[nagdu] all day in an office

[Bryan Brown]

I keep a very large crate in my office that doubles as a printer stand and 
desk extension, the only time I close it is when I am expecting a client 
that doesn't care for dogs and when I am in session. I'm thinking about 
actually putting up a largish kennel in my reception area but then again my 
office and reception area is about 400 square feet.

I have a few clients that are very intimidated by dogs and others that 
insist on visiting with him every time they come in.

For a fairly high strung GSD my boy deals with office life pretty well... in 
fact I think he's good " P R"

    B
----- 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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