[nagdu] HELP!!! LIVID DOG HANDLER!!

Thu Mar 25 19:19:16 UTC 2010


--- On Thu, 3/25/10, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:

> From: Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] HELP!!! LIVID DOG HANDLER!!
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 2:45 PM
> Thing is, you can't know ahead of
> time what your dog will or won't find
> attractive. 
> My second dog had a taste for of all things, my tampons, my
> *used*
> tampons. Trust me, the guys on the list have never
> experienced that with
> any of your dogs. The first time it happened, I was grossed
> out, then
> surprised, and eventually I learned to just keep my dog
> close to me when
> I knew the trash would be a temptation. Simply closing the
> bathroom door
> only works if one hasn't showered because you need to let
> the bathroom
> air out postshower. Looking back, I could have gotten a
> diaper disposal
> system and I did suggest that to I think one of you on the
> list at one
> time. Still, I didn't think of it when I was dealing with
> that issue
> with that dog. I can now look back at this and smile, but
> trust me boys,
> you haven't lived until you're about to leave to go on a
> date and your
> dog very proudly greets your guest with acertain object in
> her mouth.
> You do learn a lot about your date though and that is
> always a good
> thing. 
> All I'm getting at is that it can be more involved then
> "just take some
> extra time and put things away". 
> At what point does taking all that time become untenable? I
> think we all
> have our own limits. On the surface Lisa's anger at her dog
> sounds
> extreme. That being said, I have no idea what else the dog
> did or didn't
> do that day and over time. Lisa may just for any number of
> reasons
> external and internal taken all she can take. 
> Lisa, please write back and let us know how you're doing. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Albert J Rizzi
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 12:07 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
> Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] HELP!!! LIVID DOG HANDLER!!
> 
> It is also our responsibility as part of the team to lead
> not into
> temptation but to deliver from distraction. For all the
> wonderful
> freedoms
> these beasts bring to our lives,and despite all the
> investment of time,
> dollars and energy which goes into their training, they are
> dogs at the
> end
> of the day. I am harkened to recall that you can take the
> boy out of
> Brooklyn but you can't take the Brooklyn out of the boy
> here. If we do
> not
> as handlers properly stow all garbage, paper goods, shoes
> and any other
> like
> desirable chewable tid bits are we not ourselves setting
> our guides up
> for
> failure or at best setting ourselves up for frustration and
> anger over a
> this or that being chewed on. if only we had taken the time
> to put them
> safely away or out of reach of that always ever inquisitive
> nose and
> tongue
> looking for something to pass the time with? 
> 
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
> CEO/Founder
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> the one who
> is
> doing it."
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf
> Of sarah baebler
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:48 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] HELP!!! LIVID DOG HANDLER!!
> 
> 
> I agree.  Dogs are dogs and guides are dogs when
> they're out of harness,
> and
> occasionally when in harness.  Don't be mad at the dog
> she probably
> doesn't
> even know why your mad or not touching or petting
> her.  After a few
> minutes
> they don't even know it happened little own finding
> something that
> smelled
> and tasted good was bad.
> Sarah
> 
> > From: stevencjohnson at centurytel.net
> > To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> > Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:00:01 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] HELP!!! LIVID DOG HANDLER!!
> > 
> > Remember, she is a dog first, and as much as we want
> them to be
> perfect,
> > that is just an impossible request.  Sometimes it
> is expected that
> these
> > highly trained dogs become little soldiers, and are
> expected to do
> > everything right.  We forget that they are dogs,
> and this is just
> simply
> > their nature.  I think we probably have all had
> similar situations
> take
> > place, and sure, we were probably frustrated at the
> time, but can look
> back
> > and laugh.  Change that around, and laugh when it
> happens as they are
> just
> > doing what is inherently in them.  You want
> shredding stories, counter
> > surfing stories, or times we all were frustrated with
> our guides for
> > something was a real concern, just ask and we will
> deliver, so the
> best
> > advice that you are getting from your peers is to hug
> her and maybe
> even
> ask
> > her if it was good, because it is not going to happen
> again.  And, one
> more
> > little piece of advice, she did not really do anything
> wrong, you were
> > probably more at fault for leving this out for her to
> investigate...it
> takes
> > two.
> > 
> >  JMO
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf
> > Of Lisa Ison
> > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 8:59 PM
> > To: seeingeye-l at list.web.net
> > Subject: [nagdu] HELP!!! LIVID DOG HANDLER!!
> > 
> > Hello everyone,  sub says it all.  I just
> got out of a a lovely hot
> bath
> and
> > went into my room to change into my pajamas and I
> found what I at
> first
> > thought to be tissues torn up all over my floor. 
> I of course was not
> happy
> > about it but not overly angry since Hailey has a
> propensity to tear up
> > tissues from the trash.  However, oncloser
> inspection as I went to
> clean
> up
> > the mess I realized what the mess actually was. 
> It was my dirty
> Seeing
> Eye
> > lunch bag that I had put in the laundry since it had
> corn beef and
> cabbage
> > juice all over it.  Hailey completely tore out
> and chewed up the
> bottom of
> > the bag.  I am so very livid that I don't even
> want to see her or
> touch
> her
> > right now.  What should I do?  Help and
> advice would be very much
> > appreciated right now.  I really don't know what
> to do.
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