[nagdu] Guide dog seminars or camps

[Becky Frankeberger]

Many states have NAGDU seminars at state convention. Since many times there will be guide dog instructors there. So borrow a guide dog  for your friend and ask the instructor to watch them giving tips. They can have a long leash attached to the dog for extra safety for both. Or come to the National convention. Or you or a friend let them walk with your dog and you hold the long leash in a familiar area. My first dog dragged this lady all over. I told her my dog did not like to guide other people, but she wanted to try anyway. My second dog guided others well. Jake loves kicking his paws fast for my husband who likes walking fast, smile. He though knows how to handle a dog.

If she is a slow walker then try to find a person with a slow dog. Probably the dog will seem fast as she is not used to working nor following a guide dog. So assure her no matter which or any dog she works it will seem off balance to her.  

Or let her hold a harness and you mimic the rocking of some labs, the rolling of some poodles, the silky smooth walk of some shepherds and goldens a few labs have also had this smooth walk. This is more than I had as I would have loved to feel the different gates. My first golden walked like a lab though, lolol. So that is why I keep using the word, some. 
JMO.
Becky and jake  

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ceci via nagdu
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 12:22 PM
To: <blinddog3 at charter.net>
Cc: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide dog seminars or camps

Thanks everyone for the info, i'll pass it onto my friend.

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> On Feb 14, 2015, at 9:17 PM, "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> One idea I can suggest is considering the Leader Dog AMP program which 
> is their Accelerated Mobility Program for brushing up on white cane skills.
> They have this program right at LD, the student interacts with all of 
> the students with dogs, eats with them, and is a part of them, but 
> just doesn't go out and work directly with them.  However, they are 
> constantly exposed to the new dogs with their handlers, the life in a 
> training program, and even get to try out a dog at the end of their 
> session which generally lasts about a week.  If she is interested, 
> contact Leader Dog or a District Leader Dog Rep.
> HTH,
> Steve
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cecilia 
> Martínez via nagdu
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 11:18 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Guide dog seminars or camps
> 
> Hi everyone
> I have a friend who's considering getting a guide dog, but she's not a 
> hundred percent sure.
> She asked me if I knew of any guide dog related seminars or camps, 
> where she could get more information, or even feel what's it like walking with a dog.
> I really don't know of any, but I told her I would ask in here...
> So yeah, if any of you knows of any such things, please share.
> Thanks.
> 
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