[nagdu] class -10 (Yikes!)

[Sheila Leigland]

oh man for such an experienced handler, you have the right to have high 
expectations from your training. I do hope you aren't disappointed when 
you arrive at tse. I can understand your frustration.
On 10/17/2014 7:29 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu wrote:
> This is a sort of class journal entry.  I'm not asking for advice, 
> though a little encouragement might not be amiss.
>
> The class supervisor called yesterday to see if I had any questions.  
> I asked him what dogs they had in mind for me.  A lab or a cross, of 
> either gender.  So there's probably a retriever in my future, and not 
> altogether golden.  I'm fine with that.  I'd prefer a guy, but TSE has 
> some very nice girls, too.  Maybe one of those ultra-cute microlabs. 
> <smile>
>
> Then I asked him who my instructor would be, and was dismayed to hear 
> that it was a person who did something stupid that actually hurt me 
> when she saw me on follow-up.  I told him so, too, and he said he'd 
> think about switching instructors.  I am not happy.  I had a vague 
> hope of getting a good instructor who would actually teach me 
> something new about dog training.  If that squirrel is the best 
> they've got at the moment, that hope is crushed.
> I had 4 really great instructors early on in my guide dog life, 3 of 
> whom went on to become directors of training.  I guess it gave me high 
> expectations, which haven't actually been met in almost 20 years now.  
> Well, I guess I've got enough experience to get by with only a few 
> helpful hints from the trainer.  I'm just disappointed, and stressing 
> about the whole thing.
> A friend reminds me that everybody stresses about something in class.  
> Last time for me, it was what to wear to lunch, when we're supposed to 
> dress nicely.  This time, it's a quality trainer, which seems like a 
> lot bigger worry to me. But there's not much I can do about it, except 
> wait around for someone I think is good, which I'm not going to do, 
> having already arranged time off and all.  Ugh.
> Tracy
>
>
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