[nagdu] The matching process

[Tracy Carcione]

What I meant by "mystery" is that it seems traditional for the identity of
the dog to be a surprise, kinda like not knowing the sex of a baby until
it's born.  It's amusing, trying to guess before the fact, but it doesn't
really make much sense.  Why should it be a big secret?

I forgot to say before that sometimes picking one's own dog from some
possibilities doesn't always work, either.  At least, one of my classmates
fell in love with a very playful golden, and was matched with him, but his
extreme playfullness wore her out, along with other unanticipated
characteristics.  She was smart enough to see it wasn't going to work, and
get a re-match in class.
Tracy

> I don't know why the schools can't say "We use a b and c criteria because
> that is what has worked in the past". They could also say "And sometimes
> we
> guess along with these criteria".
> I am not sure why the mystery aspect is even a factor.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:34 AM
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> Subject: [nagdu] The matching process
>
> The last 2 times I was at GDB, my trainer called me before I came to talk
> about the dogs they had in mind for me.  They told me some of the
> characteristics of each, and asked if I had a preference.  I really liked
> that.  I had some idea of what I was going to get, and could get used to
> the
> idea.  Last time a friend went to TSE, they actually let her try out the 2
> prospective dogs, and discussed the traits of each at length.  In the end,
> she chose the one she wanted, and was ready for the challenges it
> presented.
> I like that, too.
> Somehow, it seems traditional to keep the match a mystery until it
> happens,
> but it doesn't really have to be that way, and perhaps it shouldn't be,
> especially if the student and school have a long-standing relationship, so
> that the school has a pretty good idea of what the student needs.
> Tracy
>
>
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