[nagdu] comparison of schools

[Tracy Carcione]

I second what Angie says about TSE's traffic work.  I had 5 dogs from GDB
before my TSE dog, and they were all excellent in traffic, but I really
appreciated having traffic checks spread out through the whole class.  It
gave me a lot of confidence in Ben's traffic judgment, and opportunities
to tune up my responses as well.
There are a lot of drivers in New Jersey and New York who would run down
their own grandmother to get wherever they're going 2 minutes earlier. 
Excellent traffic skills are very important to me.
Tracy


> Hi,
>
> I have to say that I really appreciated seeing eye's approach to traffic
> training. My first dog was from another school (not GDF), and she always
> did well in traffic. But Seeing Eye spread traffic checks throughout the
> duration of training. All dogs are trained with traffic checks involving
> hybrid cars. I was really impressed by the level of expectation that the
> dogs were able to meet. Like Amanda, I figure I'll keep going back there
> for subsequent dogs.
>
> Angie with TSE Yani
>
>
>
> Angie
>
> Sent from my Nokia N82.
>
> -original message-
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] comparison of schools
> From: Amanda Martins <amanda.martins at gmail.com>
> Date: 03/29/2009 6:15 PM
>
> Mary,
> I attended The Seeing Eye, but I have several friends who are GDF
> grads. Both are good schools.  It all depends what you want out of the
> program.  If you need a dog sooner rather than later, TSE is probably
> the better option, as with a larger selection of dogs, they'd be more
> likely to get you into class sooner.  I also think Seeing Eye's
> traffic training and work in urban environments is superior, but
> that's just me.  Both schools have similar ownership policies, and GDF
> offers some neat things like the find command and leash guiding (both
> schools teach follow).  I loved my experience at The Seeing Eye and
> unless something totally drastic happens, I see myself returning there
> for all future dogs.
> -Amanda
>
>
> On Mar 29, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Kolby Garrison wrote:
>
>> Hello Merry,
>> I received my first Guide Dog from GDF, and I can say that I love
>> the school
>> and its staff. I love the find command, the follow command though I
>> use it
>> rarely, and leash guiding. I will go to GDF for all of my successor
>> dogs
>> once Lady Sunny retires. I cannot wait to hear about your new
>> partner! Do
>> you have a home placement date yet?
>> Kolby
>>
>>
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