[NAGDU] GDB

[Christina Laty]

GDB did end class early, but they only had one week of training instead of 2 weeks, it didn’t end two days early. I know they did send most people home without their dog, I thought they would finish training with the same dog but I don’t have all the information. I think I saw that one person was allowed to go home with their dog because they were further along maybe, but I don’t know any details.
- Christina

> On Mar 22, 2020, at 7:47 AM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello, all,
> It would be good if someone close to GDB, or someone who works there, can
> give us the scoop onwhether or not class was dismissed early and not allowed
> to take their dogs home. If it happened that way, this seems unreasonable to
> me. Cindy Lou Ray
> cindyray at gmail.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2020 8:42 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: [NAGDU] GDB
> 
> I heard something yesterday that quite upset me, but perhaps it's the guide
> dog gossip mill running amok again.
> 
> I heard that GDB dismissed its last class 2 days before they would have
> graduated, sent everyone home without their dogs, and told them not to
> expect to get those same dogs if they came back.
> 
> To me, they'd practically finished their training.  They'd already gotten
> attached to their dogs, and put in a lot of work, only to have their dogs
> summarily removed and their work thrown out.  I don't understand why they
> just couldn't go home a couple days early.  Was it one of those super-short
> classes, or what?
> 
> 
> 
> Like California, Jersey where I live is in lock-down, but we are still free
> to go out for walks, so long as we stay away from other people.  Not ideal,
> but enough to get some guide-work in.
> 
> 
> 
> So, did this happen?  Was there an actual good reason, or was it GDB being
> high-handed with its students, again?
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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