[nagdu] From what school did you get your dog? And my reason for choosing a particular school...

Fri Mar 20 19:04:24 UTC 2015

Hey Renee! 
Wonderful to see you here!  I'm so sorry Joey retired.  What is your new dog called and what breed is he or she? 
I did not know that about Southeastern training DB people.  That is great! 
I have Soleil, a yellow lab who is part goat, I think. She finished her training last May, but will probably never grow up.  

 Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
Pawpower4me at gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 20, 2015, at 1:38 PM, Renee Walker via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I am new to this list and to NFB. I am not one to post much, but I read everything. With lists being busy, I only post when there is something to say, so this question is a good one to add my 2 cents into and introduce myself at the same time.
> 
> I am DeafBlind. I saw a couple of others post who are DeafBlind. One I know, Roxie. Hey, Roxie! The other, Daniella, I don’t which is a shame because the DB world is small and we all need to “know” each other. So, hello, Daniella!
> 
> Now, I am 53 and have Usher Syndrome type III which is RP and sensorineural hearing loss. I have been profoundly deaf since early childhood though that is unusual with Type III. I also have Meniere’s disease which increase the progressiveness of my hearing loss. I was raised Oral meaning I learned to read lips. That was not a family choice, but rather our circumstance where we lived in places that didn’t have a Deaf population for us to learn ASL. I learned ASL as a teen and used when I could, but it became my primary language when my vision became worse in my 30’s.
> 
> I am Principal of an accredited K-12 private school and a Ga certified teacher with an Ed.S. degree. I am also CEO of a non-profit called DeafBlind Hope that provides training and accessible technology for DeafBlind children and adults. I also contributing writer for two magazines, Home and School Mosaics and the international magazine,Good Cheer for DeafBlind. I have a husband and two grown children that keep me busy, too.
> 
> I have just received my second guide from Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. in Bradenton, FL. I was a puppy raiser for many years before I realized I was losing my sight to RP. I love their methods from start to finish. Becoming s student of the school only further cemented my love for the school and its methods. They handled my near total blindness and profound hearing loss fairly easily. An instructor knows ASL and was willing to do so tactilely. My guides also must live in a very hot and humid area in summer. I prefer my dogs to be accustomed to that prior to working with me because I am an outdoors person loving to hike and backpack and rock climb. I don’t want my guides suffering in the heat, though, I am still careful about working them in the city on asphalt and cement during the hottest part of the day.
> 
> I am already enjoying this list and have learned a couple of things in just two days. Awesome. Thanks.
> 
> In The Shadow of The Master Teacher, Jesus Christ,
> Renée K. Walker, Ed.S.
> Principal/CEO
> Wynfield Christian Academy
> DeafBlind Hope
> 143 Williamson Dr.
> Macon, GA 31210
> Monroe County
> (978) 563-9663
> Fax: Email documents to rkwalker at wynfieldca.org or mail
> (478) 845-2294 (Deaf IP Relay direct line)
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 20, 2015, at 1:42 PM, Raven Tolliver via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Ed,
>> perhaps you could get a toileting harness, also called a relieving
>> harness for your dog. If you can get one for convention, see how that
>> works out.
>> -- 
>> Raven
>> You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
>> have or what you do.
>> 
>> Naturally-reared guide dogs
>> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs>
>> 
>>> On 3/20/15, Tami Jarvis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org <mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>> Clare,
>>> 
>>> Welcome to the list!
>>> 
>>> I'm an owner-trainer, in the process of retiring my first poodle guide
>>> Mitzi, who will be 9 in June. I have an almost 11-month-old poodle Loki
>>> in training to take over in another year or so. I was hoping the new dog
>>> would overlap Mitzi's working life, but had to put off getting a new pup
>>> for a year, so there will be a gap between dogs. I could probably keep
>>> Mitzi working another year without disaster or distress, but a lot of
>>> little things are telling me it's time to just transition her into a
>>> life of leisure and that she is ready for that, too. I don't plan to
>>> declare Loki officially finished until he is at least 2, and we'll see
>>> even then. Poodles mature more slowly than some of the other breeds, and
>>> the males more slowly than that. So for now, no hurry, we'll see how he
>>> does and ease him into what he's ready for. I imagine I will be plenty
>>> impatient by this time next year, but I would rather he grow into a
>>> confident guide than to rush him into too much responsibility. We shall
>>> see...
>>> 
>>> Tami
>>> 
>>>> On 03/20/2015 06:01 AM, Clare Westlund via nagdu wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhonegood morning everyone! I thought it would be fun to
>>>> discover what screw everyone chose to attend in order to receive their
>>>> dogs? I got my dog from pilot dogs! He is a 23 month old golden retriever,
>>>> as of tomorrow!I hope to become friends with you!
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