had a pet dog so this is all new to me. I will be going
>> back
>> to NJ after class and will have about three weeks before school starts so
>> I'm grateful for that. What was the most difficult or surprising thing
>> about
>> making the transition to working with and taking care of a guide dog?
>>
>> See you in Orlando!
>>
>> Rachel
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nagdu mailing list
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nagdu:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/barbandzoe%40comcast.net
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nagdu mailing list
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nagdu:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/carcione%40access.net
>>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/kaybaycar%40gmail.com
>


-- 
Julie McG
National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
life."
John 3:16