[nagdu] Seeing eye thought processes and challenges questions

[starmy22 at gmail.com]

Hi my name is John Sanders.
I have a friend who lives in my apartment building.
He can see.
I had tried to explaine to him about the mobility skills.
He thought that it was some sort of test you had to take.
I do apologize for that.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
John Sanders


-----Original Message----- 
From: Cindy Ray via nagdu
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 3:06 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Cindy Ray
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Seeing eye thought processes and challenges questions

What testing does The Seeing Eye do? Is this something new?
For me one important thought process I had in deciding to have a dog was the 
ask myself why. In my case, it was because I had trouble with my hand and it 
would be easier on it than using a cane. I did not consider adequately, I 
think, how I was going to feel about the continued question of the loving 
public about my dog--its age, its gender, its breed, the talk about how 
wonderful that I can et out now. The constant "doggie, doggie, doggie!" 
thing that you get with kids, or people interrupting my meals and 
conversations to either show their kids the dog, the child's temper tantrums 
when I I said "no." Not sure I was totally prepared for it, and I believe I 
might well have thought it through more. There is some wonderful 
companionship that the dog provides; I felt this sometimes especially at 
seminary, but I didn't think it should be a totally overriding factor. I did 
know that I would often walk straighter, but I am not sure that I would 
count on the dog always taking me exactly where I would want to go, so I 
knew I needed to have good mobility skills, including the ability to reason 
out situations I might be in.
I doubt this is terribly helpful, but I'm not completely sure what you want. 
It will be interesting to read other folks' thoughts.
Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com

On Sep 28, 2015, at 1:47 PM, starmy22--- via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi my name is John Sanders.
> I’m writing this email for graduates who went to the Seeing Eye Guide Dog 
> Training School.
> I have some questions that I would like to ask.
> These questions relate to the challenges and the thought process of when 
> one goes through the Admissions test.
> 1.  What problems did you face while going through the testing process? If 
> one can offer any help whatsoever in the form of solutions on how to 
> overcome said challenges this will be of great help to me
> 2.  What were the thought processes that you went through to find 
> solutions to those problems? For me, what has helped, is if I return in my 
> mind to the time of the experience.
> 3. What priorities in your life does your guide dog help you succeed with? 
> This will help me gain perspective on my life with having the assistance 
> of a guide dog.
> 4. Can you offer any encouragement for going through the process once you 
> had completed the testing?
> The reason why I’m asking these questions is because I’m going through 
> some issues of anger, depression, and Lonelyness and Ineed to be able to 
> get through those in order for me to be successful with the testing after 
> the reference letters  get received by the School.
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
>
>
> Thanks so much, I am greatly appreciative for any help you can offer. This 
> means so much to me to being able to have assistance in my life to help me 
> become the best person I can be and have the best life I can achieve!
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