[nagdu] Guide Dog School

[Nimer Jaber]

Hello there,

I have obtained two dogs from the Seeing Eye and am on the list for 
another, but I have many concerns about the school and recently my 
experiences have not been positive unfortunately, so I'm looking at 
other options.  This is a shame as TSE generally has the types of things 
I look for in a school in terms of ownership policy and payment for the 
dog...

Thanks.

On 08-Mar-15 21:03, Debby Phillips wrote:
> Hi, Nimer, all I can share is my experience with The Seeing Eye.  I do 
> not know what their wait time for a first time dog from them is.  I 
> believe they have shortened class times a little, we used to arrive on 
> Saturday, now we arrive on Monday. I'm not sure I like the 2 less 
> days, though we certainly got in all the requirements.  I'm not sure 
> what part of the country you are from.  Because Seeing Eye is on the 
> East Coast, sometimes follow up is faster than for us on the West 
> Coast.  I had a wonderful instructor, who had trained my dog, and the 
> class supervisors are experienced instructors.  You own your dog upon 
> graduation.  At Seeing Eye you are asked to pay a small amount, $150 
> for the first dog, $50 for dogs after that.  I hope this helps.  I'm 
> not familiar with other schools, as I have never been anywhere else.  
> There was a book written about the various schools, but it is 
> outdated.  If I can be of further help, reply to me privately.  I'm 
> sure that others will be able to answer questions about their 
> school.    Peace,    Debby and Neena