[nagdu] The new GDB.

[Margo and Arrow]

I believe Guiding Eyes does the practice dog thing, too.

margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] The new GDB.


That's interesting that GDB is using "practice dogs", as TSE calls them.
I remember my practice dogs.  One was a giant German shepherd, but as
mellow and sweet as pie.  Another was a very dainty golden girl.  And the
last was a big floloppy golden/lab cross who rolled over on his back and
gave me his paw.  "I'm so cute!  Don't you want to keep me? You can't make
me go back to the kennel!"
None of them at all like my Benny boy, who, Goddess help me, is just what
I asked for. <smile> But I wouldn't trade my Bubba. He's sweet too, in his
very guy way.
Tracy

> Tracey,
> Hi, of course I remember the day I got Pascal! I did forget to mention
> that in my long message though. I arrived to class on Monday afternoon,
> and I got my dog on Thursday afternoon. It was the longest 3 days of my
> life! For those first few days without the dog we did a lot of Juno work
> and even worked with some dogs currently in training. We just had the
> training dogs do obedience and heel. They gave me one built like a horse,
> he pulled like crazy, and did not listen well. Thank God the dog they gave
> me for my guide was so much better. Hope this helps.
> Deanna and Pascal
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