[nagdu] all day in an office

[John Doering]

I have worked full time in office situations.  Mostly cube farms.  My guides 
have their Nyla bones to keep them occupied.  Also, with breaks and lunch, 
they do not seem to get too bored.  My current Leader Dog I just got and we 
have only been working together for a little over 2 months and he is not 
quite 2.  He has been getting into a little trouble here and there, but 
nothing terrible.  i.e. Taking paper out of the trash basket or wandering 
around while I am on the phone.  His leash is on the arm of my desk chair so 
I have some knowledge of what he is doing.  If he acts up, I will sit on the 
leash so I have more awareness of what he is doing.

Regards,
JD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J" <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 4:58 PM
Subject: [nagdu] all day in an office


> Hello all!
>
> There is a possibility that my work schedule and responsibilities will be 
> changing soon.  right now I work half time, including meetings and classes 
> at various locations.  I could end up working full time, although I'd like 
> to stay under 30 hours.  Anyway, the new arrangement would be almost 
> exclusively in my office, meeting with clients of assorted colorful 
> backgrounds.
>
> Monty usually sleeps under my desk on his rug.  I don't anticipate that 
> clients will bother him there.  If they do I can easily relocate Monty out 
> of their reach.  I was also thinking that I could go for a short walk on 
> my breaks and possibly go home for lunch or perhaps a walk to a 
> restaurant.  For those of you who work in office type jobs, do you find 
> that your guide has difficulty with long hours of nothing for them to do? 
> Do you offer more freedom in your office when you have no clients?   Do 
> you tend to do more things on the weekends  so your guide can get in more 
> varied work?
>
> any helpful ideas for the transition to a longer, less varied work day are 
> appreciated.
>
> TIA
> Julie
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