[nagdu] a couple questions

Tue Dec 7 02:44:18 UTC 2010

Hello Doug and everyone,

    Have you been up to Tuktoyaktuk? I've heard that it really gets cold up 
in the NWT.

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Parisian" <eggmann at mts.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions

Julie, you guys know absolutely nothing about what you call cold.  Where I
live In Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, we can, and often do, have temperatures in
the daytime of minus 35 degrees Celsius, about minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Yah, I'm serious.  I have a friend who lives in a small northern Manitoba
town who I visited at Xmas and went for a walk at minus 45 degrees (who
bloody cares about Fahrenheit or Celsius when you get that low.)
Thankfully, there was little wind, the wind chill was only minus 55 Celsius.

This is a consideration for me when getting a new dog; I will be going to
Seeing Eye in March for dog number 6 with the idea that, when I return home
in April, the snow may be on it's way out and hopefully, new jersey will not
have one of it's wimpy toy winters where there is little to no snow.  This
way, the shock will not be such a stress for the new beastie when I arrive
back home.

Doug:

It's so cold here that dogs don't answer when they're called until spring
and the sound melts.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions

> I'm with you!  It was something like 9 degrees when I walked to work this
> morning.  No snow yet, but it could happen any day now.  I wonder how a
> dog from such a warm climate would adjust to the really cold winters here?
>
> Julie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions
>
>
>> Oh, Julie, let's go get us a dog!!!!!! YUM!
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Pawpower Creations" <pawpower at cox.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 6:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions
>>
>>
>> Actually there is a guide dog school in HA, I just made several harnesses
>> for them.  I want to go there.  *smiles*  It is called Eye of the
>> Pacific.
>>
>> Best wishes from the Pawpower pack!
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>>
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>>
>> With eye upraised his master's look to scan,
>> The joy, the solace, and the aid of man:
>> The rich man's guardian and the poor man's friend,
>> The only creature faithful to the end.
>>
>> George Crabbe
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 2:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions
>>
>>
>>> Cindy,
>>>
>>> LOL Knowing yourself and what is most important is a big deal.  If
>>> anyone
>>> ever opens a guide dog program in Hawaii, I'm there.  I don't care if I
>>> have to live in a tent and they only train ugly dogs! LOL
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 1:31 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions
>>>
>>>
>>>>I think the quality of human food is the most important thing. If you
>>>>are
>>>> going to be there several weeks, then ya gotta make sure you are going
>>>> to
>>>> be
>>>> fed well. <Giggle> Julie, in no way am I disagreeing with you. I just
>>>> love
>>>> love love food!
>>>> CL
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 1:14 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Terra,
>>>>
>>>> Welcome to the list!  I love your name!  I'm Julie, one of the
>>>> moderators.
>>>> I'm working with Monty, my owner trained Boxer and Lab mix.
>>>>
>>>> Don't worry about all the conflicting opinions.  You will find the
>>>> program
>>>> that is right for you.  If you stick around long enough you'll hear the
>>>> most
>>>> horrible things about a particular program and 30 seconds later you'll
>>>> be
>>>> reading glowing reviews.  I've never been to any of the guide dog
>>>> programs
>>>> so I haven't a clue which one is best.  I would highly suggest that you
>>>> make
>>>> a list of everything that is important to you like:
>>>> ownership, breeds of dogs, length of training, instructor to student
>>>> ratio,
>>>> quality of food served, area of the country, availability of home
>>>> training,
>>>> or whatever else is important to you.
>>>> Then compare that list to what the various programs have to offer.
>>>> anyway
>>>> that's what I'd do if I were in the market for a guide dog from a
>>>> program.
>>>>
>>>> Best of luck!
>>>> Julie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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