[nagdu] Pilot was guide dog schools and relieving

[Julie J.]

Bibi,

What is the purpose  of the railing around the relieving area?  How do 
you touch your dog while they are relieving to figure out what's going 
on?  Or maybe touching the dog during relieving isn't done at guide dog 
schools?  I don't touch Monty while he's going very much anymore because 
I'm very familiar with his habits, but in the beginning it was good to 
know what was going on.

I really want a Boxer for my next guide and Pilot is now the only 
program that has them.  A Doberman would be my second pick and I think 
Pilot and that new program in Mississippi are the only places.

It seems that there is a lot of variety in the training at Pilot 
depending on which trainer you get.  That's not necessarily bad, it's 
just different than what I understand about the other programs.  Would 
the Pilot grads, especially those who have had more than one dog from 
there, agree?  To me, it looks more like a group of private guide dog 
trainers that work from one location rather than a very strictly uniform 
training regimen.  I'd be very interested in your thoughts.

Julie

On 6/22/2012 9:49 PM, Criminal Justice Major wrote:
> When I attended GEB, there were doors that went outside of the dormitory bedrooms toward the parking lot which was way off to the left.
> Before you'd get to the vans, there was a concreete like area for the dogs to park.
> If I remember correctly, you'd have the dogs step off the curb just outside the bedroom door and park.
> Pilot was different.
> You had to walk outside the building into their court yard.
> Once you walked over to the relief area, there was a thick slab of concreet and have the dog go under the railing on to the slab for potty time.
> I'm curious of how other schools do their relieving times.
> Feel free to email me off list if you like at:
> orleans24 at comcast.net
> Bibi, husband Dale and son Odie
> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
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