[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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