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

[Brenda]

Hi Lisa,
I would have taken this off list, but I can't find your email address, 
but I think this is post #3 for the day so its ok.


wow - 3 transfers - that is worse than a nonstop.  I am near enough to 
several airports so perhaps that number could be decreased if I went 
that route.

GDA sounds like a nice school.  I have surfed their website and might 
just give them a call.

Brenda

On 5/22/2017 4:23 PM, Lisa Belville via NAGDU wrote:
> Hi, Brenda.
> 
> I bet that school in CA is GDA, Guide Dogs of Amaerica. I went there in 
> June, 2015 for my third guide, my first from GDA.  I live in IL, and I 
> actually had three flight transfers from St. Louis to L.A, and one of 
> those was in first class, so you may not necessarily have to sit for 
> hours on a single plane.  <grin> And yes, they paid for the 
> transportation to/from the school.
> 
> They grant full ownership upon completion of training.  We sign the 
> ownership contracts the day before graduation and are free to do as we 
> wish with our dogs once that contract is signed.  They're a smaller 
> school with smaller class sizes and a very individualized approach.  
> They're not particularly costodial as far as treatment during training 
> and they provide excellent phone or on site follow up if you and the 
> school feel it's warranted.  Otherwise, they're very unintrusive.
> 
> Lisa
> 
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
> I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
> procrastinate all at once.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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> Cc: "Brenda" <bjnite at windstream.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 11:36 AM
> 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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