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

[David Andrews]

At the risk of offending you I will say that 1. it has been said that 
people and their pets often come to look alike, and 2. I have a fat cat!

Dave

At 10:51 AM 12/26/2011, you wrote:
>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"
>><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>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