[nagdu] Dog Boots

[Ann Edie]

Hi, ED,

Hey! Is Gerry in the Ginnis Book of World Records as the longest working 
guide animal!?  Or was that a typo?  "...Gerry (worked 1984-2004)."
If this is indeed true, then Panda and I have a few years to go to top that 
record.

Best,
Ann

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Meskys" <edmeskys at roadrunner.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Cc: "dogguideusersnh" <dogguideusersnh at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog Boots


> Before the Seeing Eye provided dog boots I had to buy them for my second 
> dog, Gerry (worked 1984-2004). He had the unbreakable habit of chewing on 
> his feet. His trainer (Doug Bohl) had worked hard on it, but with no 
> success. This made his feet sensitive to road salt. My wife and I were in 
> the Boston Science Museum, and walking from the subway to the museum he 
> was in extreme pain. When we got there I took him into the men's room, and 
> went into a stall. First I flushed several times, then I put one foot at a 
> time into the bowl and flushed.
>
> When we got home the first thing I did was buy a set of dog boots.
>
> Ed Meskys
>
>
>
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