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

[marianne at denningweb.com]

As I said earlier, Leader Dogs does home training. All of my dogs have come
from Leader Dogs and I know they have provided home training for several
years. They are promoting this now. I don't think they have too many German
Shepherds. You will have to ask about that. 

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

 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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