[NAGDU] Video in training

Wed Oct 17 17:15:46 UTC 2018

I'm with you Tracey, Carrie and Cindy. Other people like to document. I
don't "get" it, and all I care is that they document entities that want to
be documented. 

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From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
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Subject: [NAGDU] Video in training

I would think that messing with video in class would add a layer of
distraction I just don't need.  I need to concentrate on the new dog, and on
correcting my own old habbits, or explaining them to the new dog.  Messing
about with some tech gadget would only complicate things.  And injecting it
into the first meeting, which to me is very special, ... nope, not for me.
I want to be in the moment.  I'd call it mindfulness.
Guess this is a strange idea to some people, but I see lots of people
missing the moment by concentrating on recording it, and it bugs me.
Tracy

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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri Sprecher
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Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:32 PM
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Cc: Kerri Sprecher
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] class coming up, and questions

Sunshine and list,
Thanks for your reply as well; very insightful. I would assume that you
still wait in your room while your instructor gets your dog and brings them
to you, thus the bonding time afterward. Also I'm thinking of doing some
video blogging or vlogging, but not with others in the video for privacy
reasons, just mainly in my room as a video diary of how things are going.
Has anyone done that before? I saw someone's video blog on youtube that they
posted, and they were able to record some travel, but only when they were in
an area with quiet residential streets with very few people around, for the
same privacy reasons, but they were allowed to record in their room of
course, after a couple of days, provided that the match was working well
together and that was going to be their dog. What I would love to do, but
doubt they will allow, is to record the first meeting, but I understand that
this may not be appropriate because it may be that the second dog that they
chose might be the match inst  ead of the first one. But, what about audio
only? Is that a better option?
And, Cindy, I'm sure I either have come close to or exceeded my 5-a-day
limit, so I apologize. That's why I'm trying to write longer messages with
more info instead of shorter ones.
Kerri

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> On Oct 16, 2018, at 4:23 PM, sunshine via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I was in the retrain class last November. It is fairly hectic, but not 
> so
bad that it's unmanageable. The High School route is no longer a part of the
program. We are not in our rooms for 2 hours after receiving our dogs. We
receive them on Wednesday morning following a short lecture. After all dogs
have been issued, there is some time with our dogs. Then we all break up for
class lectures. In the afternoon , we started with the Maple Street route.
We're in class from Monday until the Thursday of the third week. That's when
people go home. However, when I was in the retrain class, some students went
home Wednesday while others left on Thursday. I really enjoyed being in the
retrain class. I really didn't feel too rushed. Smiling! We had 18 of us in
the class and there were four instructors and the supervisor.
> 
>> On Oct 16, 2018, at 3:48 PM, Debra Chandler via NAGDU 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>> 
>> I haven't been to class in about five years but I'm thinking the 
>> retrains
did a 19-day class give or take eve n when I got my last dog.  I would
imagine that they're just trying to use their time as efficiently as
possible.  It could almost feel like home and away training if it's too
rushed.  I did home and away and I needed it but to me it was a bit rushed.
We didn't get everything in that was needed at the school.  Best of luck in
class.  This is a wonderful time to train with a guide dog.  Just cool and
comfortable.
>> Deb and Tally
>> ---- Kerri Sprecher via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote: 
>>> Hello to all,
>>> I'm so excited to be going to Morristown, NJ on Monday the 22nd. I 
>>> heard something about a welcome meeting or dinner when I got my 
>>> flight arrangements set up with the travel agency. That part was new 
>>> to me and I liked that.
>>> So, my thing is this: in order to pack all the training that used to 
>>> go into a 3 and a half week class for a retrain and 4 weeks for a 
>>> new student, into a shorter class time, 2.5 weeks for retrains in my 
>>> case, can someone shed some light on how in the world they manage to 
>>> pull that off? I bet it's a whirlwind of activity; I'm definitely 
>>> expecting the 5:30 AM feed and park, meal times to be the same, one 
>>> AM and one PM trip, and feed and park again, some lectures and one 
>>> last park time, but, do they have you doing longer trips with more 
>>> work per trip than before? I would imagine that in order to get 
>>> someone prepared for life with a guide dog, you'd have to pack more 
>>> skill sets into a trip in order to get it all in there before going home
time.
>>> I spoke with a good friend of mine who goes to GDB for her dogs, and 
>>> she said hers is similar in that they do clicker training, 
>>> targeting, chaining, and the like, but when they shortened their 
>>> class time also, they changed the ratio of student/instructor to 2/1 
>>> instead of 4/1, because they put in longer trip times with more 
>>> training in each trip than in previous classes before.
>>> I'm guessing that Monday and Tuesday are dedicated to paperwork, 
>>> orientation, lectures, and Juneau walks to make sure the match is 
>>> right, and then Wednesday, the day everyone looks forward to, Dog 
>>> Day, lunch, and your first ever trip together. And, I am also 
>>> guessing that in the first few days of getting the new dog, it'll be 
>>> the simple familiar quiet routes, then more in-depth and more 
>>> complex ones. I just was shocked when I first learned they had 
>>> shortened class, because even with a 3 week class, it felt like we 
>>> were always running and going, with a little down time sprinkled in, 
>>> but mostly busy, and now, to think that it's even shorter makes me 
>>> wonder just how much more work they'll have for me to do at once. 
>>> Glad I'm a seasoned handler by now, or I might feel overwhelmed; 
>>> heck I might feel that way anyway. Smile.
>>> So, what do you think, for those of you grads out there, about the 
>>> new
>>> 2.5 week class, and how has it affected or changed the way they do 
>>> trips and the amount of work for each trip?
>>> Thanks all, and I am ecstatic!
>>> Kerri
>>> 
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>>> Big Country Chapter NFBTX
>>> spedangel84 at gmail.com
>>> 325-280-6272
>>> Chapter Google Voice: 325-704-8787
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