[nagdu] Boxer guides

[Julie J.]

Are your wife's boxers guide dogs?

What do you mean working in an office requires too much patience?

thanks!
Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Hicks" <bob at seeinghandassociation.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Boxer guides


> Hi Julie.  I know Pilot trains boxers.  There were 2 in the class that 
> finished with Amos and I.  I wanted a boxer or doby, but working in an 
> office requires too much patience.  Linda, my wife of 39 years, has 2 
> boxers and they are definitely high energy and very loving.  Amos, Magnum 
> and Sampson get along fine and Amos plays with them until he is pooped 
> every evening!  I thought a doby would be great because they are tall and 
> I am 6 ft tall myself, but one with the right disposition did not become 
> available even though I waited 18 months.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Bob Hicks,
> The Seeing Hand Association, Inc.
> <bob at seeinghandassociation.com>
> 304-232-4810
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie J." <jlcrane at alltel.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 7:44 AM
> 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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