[nagdu] Input in matching

[GARY STEEVES]

Hi Tracy:

Yes, matching is a mystery but my school seems to have done pretty good with me. I had my doubts about Bogart after the first week. My doubts were increased when they talked to me about how the dogs will bond and get better and they wouldn't send me home with a dog that wasn't going to work. I had never, until that point, thought about going home without a dog. :)

Anyway, 8 months later Bogart is doing a fine job. We are starting to have some more challenging behaviour with coming when he's called, walking away from me when I go to put his leash on to go out, etc but I think I just need to do more obedience work at home.

Gary


----- Original Message -----
From: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011 11:05 am
Subject: [nagdu] Input in matching
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org

> I would like some input into the matchmaking, but I'm not sure 
> it would
> improve the process.  For instance, one of my classmates 
> met one of her
> prospective dogs and fell in love with him, but by the end of a couple
> weeks, he was driving her nuts and she had to make a 
> switch.  Also, I
> remember my first few walks with Echo.  She was 
> dreadful!  Slower than a
> turtle, and sloppy with it.  But, once she got used to the 
> idea of this
> new person, she improved a lot, and worked until she was past 11 years
> old.  But, if I'd picked or rejected her on the basis of 
> that first
> walk...well, it wouldn't have happened.
> In that class at GDB, the instructor called me a couple weeks 
> beforehand,and told me the characteristics of the dogs they had 
> in mind for me, and
> asked my preference.  I liked that very much, and would be 
> delighted to
> have that happen again.
> 
> A friend of mine, in her most recent class at TSE, did work the 
> 2 dogs
> they had in mind for her.  One was rather similar to her 
> retired dog, and
> the other was quite different, including being rather a handful 
> to handle.
>  The trainers were leaning towards the quieter dog, but she 
> chose the
> handful.  It seems to be working out well.
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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