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

[d m gina]

Yes pilot dogs are trained for traffic.
This is done with an instructor.
They do not do traffic checks when they feel that the driver will do 
that soon enough.
i asked the same question, and I feel I got a swell answer.

Original message:
> 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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