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

Tue May 23 02:16:44 UTC 2017

If you folks would place your E-mail addresses after your signatures, people
would have no trouble finding you. Please try to remember to do that, and it
will help all concerned.
Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com

-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Heather Bird via
NAGDU
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 8:40 PM
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Cc: Heather Bird <heather.l.bird at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] time to think about which guide dog school to apply to

Hi, Brenda. I cannot find your email address because Thunder Bird won't read
me things in the from fields, and I wanted to send you a message off-list,
if that is alright? Or, you can email me at heather.l.bird at gmail.com with
off-list in the subject line.

On 5/22/2017 7:28 PM, Brenda via NAGDU wrote:
> 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" 
>> <NAGDU at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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