[nagdu] what do you do with your dog when you go away?

Thu Jan 20 13:51:25 UTC 2011

I know this is wicked off topic.

How do you play blind ice hockey? I have been interested in playing it, but 
could never find resources. I made a NHL regulation size and weight puck 
with a buzzer inside. It works ok for pond hockey, but I was sort of 
wondering what other people do.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GARY STEEVES" <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] what do you do with your dog when you go away?

>
> Hello all:
>
> I knew that there would be responses about taking the dog on these trips. 
> Basically it is not an option. Whatever may happen to a dogs training, I 
> think it would be cruel to take him on the over seas flights. Heck, I 
> think it is cruel to make me go on these flights.
>
> I have already done several trips with Bogart  domestically. Once to a 
> conference weekend in Ottawa and then on some family visits over the 
> holidays. So domestically I have no issues taking him. I may end up taking 
> him on the Montreal trip but we'll have to see how things are going to 
> work out. This trip is the first national blind ice hockey tournament . I 
> play goal for the vancouver team and will be playing in as many as 5 games 
> that weekend. I worry about what he will do while we are playing, 
> changing, etc. Probably could figure that trip out.
>
> With the trip to Hawaii , we are going to the big island.Although we 
> could, in theory, take Bogart I really don't think he would have a good 
> time. There is also the concern of what to do with him when we go hiking. 
> In a lot of the places on this island the rocks are very sharp and could 
> be pretty damaging on his pads.
>
> Anyway, I would prefer to not get into a debate about why I am not taking 
> the dog since I am doing, in my mind, what is best for the dog. What is 
> best is different for everyone and I appreciate  everyone's thoughts and 
> opinions.
>
>
> In the end I was just curious if anyone had encounterd this issue before 
> and what they have done and how much they spent to have their dog looked 
> after.
>
> Obviously, I would plan on going over all the things about bogart's 
> training with whomever he is left with to make sure they are at least 
> enforcing his out of harness behaviour.
>
> Anyway, thanks for your thoughts and I'm sure I'll see more. I'll let you 
> know how things develop with all of this.
>
> Gary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
> Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 11:24 am
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] what do you do with your dog when you go away?
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>
>> If you get the proper paperwork, why would you not be able to
>> take your dog on these trips?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY STEEVES"
>> <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the
>> National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 2:19 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] what do you do with your dog when you go away?
>>
>>
>> >Hello Everyone:
>> >
>> >As many of you may recall, I'm a fairly new dog guide handler.
>> Over the next several months I must go away almost once a month.
>> Bonn germany for 5 days in February, Turkey in end of march for
>> 8 or 9 days, Montreal at the end of april for 4 days and then a
>> holiday to hawaii in May for 10 days.
>> >
>> >I'm curious what others do with their dogs when they can't take
>> them with them?
>> >
>> >I have several options for many of these trips. The first one
>> is that bogart stays at home and will just have to be at home
>> alone while Susan, my girlfriend is at work. Her thought is that
>> although he will be stressed with me gone and being at home
>> alone for 8.5 hours, it will be in his familiar surroundings
>> with his toys, our guinea pigs and my smells (and Susan of course0).
>> >
>> >Second option is my supervisor at work has offered to take him
>> for any/all of these trips. She has two dogs at home and her
>> husband stays home all day. He takes them out for a couple of
>> walks a day and they have a back yard. Bogart really likes her
>> which could be both good or bad.
>> >
>> >
>> >We have another friend who also have two dogs, a whipet and an
>> older lab, with a back yard and  robert works from home
>> most days.
>> >
>> >The last option which I am looking into now is if the local
>> guide dog school, who my dog is not from, would offer any
>> kenneling services (for a fee of course) or access to any of
>> their puppy raisers who would be intersted in looking after
>> bogart for some of these trips for a fee as well. My thought is
>> this option, if possible, would best keep bogart's training at a
>> reasonable  level. :)
>> >
>> >Do any of you have thoughts on what you think would be best.
>> I've left a message for my trainers at my school as well to
>> bounce these options off her too but the more thoughts I have I
>> think the more I can look at pros and cons.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >Gary
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