[Ag-eq] Coon Cats

Sat Jul 3 18:00:18 UTC 2010

Barb,

I just love the Coons.  I have always wanted one.  Years ago, friends had 
one named Bandet and he was so big, I felt like I needed to pat him like a 
dog.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <barbandzoe at comcast.net>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] german shepherds

>
>
> The Goldens are such a loving a gentle breed.and make great guide dogs. I 
> can see being just above 5 feet where a Golden is a good match. A bigger 
> dog would drag you down the street. I have known a couple of very nice 
> Goldens in my life and thought they are wonderful dogs.
>
>
>
> I have a cat, that when I went up north and went hicking I took him with. 
> He walked on the leash with me, and if I was not keeping up he would sit 
> down and wait for me to get over the rocks in path. I kept asking him who 
> was is trainer because I have never had a cat do that well on a lead. I 
> thought I should train him to be a guide cat. He is a 20 pound Maine coon.
>
>
>
> Barb
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 3, 2010 4:39:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] german shepherds
>
> Hi Barb,
>
> My one and only Seeing Eye dog was a female Golden Retreaver named Posie. 
> I
> was amazed on how they match the dogs to their owners once I was there at
> the school. You had to do what they called Juno training for a day which 
> is
> your trainer held the harness like he was the dog and he walked you around
> the grounds and then in a residential area with sidewalks. It was then he
> showed you commands and he was assessing you on your height, walking 
> speed,
> voice command level and your arm strength. All of these things really
> matter when connecting you with the right dog. I am only 5 foot 1 inch and
> for me to give a leesh correction, I had to actually step back with my 
> left
> foot before I could get any snap with the leesh. Thank goodness Posie
> hardly ever needed leesh correcting, verbal was good enough for her. In
> fact, later in her life, if I gave her a leesh correction, she would drop
> flat to the ground and then it would take me almost three minutes before I
> could get her back up and going again. She acted like I totally crushed 
> her
> whole world and I found myself patting, stroking, hugging her and telling
> her I'm sorry and that she really was a good girl, so the correction 
> aspect
> just went out of the window. I really think she knew exactly what she was
> doing in the first place.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <barbandzoe at comcast.net>
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 3:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] german shepherds
>
>
>>
>>
>> Hay Susan, I can understand that. The wanted a guide dog to be under 60
>> pounds. But when I see the labs and the Golden's, they are breading them
>> so big to. most of the Golden's I know are big. I know that they have
>> there own breading stalk for most of the guide dogs, so way not just 
>> bread
>> down the shepherds. Just saiing.
>>
>> I could not imagine having a 100 pound guide dog, he wouldn't fit
>> anywhere.
>>
>>
>>
>> Barb
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, July 2, 2010 11:21:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] german shepherds
>>
>> I think one of the reasons shepherds have been fading as dog guides is
>> because it is getting harder to find smaller shepherds. The average 
>> weight
>> size for a dog guide is around 60 pounds.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <barbandzoe at comcast.net>
>> To: <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:15 AM
>> Subject: [Ag-eq] german shepherds
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Why did they stop using germen shepherds as guide dogs. I always wanted
>>> one, if I needed it.
>>>
>>> Did they think they look to scarry, or was there something to do with
>>> temperment. I know that goldens are sweet loveable dogs, and people 
>>> think
>>> they can come up and pet them, but with a shepherd, people seem to walk
>>> on
>>> the other side of the street. they think they are mean, but living in an
>>> un safe neiborhood I would want people to leave me be. If you have a
>>> golden the bad guys would think nothing of jumping you, but with a
>>> shepherd they might think twice. that is why people get pitbulls.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I wish they would bring them back.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Barb
>>>
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