[nagdu] Pet dogs and guide dogs at the same time / and Welcome

[Ann Chiappetta]

Hi Marty;
thanks for the warm welcome.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:32 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Pet dogs and guide dogs at the same time / and Welcome


>  Hi every one,    Lisa, in answer to your question about having pets and
> guide dogs at the same time, I would have to say that this has been a big
> plus for me.  I have Nala, my current guide and Maximus,my seizure alert
> dog, and Tokala, a dog I got to be trained as a guide,but is really too
> small for my needs,and Wanagi, a career changed dog due to a hip problem,
> and Shaman ,my current dog in training to be a guide. I also have 1 rescue
> dog at this time,that I am fostering. This helps my guide dogs in training
> to be very well socialized with many dogs and less likely to show 
> aggression
> towards other dogs. In other words, I have my own dog park. Rescues come 
> and
> go, so there are always new dogs on the scene and I must say, all my dogs
> are very tolerant of each other and the new ones that come in. They seem 
> to
> enjoy playing with each other and in the case of the working dogs, they
> definitely learn from each other. I also have 2 cats, which is good to 
> keep
> my guide dogs well cat desensitized. Along with my pet rat and my fish 
> farm,
> and all these dogs, I am kept very busy and this is good for me,as I don't
> have time to give into all the aches and pains of a 62 year old disabled
> woman, and I don't have time to get too depressed for long over life's bad
> moments. It keeps me going and that is a good thing.   Now, I have lost
> track of all the new people to the list. I want to welcome you all, and I
> know you will enjoy this list. I love hearing about other people and their
> dogs and  even enjoy all the different opinions that we all have and share
> with each other. Have a great day,  Mardi and Nala,semi-retired, and
> Shaman,  gdit, and the rest of the menagerie.
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