[nagdu] Boxer guides

[Julie J.]

Yes, Monty is an incredibly high energy dog.  From everything I have 
gathered from other Boxer owners, the vet, breed info etc.  he is very 
typical of the Boxer personality.  I'm hoping that some of the lab comes 
through soon!  If there's one word to describe him, it's exuberant.  I think 
he will be a great guide, eventually.    He's about 16 months old now and 
I'm seeing a glimpse of him settling and maturing.

Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Boxer guides


> Julie,
>
> When I looked into Pilot a few years back, they were offering Boxers. 
> Don't
> know if that's still the case.
>
> When I watch the boxers about Monty's age -- and there are several of 
> them!
> -- at the dog park, they remind me in many ways of Mitzi.  Very energetic,
> curious, friendly, busy.  Also very smart.  Not as consistently airborne 
> as
> a poodle.  /smile/  I know exactly what you mean about the energy and
> enthusiasm.  Great stuff, especially when it comes with brains, but but it
> does take some managing.  That's if you can ever catch up with it to begin
> with.  /grin/  The go parts of guide work come really easily, but all that
> quiet etiquette stuff...  Apparently, even a poodle grows out of the worst
> of it -- eventually.  /smile/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie J.
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 4:45 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Boxer guides
>
> As far as I know The Seeing Eye is the only program to offer Boxers and I
> think those are pretty few and far between.  I would be interested to know
> if I am wrong and there are other schools training Boxers.
>
> I would also be excited to hear from anyone working a Boxer guide.  I saw
> the "Breed All About It" program on Animal Planet a few months ago 
> featuring
> the Boxer.  There was a segment with a TSE grad working a Boxer.  It was
> done very well.
>
> As most of you already know I am training a Boxer/Lab mix to be my next
> guide dog. He is very intelligent, but super high energy.   I don't know 
> if
> all Boxers are like him, but I could definitely understand why not many
> Boxers are used as guides if they all have this level of enthusiasm and
> energy. *smile*
>
> Julie
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