[nagdu] should guides be given asecond ownerifitdoesn'tworkoutwith the first owner?

[Lisa Irving]

That doggie deserves her own super hero cape!

Lisa and Bernie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] should guides be given asecond 
ownerifitdoesn'tworkoutwith the first owner?


> Diana,
>
> That is a wonderfully told wonderful story.  What a great dog.
>
> I've come to the conclusion with my own guide dog kinda thing -- who also
> adores that man of the house -- that her stubbornness is what I value most
> about her as a guide.  If I had a dog who did what I told it to, I would 
> be
> in real trouble.  /lol/
>
> As for counter surfing...We actually got through both winter holidays
> without a single pie ending up inside the poodle.  This put us all on edge
> and made us a little jumpy, because we couldn't believe that would 
> actually
> happen, but we finally recovered.  So one night, there was some noise in 
> the
> kitchen, a bit of scrape and something hitting the floor.  Tami slept
> rhrough it.  DD and BB woke up, decided Tami must be walking around and 
> had
> run into something, and started to go back to sleep...
>
> Then they heard another sound (Mitzi must be getting sloppy due to lack of
> practice) and found a crime in progress and nearly done.  So much for the
> brownies...  It took awhile for them to evaluate the scene of the crime 
> and
> work out how it all took place.  Those brownies were quite safely out of
> poodle reach -- we have learned our lessons around here, for sure!  As 
> near
> as any of us have been able to figure out, she took a flying leap over the
> stereo onto the counter from the dining room side, thus inadvertently
> pushing the pan of brownies onto the floor and giving herself away.  Not 
> to
> be deterred just because the cops were alerted and probably on their way,
> she followed the brownies into the kitchen and had her way with them!
>
> So, bad habit not broken, it seems.  I gotta admit, she is certainly 
> clever
> and hardworking in the pursuit of her life of crime.  /lol/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Diana Dawne
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 12:50 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] should guides be given a second
> ownerifitdoesn'tworkoutwith the first owner?
>
> Hi.  Let me tell you about the magical Fuller Brush.  Fuller was 26
> months when I received him.  he was and is a headstrong hard headed
> self absorbed creature.  I think maybe he was raised in a barn as his
> house manners are not wonderful for example he is a sneaky counter
> surfer and even at 7 he still likes to get into things but he had one
> exceptional talent.  He is probably the most awesome guide I have ever
> encountered.  I have had six.  Some of the others probably have equaled
> his abilities but it took a while to hone their skills whereas Fuller
> had those skills coming out of the gate.  Honest to God he was born to
> be a guide and probably a counter surfer too.
>
> I did not bond that well with Fuller as he felt as guide he decided
> what was acceptable and what wasn't and he acted as though anything I
> did for him was the very least I could do and well below what he the
> Magic Fuller deserved but what I needed was a guide and he fit the bill
> perfectly for that so I accepted the rest.
>
> When I returned home with him he immediately totally and helplessly
> fell in love with my husband.  This man was much older than I am and he
> was beginning that decline none of us wishes to consider.  Through that
> time, Fuller continued to work with me and his guide work was perfect
> but as my husband began that downward spiral it was Fuller who was
> close to him.  Although he had children, it was Fuller who loved him,
> who believed in him when he had self doubts, who comforted him when no
> one else could reach him, and who held out hope when things looked very
> bleak.  He is gone now and no one can repay Fuller for the untold
> wonderful good deeds he did for this man and although we have had to
> make some adjustments, Fuller remains the perfect guide or as others
> have referred to him the bomb and of course he also remains a counter
> surfer I just have to use a tie down when I plan to leave things on the
> counter
>
> To my knowledge Fuller was not a reissue he also was not extremely
> young when I got him but he does embody every good trait we hope to see
> in a guide-- well except the counter surfing!  laughter. He is the
> Magical and Enchanting Fuller Brush
>
> -- 
> Diana Dawne PHD
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