[nagdu] self training or privately training a guide

[Julie J]

rusty,

There really aren't too many resources.  I mainly learned how to train my 
guides by just doing it and asking questions of other guide dog handlers 
when I couldn't figure out the details of something.  There aren't books on 
the topic, except for one in an old dialect of German.  Also I'm working on 
writing a book, but it's months from being complete.  Although I'm not 
intending my book to be how to train your own guide dog.  It is just my 
account of how I trained my dogs.

I did read a lot of books on dog training, service dog training and teaching 
tricks to dogs.  Then I'd take the bits and pieces that seemed to apply to 
guide dog training and adapt them as necessary.   I'd say the most useful 
information came from email lists and conversations with other owner 
trainers.

The only other way I can think of to learn how to train a guide dog is to 
apprentice at one of the guide dog programs.

Julie