[nagdu] class -10 (Yikes!)

Mon Oct 20 17:54:19 UTC 2014

I think she came up with it on her own.  No one else has ever done
anything like that, which I suppose is why I was so very surprised.
Happily, Ben is a tough cooky, and didn't suffer any ill effects.  There
are advantages to having a dog who laughs at most corrections.
Tracy

> I would not want that trainer, either. That probably made the problem
> worse
> instead of helping it as Ben could have associated being dragged with
> crossing streets and decided not to cross them at all. Also, I am not sure
> why a trainer would try to lead a dog while it was guiding. At GDB, they
> taught not to lead a dog while it was guiding. Yes, they put a leash on
> for
> the first few times, but I do not think that they ever used the leash to
> lead the dog. It would also be interesting to know if the school told the
> trainer to do that.
>
> Nicole
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 7:21 AM
> To: Marsha Drenth; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
> Dog
> Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] class -10 (Yikes!)
>
> 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
>> Sent with my IPhone
>> Please note that this email communication has been sent using my iPhone.
>> As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate
>> errors. Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary.
>>
>>> 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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