[nagdu] ranting

[Angie Matney]

I'm sorry you're having this experience. It's so hard when you don't feel
like you're communicating with people at your school.

I got my current dog, a German Shepherd, from The Seeing Eye. I had a great
experience there, and I have a great dog. Seeing Eye is my second school. I
truly cannot imagine myself going anywhere else. No school is perfect, but
for me, Seeing Eye comes awfully close.

In the interest of full disclosure, I didn't call the school about the
incident I mentioned in the last email. I felt I could handle it, and I did.
I would have called immediately, though, if she had lunged at anyone. I
don't mean to say that to sound judgmental; I'm just telling you what I
would do. I have had to call Seeing Eye about Yani-related issues, and they
have always been supportive.

Good luck. The rest of us on the list are here to serve as a sounding board.

Angie






-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Lora
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:24 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] ranting

I had a trainer come out earlier this year for this dog and I feel like the
school doesn't listen to me. Where did you get your dog?

On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Angie Matney <angie.matney at gmail.com>wrote:

> Lora,
>
> It isn't normal break-in stuff for a gide dog to lunge at people. My
> current
> guide did go through a short growling phase at one office where I worked.
> She would grumble a little bit to herself, but when she came out from
under
> the desk (she was on leash), her tail would be wagging at the visitor.
> Fortunately, the behavior subsided quickly.
>
> If my dog did what you describe, I would _immediately_ call my school and
> explain the situation. This will allow you to voice your concerns, to
> receive suggestions, and to begin to create a record with the school of
> these incidents.
>
> I'm very sorry to hear about this. I hope it can be solved soon.
>
> Angie
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Lora
> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 9:17 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] ranting
>
> It has been a hard couple of days. Trice my dog guide lounged 2-3 feet and
> showed his teeth while barking and growling. He did this to a person who
> said hi to me in my office at work. His barking behavior is getting worse.
> I
> think the only reason he didn't attack the person was because he ran into
> the desk (he was laying under the desk when this happened) I've tried
> correcting him I've tried telling him the situation was ok and walking up
> to
> whatever he is scared of.
>
> What problems have people had in their first year? Is this normal break in
> stuff?
>
> --
> Lora and Trice
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