[nagdu] seeing eye

[Julie J]

Wayne,

Holy cow! That must be a seriously nice crate.  Do you happen to know what 
brand or what features it has?

I bought a super huge Vari-Kennel for Monty.  I think it's the biggest size 
available.  My husband calls it "the dog barn".  ROFLOL  It cost just over 
$100  or so including the shipping.

I don't use tie down at all.  Monty loves his crate.  He will go in there 
sometimes in the afternoon just to hang out or take a nap.

Now that he's grown out of his puppy craziness and is reliable in the house, 
I don't use the crate as much as I used to.  Again, it's just one of the 
many things that you have to figure out what works in your current 
situation.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye


> You will be given a small mat for the dog to sleep on during one of
> the first regular nightly lectures when you're at the school. This
> will probably be the first night you're there, where they go over
> basic stuff, everyone introduces themselves, and they hand out a few
> things like the mats. Some dogs are crated at the Seeing Eye, but I
> think that this depends on the dog. Many of my classmates had crates
> for their dogs and some didn't. I didn't use a crate my first half of
> training, but asked for one during the second half. My dog seemed to
> do fine with or without one. I looked into crates when I returned
> home, but quickly discovered that the ones that the school was using,
> were usually around $300 or more. I didn't much like the cheaper ones,
> or couldn't find any that suited me, so I've just done without and my
> dog hasn't been worse for wear. I tried leaving the mat out, but she
> eventually pushed it aside and now just sleeps on bare carpet and does
> fine. If my apartment had floors then things might be different, but
> then again who knows. I'm sure that she wouldn't be opposed to having
> a nicer mat or doggie bed, but since she's done fine without one, then
> I really haven't seen the need. My trainer at the school pretty much
> said as much when I brought up the topic of crates with him.
>
> Wayne
>
> On 2/20/10, Jennifer L Finley <jenniferfinley at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>> thanks Joy I just was not sure about that.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joy Relton" <jrelton at verizon.net>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
>>
>>
>>> Hi Jennifer,
>>>
>>> Yes, you do use your cane up until the time that you begin to use your
>>> dog.
>>> I would recommend bringing a folding cane so that you can pack it in 
>>> your
>>> suit case when you go home.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Jennifer L Finley
>>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:09 PM
>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [nagdu] seeing eye
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello this is Jennifer, I was wondering, when you first get to the 
>>> seeing
>>> eye, do you ever use your cane?  I know at some schools you go sighted
>>> guide.  Thanks let me know 
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