[nagdu] Preparing to bring your Guide dog home

[Danielle Sykora]

You might find it helpful to explain to your family members and any
other people you will be interacting with on a regular basis the rules
for interacting with your dog before you get home. This way, they will
have a better idea of what to expect and you won't have to try to
explain this to them in the excitement of your first moments home.

Some other things you might want to think about:
Will you want to change your dog's feeding or relieving schedule?
Are there any pets you must introduce her to?
How will you deal with people not respecting the rules for interaction?

Danielle and Thai


On 6/13/15, Helga  via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hey! Roana! This is a good question. I'm also curious! I'm going to apply
> for my first guide dog perhaps on July, and I'm also wondering the same
> thing. It will be great to hear more opinion about this matter! Usually
> people say that since a person is blind can't really take care of a dog
> since he or she can't see and that will need help from their family members!
>
> I know that is not true since you guys do it all yourself. However, it is
> true that sometimes yes we need the help from our sighted peers or sighted
> families members right? Just wondering. I will really would like to hear
> your opinion about this matter. I look forward in hearing from you soon..
> Thanks so much and God bless! :)
>
>
>
> Helga Schreiber
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daryl Marie via nagdu
> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 3:12 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Daryl Marie
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Preparing to bring your Guide dog home
>
> I had a bit of a different experience from most Canadian or American
> program-trained teams, as we did our training at home.  I was able to ask
> the trainer about specific situations, especially with Jenny and my cats,
> and even have her witness some of the interactions.
>
> But ultimately, it was an exciting time.  The hardest part for me, as I
> think for most people who live with others, is to distance the dog from
> other family ("pack") members while the foundation of bonding takes place.
>
> Daryl
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Roanna Bacchus via nagdu
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org Cc: Roanna Bacchus
> <rbacchus228 at gmail.com> Sent: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 13:05:33 -0600 (MDT) Subject:
>
> [nagdu] Preparing to bring your Guide dog home  Dear Nagdu Members, Since I
>
> want to learn more about guide dogs, I thought I would start this topic. I
> remember how good I felt the first day I brought my cane home from school. I
>
> remember thinking about how my sighted siblings and other family members
> would react to seeing my cane at home. They are very open to me traveling
> with my cane disever we go someever. How do you prepare to bring your guide
>
> dogs home after training with them? Look forward to reading your thoughts on
>
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