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

[Tracy Carcione]

Congratulations Gary!  He sounds very handsome, and rather headstrong,
like my Benny.  I'm really enjoying your blog.  I wish you'd write more,
but I know you have other things to do.
Hope all continues to go well with your new adventure. I'm eager to hear
how he does once you hit the streets.
Tracy

> 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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