[NAGDU] guide dog schools

[Danielle Sykora]

I am working my second dog from GDF. The criteria that are important to me are unconditional ownership of the dog upon graduation or something extremely close, positive reinforcement based training done correctly, and individualized customized training. I get all that with GDF along with leash guiding, quick follow up, and generally teaching more behaviors than other programs. The food on class is great and they work with dietary restrictions nicely. 
That being said, no one program will work for everyone. It's important to consider what is important to you specifically. Some things to think about are ownership, length of training, use of food rewards, breed, etc. You will prkbably find that there are some things you must have, some things are nice to have but not manditory, some things you definitely don't want, and some things you really don't care about.
Danielle  

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> On Dec 30, 2019, at 11:26 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Andrew.
> I am getting my dogs from The Seeing Eye.  They are fairly close to where
> I live, and so the training area is very similar to where I work and live.
> And, if I have a problem, someone can get out to help me fairly quickly. 
> Their dogs are healthy and well-trained.
> I also really like that they grant ownership as soon as I graduate with
> the dog.  I even like that they charge a nominal fee.
> TSE makes a big deal of treating students as responsible adults, which I
> really appreciate.  I am reasonably pleased with the staff.  (You can't
> love everyone!)  I don't really care about being treated "like family."
> What I want is friendly but professional, and that's what I get at TSE. 
> It was also what I got at GDB San Rafael, but that was a long time ago, so
> can't say how it is now.
> Tracy
> 
> 
>> figured i would bug you with one last question for now. When you got
>> your guide dog what school did you go to? Why did you choose that
>> school over others in your opinion?  What qualities did you like about
>> the school you went to were trainers and other stafftreat you like
>> family? did were they helpful?
>> 
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