[nagdu] Interesting Names Re: guide dog book about young person

Thu Feb 4 02:31:05 UTC 2010

Marion,

90 pound black dogs do tend to create a bubble of space around you. I rarely 
get drive by petters with Monty.   It's really very nice.

I've never longed for a German Shepherd though.  I really wanted a Doberman, 
badly, but I ended up with my Boxer mix.  Now I'm sold on the Boxer.  I 
don't know if I could be talked into a different breed after experiencing 
the Boxer lifestyle. *smile*

Best wishes with Sarge.  I'm enjoying reading the updates.

Julie

- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion & Martin" <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Interesting Names Re: guide dog book about young person

> Linda,
>    I was blind when I trained police and guard dogs in the mid 70s but 
> didn't really know it! (grin) I had 20/30 central vision but a field of 
> about 15 degrees. It resulted in a few mishaps, since part of my job was 
> to "catch" the dogs. by this I mean I was the one who wore the sleeve that 
> the dogs would rip off as their "reward"! We had a couple of dogs that 
> would duck or rise at the last minute, so I had to wear other protection! 
> (It's a wonder I have a child! (sly grin)
>    On the one hand, I am pretty anxious about getting Sarge! I have heard 
> so much about him from Mike Sargeant and the head of the puppy department 
> and even got a Christmas present from him! On the other hand, he will be 
> very well trained by the time I get him. I am certain it will all be worth 
> the wait!
>    I intend to pair the hand gestures with the English/German commands, 
> dropping the English ones eventually. I may also use some "gernglish" 
> commands for some of the ones that may not be used all that frequently but 
> that he probably already knows. Some of the guide commands are not ones I 
> am familiar with in German, so my sister (who is studying German) and a 
> friend of hers who is a native German-speaker are helping me with them. So 
> far my favorite is "Pass auf!" That means "Mind your business!" I just 
> think it sounds cool! Also, Merry says I won't have any trouble finding a 
> seat on the buss with a 90+ lb. dog with a black face and gold eyes! What 
> say you? (smile)
>
> fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Linda Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Interesting Names Re: guide dog book about young 
> person
>
>
>> Marion,
>> That's neat about the German commands. Did you train police dogs while 
>> blind or were you fully sighted at the time? There was an article in our 
>> paper awhile back about a local visually impaired man who trained police 
>> and guard dogs and did it well - why of course!!!
>>
>> One of the things that will help your dog to learn the German commands is 
>> to be sure to use the hand signals along with the English.  Maybe as a 
>> former trainer you already know about that (grin!)!
>>
>> Good luck with the new dog and hope your trainer's wife recovers well 
>> from her surgery. I bet you can't wait!!  I'd be tired of the long, white 
>> one-legged dog by now!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Lyn and Landon
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Marion & Martin" <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:27 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Interesting Names Re: guide dog book about young 
>> person
>>
>>
>>> Nicole,
>>>    I think that the dog would do just fine with a name change during or 
>>> after training. My past guide's name is Louiza. I call her Lou-Lou, 
>>> Weeza, and sometimes....well, things I won't write in email! (smile)
>>>    In fact, because my wife and I both work dogs and I was a former 
>>> police dog trainer, I am going to switch my dog to German commands by 
>>> pairing the German ones with the English for a while then only using 
>>> German. I'll let you know how that works!
>>>
>>> fraternally yours,
>>> Marion
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:04 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Interesting Names Re: guide dog book about young 
>>> person
>>>
>>>
>>>> Lol, and, indeed, that would not have worked.  I am sure that their 
>>>> personalities do not match in the least.  The reason that I do not 
>>>> recommend changing a dog's name is mainly because that is what they 
>>>> have been trained with, and they go through enough other changes, but 
>>>> the situation that you talk about is quite different; I did not mean to 
>>>> generalize or anything.
>>>> Anyone else have any funny name stories?
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "The Pawpower Pack" <pawpower4me at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 5:45 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Interesting Names Re: guide dog book about young 
>>>> person
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> When I adopted Laveau from the humane society, her name was Marge. 
>>>>> That had to go because... it just did.  It didn't take her long to 
>>>>> switch and now when I say or sign her name she wags like crazy.  She 
>>>>> was only a year old and I don't know how long she had been stuck with 
>>>>> the horrid moniker of Marge.  No offense to anyone with that name but 
>>>>> it just wasn't for her.  Also I'm a huge Harry Potter fan and everyone 
>>>>> would have called her aunt Marge.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Rox and the Kitchen Bitches
>>>>> Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide Dog, CGC.
>>>>> "It's wildly irritating to have invented something as revolutionary as 
>>>>> sarcasm, only to have it abused by amateurs." -- Christopher Moore
>>>>> pawpower4me at gmail.com
>>>>>
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