[nagdu] Issuing dogs at 18 months - is it too young?

solsticesinger solsticesinger at gmail.com
Wed Apr 6 12:46:01 UTC 2011 

My first dog was sixteen months when i got her, and my current guide was 
eighteen months. I've never experienced any difficulties because of their 
ages. Sure, we had our challenges, but I'm not convinced they would have 
been any less if the dogs had been older.

I do know what you mean about certain dogs though. Some just aren't ready at 
so young an age. I think it's really important that the school evaluate the 
dogs carefully before putting them out. Luckily, GDF has done a fabulous job 
of this for me so far.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 12:58 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Issuing dogs at 18 months - is it too young?


>I think that is too young.  Many of the schools raised the age for training 
>the dogs was because there was too much real puppy behavior and chewing. 
>So the schools are going back to this problem???  Getting the dogs at two 
>is puppy enough for me!  To me, this is like giving a 14 year old kid the 
>same responsibilities as an adult of 30. The dogs need maturation time and 
>I don't think most dogs are there at 18 months old.
>
> I got my second guide when she was one year old and I think she was born 
> mature!  She was an unusual dog in the maturity department.  This same dog 
> was ready to retire at age 7.  So, I don't think you get more working time 
> out of a dog by training and issueing a dog that young.  Last month, I met 
> a new guide from GDB that was 18 months old - a yellow Lab.  Who knows how 
> long this dog will work.
>
> I just think that the dogs need to mature a bit longer and issuing them at 
> 22 months is young enough.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 8:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Spring fever? Where?
>
>
>> Yes we have 18 month old guide dogs oh what fun they are.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lisa Irving <lirving1234 at cox.net>
>> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:17 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Spring fever? Where?
>>
>> Hi Shiela and clan,
>>
>> I too have a son who recently turned 22 years old. Did you say that you 
>> and
>> your hubby have 18 mo. guide dogs?
>>
>> Lisa and Bernie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 12:05 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Spring fever? Where?
>>
>>
>>> Hi I'm married and we have a 23 year old son. We both have bran new 
>>> guide
>>> dogs mine is a golden retriever named tres pronounced tray and yes I do
>>> use jaws. My husband harold has a golden retriever named sampson. They 
>>> are
>>> eighteen months old and were born
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Tamara Smith-Kinney <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 10:17 AM
>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Spring fever? Where?
>>>
>>> Welcome, Sheila!  Sorry about the snow there.  We just have soggy skies
>>> and
>>> ground and mud, with unseasonably low temps...  Also, crazy dogs!
>>>
>>> I'm Tami (pronounced Tammy, in case you're using JAWS), and I live in
>>> Oregon
>>> with my nearly 5-year-old owner-trained poodle guide Mitzi.  We share a
>>> household with a 3-legged coonhound named Daisy and her dad (DD), as 
>>> well
>>> as
>>> Big Brother (BB) and his chinchilla Tiki.  It takes all 3 of us humans 
>>> to
>>> keep the dogs entertained indoors by now.  When the boys are away, we
>>> girls
>>> get really rowdy and Mitzi and I let Daisy bark indoors to her heart's
>>> content just to get it out of her system.  /lol/  Like I said, crazy!
>>>
>>> Anyway, welcome.  I look forward to hearing about you and your dog there
>>> in
>>> the wilds of Montana.  We do have another person from Montana on the 
>>> list,
>>> but I can't remember exactly where she is.
>>>
>>> Tami Smith-Kinney
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Sheila Leigland
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 7:16 AM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Spring fever? Where?
>>>
>>> Hi I am knew to the list, we live in great falls Montana and it is 
>>> snowing
>>> and our dogs are crazy today.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Lisa Irving <lirving1234 at cox.net>
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:28 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Spring fever? Where?
>>>
>>> Well, we're suffering out here in Cali. It's only going to be about 60
>>> degrees inland. You know, when it drops below 55 degrees, it's like a
>>> "three
>>>
>>> dog night".
>>>
>>> Lisa and Bernie
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 7:14 AM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Spring fever? Where?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Seriously, it snowed here on Long Island a little bit and it was cold
>>>> last
>>>
>>>> night.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>  From: Brenda Noland<mailto:bjnite at windstream.net>
>>>>  To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
>>>> Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>  Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 7:38 AM
>>>>  Subject: Re: [nagdu] New Service Animal Hotline
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  What spring fever, it is still cold and I have a little pile of snow 
>>>> in
>>>>  my yarde.
>>>>  Brenda
>>>>
>>>>  On 4/1/2011 10:23 PM, Tamara Smith-Kinney wrote:
>>>>  > Cheryl,
>>>>  >
>>>>  > The list has been quiet.  We're all busy with other things or
>>>> suffering
>>>
>>>> the
>>>>  > final mental meltdown caused by delayed Spring Fever.  /smile/
>>>>  >
>>>>  > Tami Smith-Kinney
>>>>  >
>>>>  > -----Original Message-----
>>>>  > From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org>
>>>> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>>>  > Of cheryl echevarria
>>>>  > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 10:20 AM
>>>>  > To: nagdu
>>>>  > Subject: [nagdu] New Service Animal Hotline
>>>>  >
>>>>  > Is this in affect yet?
>>>>  >
>>>>  > It was posted on the Guide Dog Foundation Grad list, and I hadn't
>>>> heard
>>>
>>>> it
>>>>  > was live yet
>>>>  >
>>>>  > Also, this list has been quiet, or I am just not getting messages
>>>>  >
>>>>  > The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!
>>>>  >
>>>>  > Cheryl Echevarria
>>>>  > CD-10646
>>>>  >
>>>>
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