[nagdu] MBTA was Re: beginning to use a cane

[Larry D. Keeler]

Tami, you sure got conned!  Poodlees and even there mixes are sort of like 
those laze potatoe chips!  You can never stop at one and constantly look for 
more!  By the way, I sure hope the poodle in Holly isn't showing on me!  It 
wouldn't go well on this dude!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] MBTA was Re: beginning to use a cane


> William,
>
> I'm a poodle addict! /lol/ Once you've tried out your first one... /lol/ 
> Mitzi poodle is a 5.5 year old owner-trained guide. I obtained her from a 
> private breeder in my State who listened to my babbling over the phone 
> about what I wanted in a companion dog in light of my plan to get a guide 
> dog at some time in the future, and with such an attentive audience, I 
> went on to blurt out that if the companion dog turned out to have the 
> right stuff, I would just train it to guide myself....
>
> "I have exactly the right dog for you," she interrupted.
>
> She was right. Instead of the large red male we had been discussing, I 
> took the small black female she recommended. She, it turned out, had 
> donated a couple of pups to a west coast guide dog training program 
> getting a poodle line going, so she knew the temperament tests and what to 
> look for in a guide dog prospect. Mitzi had the right stuff! And then 
> some. The breeder has since donated some breeding dogs of related lines to 
> that same guide dog program, and when I meet a poodle or doodle guide from 
> there I always wonder if we should call it 'cuz. /lol/
>
> Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. My plan for Mitzi's 
> retirement replacement is either poodle or dobie, and I definitely want to 
> owner train again. The mutt [puppy who chose my partner (DD for Daisy's 
> dad from his still much missed coonhound) and which he chose at the same 
> instant keeps demonstrating that she has the right stuff, so... We've 
> started just adding those little extras with a view that I will train her 
> to guide for the next two years or so, just in case Mitzi decides to hang 
> up her harness before I plan for her to. /smile/ So at least now I know 
> what I will be doing for fun and entertainment in my spare time for the 
> next two years. Of course, with such an excellent professional older 
> sister to learn from, Zay has a much better chance of success than Mitzi 
> did with a first time guide dog user as a trainer, whom she then had to 
> train to be a respectable handler right at the start of her own career. 
> /lol/ And so, the adventure continues.
>
> Tami
>
> On 12/24/2011 10:21 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>> What breed of dog do most of you use?
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Vandervest"
>> <timelord09 at att.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 1:18 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] MBTA was Re: beginning to use a cane
>>
>>
>>> Hello, I got my 1st dog from Leader Dogs for the Blind and brought him
>>> home on June 23rd 2011, he is a black lab named Lynard and i am VERY
>>> satisfied with him and with the training i recieved at Leader
>>> William And LD Lynard
>>>
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