[nagdu] a couple questions

Tue Dec 7 19:30:38 UTC 2010

My first dog was A German Shepherd and looked the part, especially when the 
earth was till green, way back in 1977.  Truth was, he wouldn't harm a fly. 
Unfortunately, he was one of those over-bred types who had skin problems, 
digestion issues, and was prone to pick those he liked and those he didn't, 
and let those on the negative side of the equation know about his feelings.

AS a guide, he was almost beyond supurb--he could walk us through the eye of 
a needle without touching the sides.  He loved shopping in crowded stores 
and would not hesitate to give someone the shepherd look and shoulder if he 
believed said item was behaving as a spee dbump.  And, I never had trouble 
getting a seat on a bus; his mere existence in the area was convincing 
enough.  His name was Brut (pronounced Brute, actually a German Wine.) 
After two visits by the awesome Gary Matoon from Seeing Eye, I went for a 
replacement and was not charged since TSE said they were responsible for 
allowing him through the training program.

One more neat trick he developed on his own was to fetch anything anyone 
dropped in my vicinity.  I never lost a glove in two years and several other 
bus riders owed him money for a similar act.

Doug: Shepherd's pie anyone?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jordan Gallacher" <jgallacher1987 at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions

> Brewer was exactly like that.  You kept your distance or he was likely to
> bite.  September is worse than a nut case.
> Jordan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 12:30 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions
>
> I had a dog once that growled whenevr people tried to pet her. People
> thought she was pretty, but she did get way less attention. Down side was
> she was basically a nut case.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] a couple questions
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>
> Julie,
>
> It they train ugly dogs, I want one!  Especially mean-looking ugly dogs.
>
> My current working theory is that it would easier to get from point A to
> point B without having to plan for unexpected conversation and commentary
> with an ugly dog with a mean expression.  /lol/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie J
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:00 PM
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> 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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