[nagdu] age of guide dog maturity

[Valerie Gibson]

Hello,
It really depends on the breed and the individual dog.  My dog is only sixteen months.  I am training him on my own, and he is an Akita, and I do not think he is ready to be released as a guide.  He still has distraction issues, and just that teenage dog qualities about him.

However, I know that dog guide schools are a bit more strict that I probably am about their training, and all of my dog’s traiing is experiential rather than structured.  

So in a nutshell, it depends on the breed and the dog.

Hope this helps a little.


> On Mar 29, 2015, at 12:55 PM, John Sanders via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I have a question:  my guide dog is only 15 months.
> I thought that she was a year; but she isn’t.
> Is 15 months to young for a dog to be released as a guide dog?
> I got my dog from Pilot.
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
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