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

[Tami Kinney]

Larry,

Some people honestly believe that I perm my hair so that I will look 
more like my poodle. I am not making that up. I would have an easier 
time pointing out the absurdities in this assumption and why I find it 
shockingly offensive and insulting if only I didn't just bust up 
laughing uncontrollably every time. /lol/ Even if I won the lottery and 
thus had the time and money to  engage in that sort of vanity, I would 
have my hair straightened so I don't look so much like a freakin- 
poodle. Teehee. When I was still married to Mr. Allergy and looking into 
poodles as guides -- which seemed crazy to me, but whaddaya do? -- my 
great fear was that I would end up with an apricot poodle that matched 
my hair color too closely. My chances of ever being taken seriously at 
work and business or as a math major or in Rotary or as a community 
leader would have been gone for good. /lol/ Dignity? I think not!

Tami

On 12/25/2011 05:39 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
> 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
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>
>> 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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