[NAGDU] Applying for first guide dog

Fri Jan 15 16:44:27 UTC 2016

Amanda,
I think many of the schools will hold onto your application and home interview materials for a year. I also think that some employers may allow you the time off if you mention it during your interview. You may consider applying to a guide dog school that has a shorter training program too. I think many schools are doing this now, but I know that GDF (Guide Dog Foundation) and GDB (Guide Dogs for the Blind) both offer 2 week classes. This makes taking off of work easier for many people. 
Best of luck to you!
Deanna and Mambo

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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amanda Cape via NAGDU
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Applying for first guide dog

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
> 
> 
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> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 11:16 AM
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> 
> 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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