[nagdu] guide dog school problem

[Star Gazer via nagdu]

Yup Daryl, t his is *exactly* it. 

With a dog, if they misbehave, make errors in judgment, etc., the perception I have been given is is that she's not trained.  We stand at a bus stop, she automatically stands and goes to the bus (even if it's not ours).  I tell her to sit, she gets frustrated, and I have to repeat myself once.  A passerby asks "oh, you're still training her?"
Minor example, but there ya go.

Daryl
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Fri, 16 May 2014 09:06:49 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog school problem

Rebecca, I agree with you about the analogy of dogs to children, but I don’t understand what you said about the difference in the grace period is stunning.

CL

On May 16, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Star Gazer via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Because I've had both and the differences in the grace period you get 
> from the outside world is stunning.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole 
> Torcolini via nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 7:35 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog school problem
> 
> Rebecca,
> 
> Why do you always compare guide dogs to children?
> 
> Nicole
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 15, 2014, at 12:37 PM, Star Gazer via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Add to this that people will expect your dog to be a fully functional 
> guide, and you to be a fully functional handler.
> You don't have that dynamic in play when you get a puppy. 
> I've said it before, and I'll say it now, having a new baby is easier 
> then getting your first guide dog.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of via nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 11:03 AM
> To: Name, Full
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog school problem
> 
> Well said, and very good point. 
> To me getting a new guide is like getting a new puppy, you have to 
> take time to get to know each other, how each other works and there 
> needs. You need to bond, and the dog needs to know that you are one he 
> is to work with, and not every other person who comes by. the big 
> thing I believe is that the dog needs to know that you are the boss, 
> and not to pay attention to everyone else.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> From: "Name, Full" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Name, Full" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 7:35:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog school problem
> 
> John,
> 
> A couple of things. First, some of the things that you are telling us 
> are not making sense and are contradicting each other. What exactly 
> has happened, in order, with applications and acceptance?
> Second, if there is a possibility that you might go to get a dog in 
> August, you really need to stop and think this over more. Yes, things 
> that cannot be avoided happen, and colleges make exceptions, but I 
> feel that this is different. You cannot miss four weeks of a class and 
> still pass it, at least not with a half way decent grade, unless it's 
> a class where there is only one class a week with a really light work 
> load. Even if you can retake the class, do you really want to have to? 
> Retaking a class often means paying
> 
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