[nagdu] Working Another's Dog

Tue Aug 11 18:30:09 UTC 2009

Hey Marion,
That was a funny story about you and Merry on the bus. That reminded me of 
something that happened between two guide dog users at our blind center.  We 
were there for a board meeting and these two women were in the office and 
they decided to feed the dogs before the meeting.  Upon one woman's leaving 
the office to come downstairs for the meeting, she grabbed a dog - thinking 
it was hers - and went downstairs.  The dog was behaving nicely and the 
woman wondered why her dog was behaving differently.  Meanwhile up in the 
office, the other woman decided to feed "her" dog and take it out.  That dog 
was acting up and being rowdy.

By then, the woman already downstairs realized that she didn't have her dog. 
It turned out that that dog had missed her dinner while the other dog got 
two dinners!

The two dogs were black Labs but one was male and the other female. The male 
got the two dinners and the female got no dinner until her owner went home 
after the meeting.  It was funny though and we all had a great laugh. The 
hungry dog probably didn't think it was funny!

Linda and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion & Martin" <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 12:34 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Working Another's Dog

>I am of the opinion that whether we allow someone else to work our dogs 
>should be up to us, not up to the school. Again, this is one of the 
>benefits of ownership - you can make your own choices on such matters and 
>no one else has any authority to tell you what you can or cannot do. My 
>wife is a very experienced, competent guide dog handler. When my guide was 
>working, and hers was retired, she would occasionally work my dog. 
>Interestingly, she would always tell me that Louiza went right back to 
>"Guide Dog 101", working exactly as she was trained, not the way we would 
>work together.
>    Merry is in the background reminding me of the time when we boarded a 
> bus together and our dogs, for whatever reason, switched spots so that her 
> dog was under my seat and mine under hers. I didn't realize we had come to 
> our stop and Merry exited the bus with Louiza while Teller and I continued 
> on the route! About 1/4 mile up the road, the bus made an automated 
> announcement and I realized we had missed our stop. I said something to 
> Merry and it was then I realized she was not on the bus! (smile) Teller 
> and I worked together, while Louiza and Merry did the same! I'll bet it 
> was a bit confusing, especially for Teller, who had never worked for me! 
> Perhaps this is a good reason to work each other's dogs from time to time! 
> As Sherrill O'Brien would call it, this was an ABAPITA - Ain't Blindness a 
> Pain In The A**! (Big Smile!)
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 12:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dave, Tammy, & Maddox Anspach
>
>
>> Very interesting.  AT GDB, part of the paperwork that we sign before
>> receiving our dogs is that we will not allow someone else to use our 
>> dogs.
>> I prefer not to say where I stand on this topic, though.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)
>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 7:06 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dave, Tammy, & Maddox Anspach
>>
>> Oh, thank you for sharing this.
>> Much appreciated.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Marion & Martin
>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 8:46 AM
>> To: NFBF List; NAGDU List; blindtlk at nfbnet.org; FLAGDU List
>> Subject: [nagdu] Dave, Tammy, & Maddox Anspach
>>
>> Dear All,
>>    I spoke with Tammy Anspach On Wednesday. Though she is doing well, as
>> one can expect, she does have her moments when she misses Dave and feels 
>> her
>> loss. She is currently in Indianapolis to attend Dave's memorial service 
>> for
>> his family and friends where he was raised. This will be final closure 
>> for
>> his family. Merry and I felt honored to be counted as a friend of Dave's 
>> and
>> to provide support for Tammy.
>>    On a brighter note, Dave's guide dog, Maddox, a vibrant, energetic
>> German Shepherd, is still working. He has been taken in by Debbie 
>> Hietala,
>> whose guide, Maggie, recently crossed the Rainbow Bridge.
>> Debbie tells me maddox love to work and she is grateful for the gift Dave
>> has passed on to her!
>>
>> Fraternally yours,
>> Marion Gwizdala
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