[guidedogchat] Re: school visits
- From: pam <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:07:47 +0100
it's 6 months year. IGDB contacted me to ask if i'd b interested in giving the
talk as i am the closest GDO to the school. they sent me an information sheet
but it's only in print and they don't have it in braille.
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> On 7 Jun 2002, at 10:12, "J Kimbell" <whitetiger62@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> No, I think its stillt he case that you should have had your dog at least
> ayear.
> Julia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Melanie Akpotu
> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 8:35 PM
> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: school visits
>
> I think it would be a very good thing!! It isn’t just kids, lots of
> organisations invite GDO’s to speak. I haven’t ever done it but I know people
> who have and think anyone can apply, although it certainly used to be that
> you had to have had your dog at least a year beforehand, but they may be so
> desperate now as to have dispensed with that rule!!
>
> Mel.
>
> From: Vincent Thacker
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 2:43 PM
> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: school visits
>
> Julia, how do you become a speaker? Presumably if you volunteer in general,
> they will decide at GDBA what your strengths are likely to be and guide you
> into being a speaker if you're the right kind of person. I've spoken in
> public often enough, and have taught kids aged 16-17, so I imagine it would
> be a good thing for me to do.
>
> Vince.
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> Message Received: Apr 07 2014, 12:23 PM
> From: "J Kimbell"
> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc:
> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: school visits
>
> What age are the kids? I'm an official speaker for GDBA and we are given
> prompt cards to work from with statistics that we can refer to. Just for
> background, and then talk about our own experiences. We arent allowed to do
> working demos that I know of or let otehrs have a go with our dogs. I
> wouldnt anyway as mine could pull someone over if they arent used to dogs,
> as she is very boisterous, but I can control it as I've handled dogs for
> over 30 years. But good luck, they can be quite fun, especially the silly
> questions kids can ask!!
> Julia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "pam"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 9:32 AM
> Subject: [guidedogchat] school visits
>
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> 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
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