[nagdu] Working Another's Dog

Tue Aug 11 20:56:19 UTC 2009

Linda,
    Thanks for the humor! I needed it today!

Fraternally,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Working Another's Dog


> 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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