thanks norman Sent from my iPhone > On 7 Apr 2014, at 16:11, "Norman Waddington" > <normanwaddington504@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Pam, > > I did many schools over the years and had regular appointments with my > schools. The nice part is after the vbisit when you get letters from the > kids. Make sure that they do not come too close to your dog and keep plenty > of space round the dog. Tell them to keep quiet and calm so it will be less > stressful for the dog. Mostly it is common seence! > > Norman. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: guidedogchat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guidedogchat- >> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of pam >> Sent: 07 April 2014 11:45 >> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: school visits >> >> thanks for the advice Faye :) >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 7 Apr 2014, at 11:34, "Fay Marshall" <fmkc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Congratulations! This is a wonderful experience for you and the >> students. when I gave a talk, I always took my dog. The children were >> messmerized by the dog, and listened intently to me. I told them about my >> experience at the school for guide dogs, then how the dog works. >> Demonstrations are a must. they really get excited, especially if you >> choose someone from the audience to try the dog out. This is, if your dog >> will tollerate someone else using it. I had a wonderful German shepard >> that loved kids, so it worked out well. >>> >>> You will find this a wonderful experience. Do it, by all means. Have >> fun. >>> >>> fay from Missouri >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: pam >>> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 3:32 AM >>> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [guidedogchat] school visits >>> >>> >>> >>> i am going to a school on wednesday to give a talk on guide dogs. just >> wondering if anyone else has experience with this and if so any tips? this >> is my first visit. thanks. >>> pamSent from my iPhone > > >