OT and Other Guide Dog Users

[Guest guest]

Hello,

Last weekend I had the opportunity to pick out my new guide puppy/

hearing dog. I spent some time with a few of the puppies and one just

stuck out to me and i fell in love with her. I then was given the

task of naming her and I ended up deciding on Jayden, which means

" God Hears. " I will be going to spend the weekend with her this

weekend. I am looking for any advice or stories about when you first

got your dogs and any helpful hints.

Thanks,

" God cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence.

See how nature- trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars the moon

and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch

souls " ~ Mother

" The problem is not that the students do not hear... but the problem is the

hearing world that does not listen !! " ~ Rev.

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[Guest guest]

,

Sounds like fun, puppies are always a blast. But unless one is blind,

its not a guide dog. Have fun and dont let that puppy get away with things.

LOL

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The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

--

& Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

Newport, Oregon

N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

rclark0276@...

http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ NEW Home Page!

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

I am blind. I have Usher's Syndrome. The trainer that I am working

with is in PA and does guide dog training. So he has the puppy for

now but I am still very excited about it hopefully giving me some

more independance and confidance.

--- <rclark0276@...> wrote:

> ,

> Sounds like fun, puppies are always a blast. But unless one is

> blind,

> its not a guide dog. Have fun and dont let that puppy get away

> with things.

> LOL

>

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> The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

> --

> & Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

> Newport, Oregon

> N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

> rclark0276@...

> http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ NEW Home Page!

>

" God cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence.

See how nature- trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars the moon

and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch

souls " ~ Mother

" The problem is not that the students do not hear... but the problem is the

hearing world that does not listen !! " ~ Rev.

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[Guest guest]

,

Oh cool. So you are going to watch this puppy during its training? Is

this trainer comnected to a guide dog school?

Ushers Syndrome, join the club. You, me, and . Not sure who else

here.

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There's a pizza place near where I live that sells only slices... in the

back you can see a guy tossing a triangle in the air...

& Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

Newport, Oregon

N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

rclark0276@...

http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ NEW Home Page!

[Guest guest]

,

Will you need to wait a year for this puppy to become an assistance for you

?

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

No I am working with a private trainer who is certified to train

service dogs and has trained quite a few dogs for blind people but

also does a variety of other dogs. He is not only for guide dogs. I

will have my puppy who will have her in training hearing dog

certification by the end of may and then he says I can have her then

and see him on the weekends for intensive work on guide dog training.

I will be a full time student next semester and he says that I should

be able to have her for when I start school at least as a hearing dog

and working on guide work. I still have pretty much vision when

lighting is good (I have about 60 degrees of vision left) but have

very poor night vision. Does any of this make any sense? It has been

a very long day and I am not sure how much sense I am making.

--- <wdywms@...> wrote:

> ,

> Will you need to wait a year for this puppy to become an assistance

> for you

> ?

>

>

>

>

" God cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence.

See how nature- trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars the moon

and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch

souls " ~ Mother

" The problem is not that the students do not hear... but the problem is the

hearing world that does not listen !! " ~ Rev.

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[Guest guest]

,

I have Usher too, down to light perception now and bilateral CIs. Given your

vision, it seems the dog will serve as a hearing dog and guide you during

times of poor lighting and darkness, is that correct?

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

Yes for now the dog will be moslty guide for night time and in

situations where it is to dark to me to see well. I am also a teacher

and sometimes have a hard to seeing and hearing what is happening on

the other side of my classroom (which sometimes makes me nervous) so

I am hoping the having a dog will be able to help me catch if there

is a problem somewhere that I cannot see and hear. My vision has

decreased pretty quickly so the doctors are not really sure how much

longer I will have much vision so this is also a prepration for more

lose of vision. I would love to talk to you more about Ushers and

stuff. If you wouldl ike you can email me at ashley437@....

Thanks,

--- <wdywms@...> wrote:

> ,

> I have Usher too, down to light perception now and bilateral CIs.

> Given your

> vision, it seems the dog will serve as a hearing dog and guide you

> during

> times of poor lighting and darkness, is that correct?

>

>

>

>

" God cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence.

See how nature- trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars the moon

and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch

souls " ~ Mother

" The problem is not that the students do not hear... but the problem is the

hearing world that does not listen !! " ~ Rev.

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[Guest guest]

,

I didn't see the post you sent under this subject line. Would you mind

resending it to the list or to me privately? Based on the messages I've read

so far, it sounds like you are training a pup for guide work? Is that

correct? If so, I would love to read more about his/her training!

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with 3G

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Surgery date: 2/1/06 Activation date: 3/1/06

(20 days and counting!)

Deafblind/Postlingual

Severe-profound hearing loss since 1995