[nagdu] Brushing

[Julie J]

Yes, absolutely.

But I think it depends on the dog, the handler and  the situation. If your 
sick and miss a day or three, it doesn't mean you are a bad guide dog 
handler.  If you go camping for a week and forgo brushing altogether it 
doesn't make you a bad guide dog handler.  Or if you brush every day and 
still have a crazy shedding dog, it doesn't make you a bad guide dog 
handler.

anyway that's my .02!
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 12:42 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Brushing


> Julie J, you say you don't brush your dog every day.  You have a boxer, so
> that may be fine, but I know people who don't brush a lab every day, and I
> think that's a problem.  When I was a college kid with my first dog, a
> lab, I didn't brush her every day.  I figured every other day would be
> fine.  But then a friend told me that, every time I visited, he ended up
> cleaning up lots of fur, and he'd appreciate it if I'd brush the dog more.
> So since then, I've just made it a habbit to brush every day (unless I'm
> very sick, or have been out until a ridiculous hour).  I know some
> shedding is inevitable, but I'm convinced regular brushing keeps it down
> considerably, and, to me, it's part of being a responsible handler, if you
> happen to have a shedding breed.
> JMO.
> Tracy
>
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