[nagdu] all day in an office
Julie J
julielj at neb.rr.com
Wed Jan 26 01:49:14 UTC 2011
JD,
thanks! I have a nylabone for him, but he doesn't seem interested in it at
work. I used to sit on the leash, but I've been clipping it to the handle on
my desk drawer. The only time he gets up is when I move away from my chair.
the more I think about it, the more I think I'm the one who is going to have
difficulty with the more sedentary work schedule. *smile*
Julie
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Doering" <doering at ameritech.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] all day in an office
>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"
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> 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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