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

[Howard J. Levine]

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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debra Chandler
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Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 10:20 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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