[nagdu] Brushing

[Tracy Carcione]

Julie J.,
Yep, I agree with all your points.
But suppose you go into an office every day, and have an average-shedding
dog, which you brush maybe a couple times a week?  Just for the sake of
argument (as if there wasn't enough argument already.)
Tracy


> 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
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>
>> 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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