[Ag-eq] german shepherds

Nella Foster nfoster at extremezone.com
Sun Jul 4 15:18:39 UTC 2010 

Peg:

Yes, you are right.  The trainers look at a lot of things.  They look at 
your walking speed, your personality, the type of travel you do, your home 
life and how you handle the Juno dog!

Nella

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peg Brandt" <hazer100 at hotmail.com>
To: "NFB Equine" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] german shepherds


>
>
> Hi, All!  I always thought that a guide dog is chosen for you whose 
> walking stride matches your stride so that the dog is neither lagging 
> behind you or dragging you down the street>  Am I right?  Am I wrong?  Peg
>> Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 16:19:13 +0000
>> From: barbandzoe at comcast.net
>> To: ag-eq at nfbnet.org
>> 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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