[nagdu] I just received my first guide dog ... It's a boy!

[GARY STEEVES]

Hello list:

Just while I have a spare minute and the new doggie is lying quietly I thought I'd let you know that I got my very tall black standard poodle named Bogart today. He's pretty hooked on his trainer but we are making progress today so far. He is starting to listen to me and led me right back to my room after a relieving attempt.

It's wonderful to finally have the big guy instead of just wondering about it. I'll write more on my blog  today or tomorrow (www.garysdogblog.blogspot.com)

thanks for all your good wishes and I'm sure I'll be neding more of your expertise in the future.

Big happy grin!!!

Gary


----- Original Message -----
From: Tamara Smith-Kinney <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010 10:32 am
Subject: Re: [nagdu] the Dalmatian guide
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>

> I knew there was something I liked about you.  /grin/
> 
> Strong will is probably the major reason Mitzi and I get along 
> so well.
> She's great and responsive, but when she's in a mood....  
> Or when she's
> practicing selective disobedience on the job.  I'm pretty 
> sure she would
> drive a lot of handlers crazy, though.  I would probably 
> drive a lot of
> other guide dogs crazy, too, so I guess she and I are even 
> there.  /grin/
> 
> Tami Smith-Kinney
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf
> Of Jewel S.
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 4:15 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] the Dalmatian guide
> 
> Thanks for sharing that! It sounds like the dalmations were the
> perfect dogs in his life. I know I would not be able to handle the
> strength of their bodies, though I am known among my friends to be
> very good with stubborn cats and dogs, so I'm sure I could deal 
> with a
> strong-willed dog...I'm quite strong-willed myself
> 
> ~Jewel
> 
> On 5/4/10, Jenine Stanley <jeninems at wowway.com> wrote:
> > The gentleman Ed spoke of is Clayton Hutchinson from here in 
> Columbus. He
> > had Denys, yes, correct spelling, an unaltered male Dal, for a 
> number of
> > years. I worked for his company, computer conversations,  
> in the late
> 1980's
> > and early '90's and knew him and Denys quite well.
> >
> > Denys was an amazing dog. Prior to him, Clay had a female Dal 
> as his first
> > guide. She lived to be around 15 if I recall correctly. He 
> then got
> another
> > Dal, a female, but I never met that dog. He still has a Dal, 
> not sure if
> > it's the same female, I'd suspect not. I haven't seen him in 
> nearly 20
> years
> > now, but for him, the Dal mindset, a strong willed dog, worked well.
> >
> > Denys was quite a striking dog too with black hearts around 
> his eyes and a
> > very attractive dot pattern over the rest of his coat. He was 
> not so much
> > stubborn as strong, both physically and intellectually.
> >
> > Dals were bred originally as coach horses to run with the 
> carriages and
> > guard the stables so they aren't exactly Disney characters,
> > personality-wise. His original Dal female, Dottie, was quite 
> the strong
> lady
> > who had no problem telling other dogs exactly what she thought 
> of them. I
> > met her when she was a grand old lady in retirement and she 
> looked at me
> as
> > pretty much one of the lesser creatures in the office. <grin>
> >
> > Denys got on well though with my then dogs Sheba, the Pilot dogs
> lab/German
> > Short Haired pointer mix and Jerry Lee, the GDf Lab.
> >
> > I'd say the Dal isn't the dog for everyone, in fact not many 
> people could
> > probably handle them in their stronger moments, but they are 
> bright to a
> > fault and once you've made it into their inner circle, you're 
> there for
> > life.
> >
> > I'm proud to have known Clay and his Dals and it's where I did 
> meet at
> least
> > a few of you on this list many, many moons ago in one of those 
> alternate> lives we all tend to have. <grin>
> >
> > Jenine Stanley
> > jeninems at wowway.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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