[NAGDU] Faster training times. Is this a growing trend?

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Tarah, I was in. The 2010 class when that change was made. Quite honestly, I didn’t really find my time too rushed. I was also there last November. We were busy, but by the third week, I was ready to return home with my little Velvet. If there is a dog switch later than the first week, students stay for the last week as indicated. It was felt that graduates wanted to be home for the weekend with their families, instructors had the weekend prior to class with family or extended family, and it also did cut down on expenses. The trainers or assistant instructors pick people up at the airport now as opposed to limo rides.

You will be just fine. Also, some people feel they need the extra time and I hear that wishes had been granted for some folks.

I wish you the very best.

> On Aug 17, 2018, at 1:30 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tara.
> I've done the schedule you're doing at TSE twice, and it's been fine.  A couple of my classmates had dog switches, so had to stay extra with the first-timers, but that's a great thing about the way TSE runs classes--retrains get out early, unless there's a problem.
> I do think first-timers need more time to get accustomed to working a dog, as well as getting into good habits of work and care.  I think GDB is offering everyone very short classes, and I'm not sure that's a good thing.  But then it's been a long time since I was a first-timer, and maybe it's not as hard as I remember.  
> I think, overall, it's a good thing.  Most of us have active lives, and it can be hard to get away.
> 
> I'm very amused that your message said "guy ducks" for Guide Dogs!  Dictation, I guess.
> Tracy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara Briggs via NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 2:15 PM
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> Cc: Tara Briggs
> Subject: [NAGDU] Faster training times. Is this a growing trend?
> 
> Hi all! I recently got the wonderful news that I will be going to get my new puppy on September 24. I will be going to the seeing eye. Back in 2009, I arrived on the Saturday and we got our dogs on Monday afternoon. This time, I will be arriving on Monday and we will get our dogs on Wednesday morning. This arrival on a Monday means that our training at the Seeing Eye has been shortened by two days. I gather that other kind of schools have done a similar shortening of training. I think that guy ducks the blind has shortened their training by quite a bit although I don’t know this for sure. Anyway, am I accurate in saying this is a growing trend among Guide dog training schools? If so, what are anyone’s thoughts or experiences? Thanks!
> Tara
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