[nagdu] class -10 (Yikes!)

[Tracy Carcione]

I got this particular trainer on follow-up.  Ben was crossing streets very 
slowly, as young SE dogs are taught to do, though he seemed extra slow.  I 
wanted to get him to step it up a little bit; not rush, but not dawdle.  The 
trainer attached a leash to Ben's collar and ran across the street, making 
both of us go much faster than we were comfortable going.  I pulled back 
instead of running. I credit this bit of silliness with giving me a rotator 
cuff strain, which required therapy.  I don't know why she thought it was a 
good idea.
I believe I did complain to TSE, but it was a while back, and I don't 
clearly remember who I told what.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marsha Drenth via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National 
Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] class -10 (Yikes!)


> Tracy,
> I am sure in the end it will be okay, but I do understand we all stress 
> about one thing or another going into class. I also do hope that they will 
> switch your instructor. If I might, and of course you don't have to 
> answer, what did this instructor do to hurt you? Did you say anything to 
> TSE after that happened? Everything will work out! Just a few more days 
> right?
> I can't wait to hear what kind of dog you get...
>
> Marsha drenth
> email: marsha.drenth at gmail.com
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>> On Oct 17, 2014, at 9:29 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>> 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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