[NAGDU] Some Questions About Guiding Eyes

[Mary Metzger]

My first three dogs came from Guiding Eyes, and I still know many current
graduates.  Many of these graduates live or work in large cities and
regularly navigate complex crossings.

Mary Beth Metzger

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Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 1:34 PM
To: Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Lisa Belville <missktlab1217 at frontier.com>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Some Questions About Guiding Eyes

Tracey, this is what I thought backtracking was, too.?? I've also heard it
called reversing a route, i.e. you go someplace using mostly right turns and
the route back uses left turns.?? Some dogs find it boring, especially ones
with more initiative.?? Still, there are times when this is the way I want
to go.?? It could be for safety reasons such as construction work or me just
being too hot/tired.


I wouldn't want a school telling me this is something I shouldn't be doing
with my dogs.?? IMO if someone doesn't use backtracking often there's no
harm in doing it occasionally.?????? I'd be interested to hear GEB's
reasoning for this policy.


Lisa


Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

On 7/30/2019 12:19 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
> What I call backtracking is when the dog can reverse a path, without 
> too much input from me.  I had one dog who was really good at it.  If 
> we'd go hiking, say, then decide after a while we wanted to go back 
> the way we'd come, I'd turn her around, tell her Forward, and she'd 
> remember where we turned and go back to where we started.  Pretty 
> handy.  But not all dogs can do it well.  For me, it's a nice extra, but
by no means a must-have.
> Others may feel differently.
> Tracy
>
>> Hmm, what do you mean by backtracking?
>>
>> On 7/29/19, Jordan Gallacher via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>  From what I was told when I had my home visit from Guiding Eyes, 
>>> they do have mandatory follow ups, and the following is what ended 
>>> up me taking them off the list.  They absolutely do not want you 
>>> doing any back tracking nor do they want their dogs doing anything 
>>> but really simple street crossings.
>>>
>>> Jordan
>>>
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>>> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Danielle Ledet 
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>>> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2019 9:48 PM
>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Danielle Ledet <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [NAGDU] Some Questions About Guiding Eyes
>>>
>>> Hey yall,
>>> I am considering strongly putting in my application for Guiding Eyes.
>>> How long do retrains have to stay? And, do they have mandatory 
>>> yearly followup visits? That's all for now, but do share your 
>>> experiences with the school for training and after you and your dog 
>>> have been working for awhile.
>>> Positives? Negatives? Thanks you guys!
>>>
>>> I met a Guiding Eyes dog and was very impressed with the 
>>> responsiveness even when not in harness. I prefer my dogs to be 
>>> seroius when working and not be easily distracted. This was a dog 
>>> fresh out of training and all of 2 years old.
>>>
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