[nagdu] I think I have found a dog !

[Julie J.]

Oh Mardi!  That is good news!

Best of luck with the new guy and please do keep us updated on his progress.

Best,
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:30 PM
Subject: [nagdu] I think I have found a dog !


> Hi every one,   I tried out a  shepherd type dog today.  This dog showed a
> lot of promise. He has had almost no training at all. It took him a few
> minutes to get used to the Halti, but when he did,I took him for a walk 
> and
> he walked in the correct position to guide from my wheelchair.  I went up
> and down the street several times and then went  a little faster, and he
> kept up with me ,holding the position. A man walking a Pit bull, or should 
> I
> say a pit bull walking  a man went down the street and the shepherd 
> ignored
> it.He is a very friendly dog,and got along with my other dog with no
> problems. He also got along with my cats.  Am I dreaming or is this real?
> Nick, my trainer agreed that this dog is worth working with. He will go to
> the vet to get checked out next week and this time I will have him xrayed 
> to
> make sure he has no abnormalities.Nick said he is a very beautiful dog. He
> is the color of a light golden retriever, but his hair is not as long as a
> golden's coat, but he is kind of fluffy. He has a black nose and charcoal
> color hair around his ears and on his tail.His coat is very soft. He is 
> not
> as tall as a German shepherd, but a little taller than my huskies. He has 
> a
> lot to learn but I think he can do it. I hope so. I have named him Shaman. 
> I
> did not give him a Lakota name because he is so different looking than my
> huskies, so I decided to give him a different kind of name. Nick and I had 
> a
> list of names that we put together and we chose a name from it. I think it
> suites him , and he actually answerd to it and not any of the others, so I
> guess he liked it. He is a young dog, about 1 year old. By the way, his 
> name
> was Fritz, but he did not answer to it so I decided to change it.   I will
> keep you all updated as his vet check and his training progresses.  Have a
> great day,   Mardi, and Nala, semi-retired, and Shaman, possible Trainee.
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