[nagdu] Labrador-Poodle cross

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Merry,

Yeah, Mitzi can be pretty high maintenance at times.  But as long as I have
nothing better to do than entertain her and play with her, she's great.
/grin/  Actually, she's pretty well-balanced, so long as I keep a reasonable
balance between work, play and exercise.  Daisy has taught Mitzi a lot about
patience and not being the center of attention because Daisy is so needy on
a deeply emotionally traumatized for life level.  Also, she's an
incorrigible toy and attention hog!  These days, they seem have come up with
a schedule for who gets the goodies, which is pretty funny.  At least I get
some peace and quiet for my own self these days.  Generous of them, don't
you think?  /smile/


Tami Smith-Kinney

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Merry Schoch
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 12:31 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Labrador-Poodle cross

Tami,

Oh how I wish I had a dollar for everytime I have been asked what kind of 
dog Syd is.  The most clever comment regarding Sydney was, "I never saw a 
seeing eye hound before!"  It was really a nice change when my next dog was 
a black lab; I didn't get that question any longer.  Syd was a great first 
guide - he trained me well; however, he's very needy and I don't want that 
trait in my next dog.  In fact, so needy he's over bugging Marion for 
attention as I type.  A friend of mine had two standard poodles, and they 
were great dogs, but they were needy as well.  Different circumstances for 
me warrants a dog with a more laid back temperment.

Merry