[NAGDU] Applying for first guide dog

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That is good to know. Thanks. Do all schools allow applications to be held like that?

Amanda

> On Jan 15, 2016, at 11:25 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> It is possible to make an application, get accepted, and ask that your
> application be held until a time that works for you.  TSE, for instance,
> will hold an app for up to a year.
> So you could apply now.  If you get a job offer, you might be able to get in
> the dog training before you start, if you're all set with the paperwork.  It
> might not work so well to ask for time off right away, if you start a new
> job.
> If it's a temporary job, and you'll be headed back to school in a year, you
> could fit in the dog training between leaving the job and restarting school.
> 
> After college, it took me a while to find work, and then often it was
> temporary work.  There was plenty for my dog to do, running around looking
> for work, going for interviews, working, and having a social life.  Really,
> she had a more varied life than the dogs I'd had once I got regular,
> full-time work.  In fact, she got so she'd walk into a strange office
> building and spot the reception desk and take me there.  Good girl!
> Tracy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amanda Cape via
> NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 11:16 AM
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Applying for first guide dog
> 
> I live in Canada and will be finishing my bachelor of social work degree in
> April. I wanted to at least take a year off of school before potentially
> going back for another degree. I would want to make sure that I would be
> applying at a time where the dog would be getting enough work.
> 
> Amanda
> 
>>> On Jan 15, 2016, at 11:07 AM, Marianne Denning via NAGDU
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> When I went for my first guide dog I did not have specific routes but 
>> travelled throughout a large city using public transportation on a 
>> regular basis.  I was a stay-at-home Mom at the time.  I have been 
>> working when I obtained 2 of my dogs.  I think the time off is covered 
>> under the family and medical leave act if you are in the U.S.  In a 
>> later email you said you are applying for your first guide dog and 
>> looking for a job.  I would put one of those on hold while you took 
>> care of the other.  If you believe the dog is more important than the 
>> job right now I would put looking for a job on hold so you don't start 
>> your job and immediately ask for time off to get the dog.
>> 
>>> On 1/15/16, Amanda Cape via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> When you applied for your first guide dog, did you know where you 
>>> would be travelling to on a regular basis? If you were in a job, how 
>>> did you get time off to go to guide dog school?
>>> 
>>> Amanda
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>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
>> (513) 607-6053
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