[NAGDU] video in training

Thu Oct 18 02:26:52 UTC 2018

Hi Keri and list,
I think you should do what you think is best regarding documenting meeting
your dog and so forth. I would mention your wanting to do some videos to
your instructor. When I went to get Gabe in 2008, i had just retired my
first dog, Bates. My editors at the newspaper where I work wanted me to
write an essay about retiring my guide and the experiences of getting a new
dog.
This was before Facebook Live, etc. etc.
I used an Olympus digital recorder with microphones clipped to what I was
wearing. That way, I was recording while being totally hands-free to work
with Gabe.
When I went back in 2015 to get Barbara, I asked my instructor to take some
photos on some of the routes and when we went to New York City. I posted
the photos with descriptions to Facebook, and they were a big hit.
So, I really think it depends on the circumstances.
I honestly didn't document my experiences in 2015 because I was in an
abbreviated training program because I came in to class a week late.
Hope this helps.

Liz

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 1:12 PM Kerri Sprecher via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hey Deb and List,
> Totally understand. No doubt some people do get carried away and obsessed
> with it, but then, others are just like you said, journaling and casting to
> keep a recording of it for various reasons, mine being more for my own use,
> but, I do think that when there's some downtime, not every bit of it should
> be used for recording, but maybe just a few minutes of it can be spent
> doing that, and the other time should definitely be dedicated to the
> bonding and learning process. And, in my case, laundry and sleep. lol. As
> little time as we do get, I'm sure we all could agree on the fact that
> sleep is precious in guide dog training. :)
> Also, the youtube vlogs of this particular graduate I was watching, had a
> lot of promoting of the school's donation section and also an educational
> twist to them. I think that was pretty neat, and there were some comments
> that expressed thanks to the graduate for the behind the scenes look at how
> it really is in training, because many people don't know or understand it,
> especially from that aspect. So I do think it could help educate and
> advocate for us.
>
> Kerri and the yet-to-be new addition
>
>
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> > On Oct 17, 2018, at 11:51 AM, Debra Chandler via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm a Seeing Eye grad and I find that people now often write journals
> about their training or do podcasts.  I don't think there's anything wrong
> withrecording one's first meeting with their new dog.  What bothers me is
> that the constant journaling and/or podcasting I believe takes away from
> bonding time with our dogs.  Retrain classes are getting shorter and
> shorter so now there is less time for this.
> > Deb and Tallg
> > ---- Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> I can see the point, especially for folks who do that. I've done it
> before
> >> and then either lost or just never listened again. My heart has the
> >> memories. Still, if it is something one always does, that's just fine.
> And
> >> besides all that, it is simply not my business.
> >> Cindy Lou
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via
> NAGDU
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 10:12 AM
> >> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
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> >> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] video in training
> >>
> >> Hi Kerri.
> >> A friend of mine did make a recording of at least one of her dog
> meetings.
> >> Like you said, she just pushed record when the trainer knocked on the
> door,
> >> or around then, so then it wasn't a distraction.  So I guess it works
> well
> >> for some people, though not for me.
> >> Tracy
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri
> Sprecher
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> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 11:00 AM
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> >> Cc: Kerri Sprecher
> >> Subject: [NAGDU] video in training
> >>
> >> Hi Tracy and List,
> >> I do understand why it would bug you that people would focus more on
> >> videoing and not on the dog and building a relationship. However,
> that's not
> >> at all my intention; I like to journal about important things to me,
> not for
> >> everyone else but for me to look back on, and that is why I also
> mentioned
> >> audio-only recording; and, you are absolutely right, that first meeting
> is
> >> so very special, that's why I want to capture it. I haven't done that
> with
> >> the last 3 dogs, but I would like to with this one, and I can hit the
> record
> >> button, forget about the fact that it's being recorded, and still be
> very,
> >> very mindful and special with the dog at the same time. For some, it is
> a
> >> distraction, but for me, it's a way for me to go back and look at how
> >> amazing that moment was and actually hear it happening. I have always
> >> recorded special moments throughout my life, since a very young age, and
> >> it's actually therapeutic for me and comes as second nature to me since
> it's
> >> been a part of what I do for a ve  ry long time. It may sound like I'm
> >> trying to justify it, but my intent isn't to do that, but just to
> explain my
> >> position on it and assure you that I will still have that very special
> >> moment and it won't take away from it at all. But I can see where
> different
> >> things work for different people.
> >> Getting more excited as the time goes by.
> >>
> >> Kerri Sprecher,  President
> >> Big Country Chapter NFBTX
> >> spedangel84 at gmail.com
> >> 325-280-6272
> >> Chapter Google Voice: 325-704-8787
> >> Chapter E-mail: bigcountry at nfbtx.org
> >> Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AbileneAreaBlind
> >>
> >> "
> >> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
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