[NAGDU] video in training

Wed Oct 17 16:51:31 UTC 2018

I'm a Seeing Eye grad and I find that people now often write journals about their training or do podcasts.  I don't think there's anything wrong withrecording one's first meeting with their new dog.  What bothers me is that the constant journaling and/or podcasting I believe takes away from bonding time with our dogs.  Retrain classes are getting shorter and shorter so now there is less time for this.
Deb and Tallg 
---- Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote: 
> I can see the point, especially for folks who do that. I've done it before
> and then either lost or just never listened again. My heart has the
> memories. Still, if it is something one always does, that's just fine. And
> besides all that, it is simply not my business.
> Cindy Lou 
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> Hi Kerri.
> A friend of mine did make a recording of at least one of her dog meetings.
> Like you said, she just pushed record when the trainer knocked on the door,
> or around then, so then it wasn't a distraction.  So I guess it works well
> for some people, though not for me.
> Tracy
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [NAGDU] video in training
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> Hi Tracy and List,
> I do understand why it would bug you that people would focus more on
> videoing and not on the dog and building a relationship. However, that's not
> at all my intention; I like to journal about important things to me, not for
> everyone else but for me to look back on, and that is why I also mentioned
> audio-only recording; and, you are absolutely right, that first meeting is
> so very special, that's why I want to capture it. I haven't done that with
> the last 3 dogs, but I would like to with this one, and I can hit the record
> button, forget about the fact that it's being recorded, and still be very,
> very mindful and special with the dog at the same time. For some, it is a
> distraction, but for me, it's a way for me to go back and look at how
> amazing that moment was and actually hear it happening. I have always
> recorded special moments throughout my life, since a very young age, and
> it's actually therapeutic for me and comes as second nature to me since it's
> been a part of what I do for a ve  ry long time. It may sound like I'm
> trying to justify it, but my intent isn't to do that, but just to explain my
> position on it and assure you that I will still have that very special
> moment and it won't take away from it at all. But I can see where different
> things work for different people.
> Getting more excited as the time goes by.   
> 
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