[nagdu] service vs therapy dogs and welcome

[Ted Shelly]

Mardi,

Thank you for the welcome.  I'm fascinated by your use of Siberians.  I
think those are fantastic dogs, but I didn't know anyone was using them as
guides.  Maybe you can write me off-list and tell me more about your
experiences (tshelly at optonline.net).  

Ted

 

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Mardi Hadfield
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 9:53 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nagdu] service vs therapy dogs and welcome

 Hi every one,   I have had similar experiences with Therapy dog owners.
They seem to think they know it all. They seem to think,because I am in a
wheelchair that my dog is not a guide.They can't see beyond the chair. My
dog must be a  "wheelchair dog",because I use a wheelchair. I am told that I
don't look blind. Can some one tell me what a blind person looks like?  Do
they all look the same? I get so aggravated at these people, that I don't
even try to explain. I just roll away and ignore them. There are too many
other battles that are more important to take care of.           Welcome
Ted.  All my guides have been Siberian Huskies except for my current
trainee,Wanagi. She is a Husky/Shepherd cross, and I adopted her from the
pound. I have trained my dogs with the aid of a private trainer.  I am sure
that whatever school you choose, you will get a wonderful, and faithful
partner.     Have a great day, Mardi and Nala, retired, Wanagi, gdit, and
Tokala,gdit.
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