[NAGDU] Applying for first guide dog

[Tracy Carcione]

It is possible to make an application, get accepted, and ask that your
application be held until a time that works for you.  TSE, for instance,
will hold an app for up to a year.
So you could apply now.  If you get a job offer, you might be able to get in
the dog training before you start, if you're all set with the paperwork.  It
might not work so well to ask for time off right away, if you start a new
job.
If it's a temporary job, and you'll be headed back to school in a year, you
could fit in the dog training between leaving the job and restarting school.

After college, it took me a while to find work, and then often it was
temporary work.  There was plenty for my dog to do, running around looking
for work, going for interviews, working, and having a social life.  Really,
she had a more varied life than the dogs I'd had once I got regular,
full-time work.  In fact, she got so she'd walk into a strange office
building and spot the reception desk and take me there.  Good girl!
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amanda Cape via
NAGDU
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 11:16 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: cape.amanda at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Applying for first guide dog

I live in Canada and will be finishing my bachelor of social work degree in
April. I wanted to at least take a year off of school before potentially
going back for another degree. I would want to make sure that I would be
applying at a time where the dog would be getting enough work.

Amanda

> On Jan 15, 2016, at 11:07 AM, Marianne Denning via NAGDU
<nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> When I went for my first guide dog I did not have specific routes but 
> travelled throughout a large city using public transportation on a 
> regular basis.  I was a stay-at-home Mom at the time.  I have been 
> working when I obtained 2 of my dogs.  I think the time off is covered 
> under the family and medical leave act if you are in the U.S.  In a 
> later email you said you are applying for your first guide dog and 
> looking for a job.  I would put one of those on hold while you took 
> care of the other.  If you believe the dog is more important than the 
> job right now I would put looking for a job on hold so you don't start 
> your job and immediately ask for time off to get the dog.
> 
>> On 1/15/16, Amanda Cape via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>> When you applied for your first guide dog, did you know where you 
>> would be travelling to on a regular basis? If you were in a job, how 
>> did you get time off to go to guide dog school?
>> 
>> Amanda
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