[NAGDU] time to think about which guide dog school to apply to

[Brenda]

Hi Jordan, Jeff and List,

I have made my list and GEB is at the top.  TSE is toward the bottom, 
and Leader is in the middle somewhere. I will not go into my criteria 
here, but I have gone through the process.

I'm just focusing on the schools that do not grant ownership and 
Listers' experiences.  i.e. have people had issues with nonownership 
schools where the school gave them a hard time about keeping their dog etc.

And, I was told yesterday by Admissions at GEB that they do not grant 
ownership.  Maybe they used to.  I didn't ask when that changed.

Thanks,
Brenda

On 5/19/2017 1:04 PM, Jordan Gallacher via NAGDU wrote:
> TSE, Leader, and GDF are all good.  First you have to decide what you want
> from a school because not all schools are the same when it comes to
> training.
> Jordan
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> Cc: Brenda
> Subject: [NAGDU] time to think about which guide dog school to apply to
> 
> Hello List,
> 
> this week my pet dog Sadie passed over the rainbow bridge.  She was 15 years
> old and we had a wonderful life together. She is playing with her cat
> sisters who have gone before her. I will miss her and am still sad, but she
> is no longer suffering so I'm at peace.
> 
> As my vision waned over the years, I became more and more interested in
> getting a guide dog, but sadie who was an APL rescue didn't like other dogs.
> I did get O&m training to maintain my independence and have been using my
> skills and now I am ready to apply for a guide.
> 
> I have been surfing the guide dog school websites and reading posts from
> here and elsewhere about different guide dog schools and am now trying to
> sort things out.
> 
> Several schools at the top of my list do not grant full ownership. This
> concerns me, but other than that I like the schools.  One school that does
> grant ownership is in California.  I live in Ohio and don't want to be on a
> plane for a long time.  that may be silly, but I can't get over it.
> 
> So...I would appreciate Listers input/opinions/guidance/thoughts on my
> situation.
> 
> the school I really like is Guiding eyes for the Blind.  They do not grant
> ownership at all, but I have not heard/read  anything negative about them. I
> doubt they are in business to develop teams only to take the dog away.
> 
> My intent is not to debate ownership issues.  I want to learn Listers'
> experiences with nonownership schools with the focus on GEB.
> 
> Thanks for any input.
> 
> Brenda
> 
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