[nagdu] Smallest Guide Dog

[Toni Whaley]

Hello!

I personally like small dogs, the smaller the better.  It's too hard to get
a big dog under commuter bus and train seats. The smallest dog I've known
about was around 42 pounds. I can't remember its breed.

Toni

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Bryan Brown
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:34 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Smallest Guide Dog

Does anyone know what the smallest guide dog is, and is   it even possible
to train a small dog to do guide work? My wife and I have a little designer
mutt called a "Bojack" it's a Boston Jack Rustle cross and she's amazingly
smart "the dog that is"....  and well, so is the wife" 

I see a trend toward smaller guides in most of the programs, I myself prefer
a largish dog, but the convenience of a "pocket sized guide" would be nice
every now and then.

My current guide is a long and lean GSD and he's only about 75-80 pounds but
since the wife and I have bought a new house and space is abundant I think
I'd like to have a big ole boy next time round. 

I remember hearing some where that some of the programs have trouble placing
very large dogs because of limited living space. I've got plenty and I
really like the idea of a huge goofy male  GSD, " you know" , one of those
dogs that looks like you should be riding it instead of walking next to it.
In my case the bigger the dog the better the advertising. I just wish I
could figure out a way to fasten a billboard to him  without effecting his
guide work.. People are going to look anyway, why not use it to my
advantage.

Ok, I guess I'm not sure where or why that question popped in to my head but
if anyone has any input I'd be glad to hear it.

    Bryan 
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