[nagdu] another question for those of you that have pet dogs

[Ann Chiappetta]

Hi Lisa;
When I brought Verona home from Guiding Eyes,, my pet dog was a bit put out 
but I did my best to keep the routine from guide dog school and after a few 
weeks, things are fine. My pet dog does not distract my guide dog very much 
when we are doing obedience or harnessing up. However, when we come home, 
they are very happy to see each other and I do have to remind Verona to wait 
and behave so I can unharness her. My pet dog may need a command to sit or 
get in her crate until we are settled, of course. But it's no big deal.
The most important lesson I learned from the trainers is to treat them 
equally but separately. Feeding, walking, and even play time for each is 
part of their socialization process.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa" <lison1273 at live.com>
To: "seeing eye-l" <seeingeye-l at list.web.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:09 PM
Subject: [nagdu] another question for those of you that have pet dogs


>I have another question for those of you that have pet dogs as well as your 
>guides.  Does the fact that you have other dogs at your house besides your 
>guide help or hinder your guides dog distraction?
> Lisa
>


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