[nagdu] Concerns with training Centers in General

[Aleeha Dudley]

I disagree that there should be someone who can retrain a team. The centers job is to teach independence. You are responsible for handling your dog. There is no way a person could be knowledgeable about all the schools and their training methods. You are taught to manage your dog at school. Call the school for assistance. 

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> On Sep 3, 2015, at 8:33 PM, larry d keeler via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> My biggest concern is when in training centers, whether NFB or state run,
> there seems to be a shortage of people who understand dogs,. Not only the
> dog but also the bonds that form between dogs and handlers. Also, O and M
> instructors seem to lack the knowledge or don't know how to adapt the
> training to include dogs. When a friend of mine went to the training center
> over in Kalamazoo which is state run, she ran into handlers that in my
> opinion shouldn't have been in charge of themselves let alone they're dogs!
> One was snatching food, knocking folks over and whining a lot. She couldn't
> bring it to meals because she really couldn't control it. The training
> center didn't seem to know how to deal with the problem so, they just had
> her lock her dog in as much as possible and seemed to ignore it. The point
> is that maybe if centers could have a person on hand who could help retrain
> or reeducate the team, maybe things could have went smotother for everyone!
> As far as NFB, I really never thaught about it until about 2010. I got
> invited to a chapter meeting and liked what they presented. When I went, I
> was leery because I'd had Holly for a year or so. I had heard from older
> members of NFB as well as the other organization and even sighted folks that
> NFB was anti dog. Even now from non dog users who are younger I get folks
> who don't understand about how they work. I was asking my good friend who
> moved to Iowa about what he thaught of the whole NFB training center dog
> thing. He had no idea why we couldn't keep them crated up all day long! He
> said that the building is quite small and why would you need a dog to help
> you around in there! I couldn't really argue that because unfortunately for
> this stand, I've been known to get around just fine with or without a cane.
> I did mention the differences in cane versus dog travel and also about the
> bonds we develop as a team. He wasn't really impressed. He was not being
> discriminatory on purpose but, he is certainly ignorant of how dogs work. I
> did bring my dog to the first chapter meeting and another guy who I knew
> oused a dog left his at home. I asked him why and he told me he didn't know
> if people would accept the dog. I told him if they didn't they could all get
> hanged! Well, I found out about nagdu and that dog use was getting a lot
> more respect than it used too. But, it has become obvious that we have som
> work to do!
> 
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