We offer hands-on seminars to Orientation and Mobility Specialists and O&M students in training.
These seminars are designed to enable participants to:
- Identify and advise clients who are considering a guide dog
- Prepare clients who will be training with guide dogs
- Work more effectively with clients who have guide dogs
- Gain a thorough understanding of what guide dogs and guide dog training are about
During the seminar you’ll learn about:
- Guide dog training techniques
- Street crossings
- Orientation
- Patterning and conditioning for specific travel objectives
- Common Dos and Don’ts of guide dog travel
- How we make great matches between people and guide dogs
Each participant will get to work with a senior Guide Dog Instructor and will walk both sighted and under blindfold with the dog in harness.
The on-site seminar also includes time with instructors, specialized and admissions staff, and earns certified O&M specialists ACVREP-approved CE units.
Seminar groups have up to eight participants.
On-site seminars are held between April and November.
We can also bring our seminar to your agency or college if you have a minimum of five O&M professionals or students who wish to participate.
For more information, please contact:
Admissions Department
(800) 942-0149 ext. 2222
admissions@guidingeyes.org
![Meet this week's Transformation Tuesday feature: a smart, affectionate yellow lab guide dog named Bailey. Bailey is the 8th guide dog for handler Dana, a retired social worker from NYC. Dana received his first Guiding Eyes dog back in 1968. Swipe ⬅️ to see what Bailey looks like as a working guide dog!
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This time around was Dana's first experience with our Home Training Program: "With the Home Training program, Bailey has quickly become familiar with my local routes and neighborhood. My instructor, Kathryn, was excellent and creative in her approach to training. Bailey learned to recognize 'home' by tape she placed on the sidewalk in front of my building. I learned to verify the location both by counting steps and listening for the windchimes Kat placed, ensuring Bailey had navigated accurately."
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Bailey was raised by Dianne Martin, a volunteer puppy raiser in our @guidingeyescapital Region. She sent us this note about her time with the sweet pup: "Bailey is a very adventurous and inquisitive boy who lives his life and explores the world with enthusiasm and humor. He has a special way of making those around him laugh with his silly antics and favorite squeaky toy and was often seen using his body to push, pull, and/or climb over, under, or in things simply just for the fun of it. [..] Bailey, with his light-hearted, I-can-do-this attitude, will surely bring his strong work ethic and love of life wherever he goes. I wish team Bailey many miles of happiness and lots of laughter on their journeys!"
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Read more about Dana and Bailey by clicking the link in our bio.
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Picture Description:
[1] Bailey is pictured as an adorable yellow lab puppy standing on the outdoor steps during a training session with his puppy raiser. Bailey looks down toward the camera with big, floppy ears.
[2] Dana & Bailey’s official graduation photo, with Bailey looking very professional in his leather guide dog harness as he sits beside Dana. Dana wears lime green sunglasses and a forest green New York City sweatshirt.
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