[NAGDU] Some Questions About Guiding Eyes
Jordan Gallacher
jordangandoliver at gmail.com
Tue Jul 30 18:10:37 UTC 2019
The letter that I received denying my application stated that they do not like their dogs doing complicated and complex crossings
Jordan
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> On Jul 30, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Mary Metzger via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> My first three dogs came from Guiding Eyes, and I still know many current
> graduates. Many of these graduates live or work in large cities and
> regularly navigate complex crossings.
>
> Mary Beth Metzger
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Belville via
> NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 1:34 PM
> To: Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Lisa Belville <missktlab1217 at frontier.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Some Questions About Guiding Eyes
>
> Tracey, this is what I thought backtracking was, too.?? I've also heard it
> called reversing a route, i.e. you go someplace using mostly right turns and
> the route back uses left turns.?? Some dogs find it boring, especially ones
> with more initiative.?? Still, there are times when this is the way I want
> to go.?? It could be for safety reasons such as construction work or me just
> being too hot/tired.
>
>
> I wouldn't want a school telling me this is something I shouldn't be doing
> with my dogs.?? IMO if someone doesn't use backtracking often there's no
> harm in doing it occasionally.?????? I'd be interested to hear GEB's
> reasoning for this policy.
>
>
> Lisa
>
>
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
>
>> On 7/30/2019 12:19 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
>> What I call backtracking is when the dog can reverse a path, without
>> too much input from me. I had one dog who was really good at it. If
>> we'd go hiking, say, then decide after a while we wanted to go back
>> the way we'd come, I'd turn her around, tell her Forward, and she'd
>> remember where we turned and go back to where we started. Pretty
>> handy. But not all dogs can do it well. For me, it's a nice extra, but
> by no means a must-have.
>> Others may feel differently.
>> Tracy
>>
>>> Hmm, what do you mean by backtracking?
>>>
>>>> On 7/29/19, Jordan Gallacher via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> From what I was told when I had my home visit from Guiding Eyes,
>>>> they do have mandatory follow ups, and the following is what ended
>>>> up me taking them off the list. They absolutely do not want you
>>>> doing any back tracking nor do they want their dogs doing anything
>>>> but really simple street crossings.
>>>>
>>>> Jordan
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Danielle Ledet
>>>> via NAGDU
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2019 9:48 PM
>>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>> Cc: Danielle Ledet <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: [NAGDU] Some Questions About Guiding Eyes
>>>>
>>>> Hey yall,
>>>> I am considering strongly putting in my application for Guiding Eyes.
>>>> How long do retrains have to stay? And, do they have mandatory
>>>> yearly followup visits? That's all for now, but do share your
>>>> experiences with the school for training and after you and your dog
>>>> have been working for awhile.
>>>> Positives? Negatives? Thanks you guys!
>>>>
>>>> I met a Guiding Eyes dog and was very impressed with the
>>>> responsiveness even when not in harness. I prefer my dogs to be
>>>> seroius when working and not be easily distracted. This was a dog
>>>> fresh out of training and all of 2 years old.
>>>>
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