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

Fri Aug 17 20:16:31 UTC 2018

It is one class a year in February it only has 5ish no more than 6 students, and they usually only do retrains in this class.  I was the only one who was not new, and we were in a hotel.  It was nice having one on one with an instructor, which would usually not happen at this class since there are usually six students, and knowing the area as well as I do helped quite a bit.
Jordan

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> On Aug 17, 2018, at 2:58 PM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I didn't know Leader had classes in Florida. Do they have an actual campus, or do they just send an instructor to where you are in Florida?
> Cindy Lou
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> I love the two week classes, and now that I am employed, I could not see doing anything longer.  Leader's Florida class is even shorter at only 10 days, and that worked well for me for a bunch of reasons one of which it was short and two I know Naples like the back of my hand.
> Jordan
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Faster training times. Is this a growing trend?
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> Hey Tracy! Sorry about the dictation mistake. I listen back but I don’t always catch them. I accidentally sent my friend a text message with the mother of all swearwords in the middle of it. For some crazy reason I completely missed it. We had a good laugh about it. Anyway, if there are any GDB graduates on this list, what do you think about the shorter training times? How short are they? I would love to hear your thoughts.
> Tara
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>> On Aug 17, 2018, at 12:30 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> I'm very amused that your message said "guy ducks" for Guide Dogs!  Dictation, I guess.
>> Tracy
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>> Subject: [NAGDU] Faster training times. Is this a growing trend?
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>> 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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