[nagdu] Up date on Wanagi"s training and Welcome

[dmgina]

I am pleased you and your dog are a team again out in public.
I know you work hard and keep up the swell job.

--Dar
www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
Every saint has a past
every sinner has a future

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 4:18 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Up date on Wanagi"s training and Welcome


> Hi every one,  Wanagi has resumed her training,and I finally have my
> wheelchair back.  I have taken her to the Grocery store many times now and
> she has done very well. Nick and I took her to the Fire Fighters Chili 
> cook
> off last Friday and there were several pet dogs and one other service dog
> there, as well as a large crowd of people. She did well navigating the
> crowds. Some of the pet dogs acted out,but Wanagi just ignored them. We 
> are
> still working on bus lifts as she is still not so good on them. Up until 
> now
> she has been leash leading me and I have been using my cane when 
> needed.She
> is ready for training with the harness now.I have not had to use my cane
> when working her the last 3 times we were out working. She still has a lot
> to learn but I am pleased at her progress,considering that her training 
> was
> interupted several times. She did not forget any of her lessons.She really
> wants to please me and she loves it when I tell her what a good girl she 
> is.
> She wags her tail a mile a minute as Nick says. He says that she looks up 
> at
> me every time she stops at a driveway or curb cut as if to say, "did I do
> good mom?did I do good?" I just love this dog! And to think ,I found her 
> at
> the Pound.Who ever lost her and did not claim her,lost a wonderful dog, 
> But
> I can't feel too sorry for them.  Tokala is doing well at guiding me 
> around
> the house and yard and takes me to the mail box every day. We went to a
> meeting at the coumunity center around the corner form my house yesterday
> and she did very well. She is getting better about loud noises now. Even
> though I don"t really need a guide around the house, she is happy that she
> has a job to do and she has not misbehaved since I started working with 
> her.
> I modified one of Nala's old harnesses to fit her. She is so small,barely 
> 20
> inches at the shoulder............Welcome Bunny, What breed is Lady? What
> breed of dog are you looking for? Or does breed matter to you? If you
> google  craig's list in your area, and click on pets,you might be able to
> find a dog that way. Unfortunately, a lot of people are trying to find 
> homes
> for their dogs because of the aconomy and other reasons. If you have a
> shelter in your area, you might check that out.Google, dog rescue groups 
> and
> see what you come up with. I found my current Tranee at a shelter. She is 
> a
> Husky/Shepherd mix and is working out very well. All my guide dogs have 
> been
> Siberian Huskies ecept Wanagi.She is all white and has blue eyes.  Good 
> luck
> in looking for a dog to train. Have a great day, Mardi and
> Nala,retired,Wanagi,gdit,and Tokala,gdit.
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