[NAGDU] Are there any schools which do home training in Ohio

Thu Mar 28 17:16:28 UTC 2019

OCCUPAWS Guide dog association from Madison also does home training
And they are fantastic!  They only do labs and goldens.  Let me know if you
would like anymore info and I am glad to help!  You can email me off list
at:
nellie at culodge.com

-Janell and miss Rosy
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Leader Dogs says it does home training and it is in MI. Here is a link to
the page.

https://www.leaderdog.org/programs/guide-dog-program/options/

On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 11:39 AM Sandra Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello:
>
> As far as I know, Pilot does not do home training.  Their class for 
> someone who is an experienced dog handler is ten days.  Several 
> schools have shorter class times.  As for Pilot Dogs not being traffic 
> trained, that is just not true.  My current guide is from Pilot and 
> she is extremely safe in traffic.
> No, they don't drive a car at you and your dog during training.  They 
> work you in real traffic in downtown Columbus.  I never thought the 
> fake traffic checks the other schools do did any good since the dog 
> usually recognized the car or driver.  If you don't know it is a fact, 
> then do not put out
> false   information about a school.
>
> Sandra and Pilot Dog Eva
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Debra Chandler via NAGDU
> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 10:19 AM
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> Cc: dchandler001 at carolina.rr.com ; Chaim B. Segal
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Are there any schools which do home training in 
> Ohio
>
> Hi.  Pilot Dogs might provide home training for you but their dogs are 
> not traffic trained, e.g. they believe in naturally occurring traffic 
> checks instead of setting the dog up for traffic problems.  Could you 
> go into Home and Away at Seeing Eye?  A lot or rather some of the 
> schools outside of Ohio provide home training but not usually to 
> first-time students.
> Deb and Tally
> ---- "Chaim B. Segal via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >  Hi Again:
> >
> > As I mentioned in my last post, Yahtzee is 9 years old. I have 
> > worked
> him
> > longer than any of my previous three Seeing Eye guides. As I am 
> > adamant that I want a German Shepherd as my next guide, Seeing Eye 
> > does not have
> a
> > suitable match for me at this time. I'm not even sure their not 
> > having a match even has to do with the breed. I am tentatively 
> > scheduled to
> attend
> > their October/November class this year, but due to upcoming
> circumstances
> > I'm unsure I will be able to. I'll try to give a brief explanation:
> >
> > I am starting training for a new job on April 8, doing collections 
> > for a company called Synchrony Financial. After my 4-week training, 
> > I have
> three
> > months probation. During which, I can only take two personal days. 
> > It would seem that by October, I would be able to ask for a possible 
> > leave
> to
> > train with the new guide. However, this year, the Jewish High Holy 
> > Day season and festival of Sukkot which follows starts on the 
> > evening of September 29 and lasts through October 22. Unfortunately, 
> > the festival days this year are mostly falling out on Monday and 
> > Tuesday. As an observant Jew, I am not allowed to work those days 
> > and will already be needing personal time off. And, for that matter, 
> > I'm unsure I will be entitled to that much and may have to 
> > compromise and work on some of the days when I am technically not 
> > allowed to. This being said, I am quite embarrassed to have to ask 
> > for so much time off after already asking for time off for observing 
> > the holidays. I considered switching to the cane for around a year until
I can build up enough personal time to train.
> > However, there are a few extremely busy intersections in my 
> > neighborhood which are key to walking most places, and I no longer 
> > feel comfortable attempting to cross these alone using my cane.
> > All this being said, I thought I would throw this one out here for 
> > the list. I know that there are some guide dog schools out there who 
> > have
> done
> > home training with clients who have not even used dogs before. It's 
> > fair to say that I have a lot of experience, and, assuming the 
> > program has a good reputation, I feel I could benefit from being 
> > trained in my home environment just as well as at a school at this 
> > point. Once my job training finishes in May, I will be working a 
> > second shift except on Sundays. Perhaps, if it could be arranged, I 
> > could train with a new
> guide
> > in the morning and early afternoon before going to work for the day.
> Other
> > than Seeing Eye's Home And Away training, which I did with Yahtzee, 
> > I honestly don't know much about home training, and if any school 
> > out
> there
> > would agree to let me solely home train on account of my current 
> > circumstances. Does anybody out there have any experience with this? 
> > Is there a particular school that I should consider contacting? 
> > While I
> feel
> > loyalty to Seeing Eye, I also have anxiety concerning maneuvering 
> > the streets with a cane. Without a guide dog, I tend to have a 
> > problem with veering.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any info.
> >
> > Chaim
> >
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