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

[Cindy Ray]

So if you have a list of what you are looking for then you should continue
to interview the schools asking them the questions. Most of us are graduates
of a school and will think it is the greatest of them all. For instance, I
can't imagine why you find TSE close to the bottom of the list and would
wonder what you seek that puts them there, but that isn't the object of this
quest. I think only you can get the objectivity you want by finding out all
you can about the schools through their sites and through interviews. If you
know someone who has gone to one, you should speak with them one-on-one. But
I would suggest you shoud ask us about the schools some of the questions
that are on your list, especially if you don't want a debate about
ownership. 

Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brenda via NAGDU
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 12:15 PM
To: Jordan Gallacher via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Brenda <bjnite at windstream.net>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] time to think about which guide dog school to apply to

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
> -----Original Message-----
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> NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 11:37 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> 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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