[nagdu] dog adaptability and expectations

Marsha Drenth marsha.drenth at gmail.com
Wed Mar 31 02:42:03 UTC 2010


Martha,

I am by no means an expert, but a guide dog user that has been to two
different schools, not that really means anything. So this is just an
opinion. As long as you continue to work your pup when you can, then you
will be fine, and she will too. But you have to work her. Working her and
bonding can still happen, and in the long run you will be a better traveler
for your training. 

Marsha 



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Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:11 PM
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Subject: [nagdu] dog adaptability and expectations

Hi Everyone,
I have been working with my lab Dee since November of last year, and in May,
I will have her for six months. I am going to BLIND Inc. where she will be
crated for 7-8 hours per day. However, I will walk as often as I can to the
center, which is 1.3 miles or so each way, plus work in the evenings and on
weekends. Many guide dog users say I will "ruin the dog," and it is not good
to make a dog change routine so drastically because it takes six months to a
year to become solid. However, I think learning the discovery method will
help us be a more solid team because I will be able to travel with
confidence to familiar and unfamiliar places. Is it expectations preached by
the guide dog schools because they don't believe blind people can handle
sudden change? Is it that some guide dog users have less confidence in
themselves and don't believe change is good for them or their dogs, or am I
way off base thinking like this?

Martha
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