[nagdu] Coming? was Re: all day in an office

Wed Jan 26 20:59:17 UTC 2011

Gary,

    Were you the person who was having trouble with your dog not coming 
close enough to you when you called him? If so, has that improved any? Just 
curious.

Nicole

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GARY STEEVES" <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] all day in an office


> Hi Julie:
>
> A good question and interesting responses. Bogart and I work in an ofice 3 
> days a week. I moved a filing cabinet out from the corner by my window and 
> created a space for him there with a bed. The filing cabinet provides a 
> bit of shelter from being viewed from the door in case he desires this. I 
> got our maintenence  guy to put in a tie down ring close to the floor so I 
> can attach Bogart's leash there if I need to. If there is no one in the 
> office and I have the door closed he is off leash in the office. I even 
> hae him off leash in the office with the door open but if he leaves the 
> office (often to see my boss or the music therapist, his two favourite 
> women here) then he gets the leash back on but I keep it long and put the 
> loop around my foot to keep him at a certain distance. I'm trying to work 
> on him walking with me when I go to the washroom or for water without his 
> leash all the time as long as he heals beside me. This is a work in 
> progress but he is getting better.
>
> I'm a social woerker in a residential care facility for seniors with 
> dimensia. This is why I don't use bogart in harness inside the building. 
> These folks can't remember they aren't supposed to pet the beautiful dog 
> and soon whatever training bogart has to avoid being petted in harness 
> would be gone. So when I go around the building I take him on leash 
> healing and use my cane.
>
> He doesn't seem too bored. I have a dyna bone, some treats and a couple of 
> balls we use to entertain him with from time to time. I don't really take 
> breaks but I've attached my allowed afternoon 15 minute break to my lunch 
> time where I use that 15 minutes to walk bogart around a block or two to 
> do his business. Sometimes it's all in harness or sometimes I just walk 
> him on leash so he can do his sniffing. This usully depends on ow much 
> guiding work we've been doing. If not much then I put him on harness and 
> we just stop for relieving. Remember I'm still pretty new to all of this 
> and still figuring out what will work best for bogart. After work I take 
> different routes part way home on buses and then we walk in harness for 
> about half an hour or so. (depends on how rainy it is).
>
> Bogart gets his fair share of attention at work for sure. When I bring 
> people into my office I ask if they have any issues with dogs which has 
> always been no to date. Don't have to worry about allergies which is one 
> of the reasons why I got a poodle.
>
> Overall, it works out well. Right now bogart is lying beside my chair 
> about 4 feet away from me, I have the leash under my foot so I'll know if 
> he tries to leave. When he's bored of that he'll move back into the corner 
> on his comfy bed and then someone will pop in and he'll get some more 
> attention. :) I share an office as well but besides saying hello to my 
> office mates from time to time he doesn't hang out on their side of the 
> office.
>
> I don't crate at home so wouldn't bother doing it here either.
>
> Just some of how Bogart and I deal with the office space.
>
> Gary
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Julie J <julielj at neb.rr.com>
> Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:43 am
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] all day in an office
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>
>> Brian,
>>
>> Thanks!  Way back when I first started taking Monty to work
>> with me, I purchased a soft crate for my office.  I was not
>> impressed with it at all. He was doing fine with just being
>> under the desk so I never bought a different
>> crate.    I'll have to reconsider the crate as an
>> option. I'll need to do some measuring and possibly moving some
>> furniture.  My office isn't as big as yours!  At least
>> it's not a cube in a farm.  For that I am eternally grateful.
>>
>> Do you find people having problems with allergies?  What do
>> you do in this situation?  Honestly though, if someone is
>> that violently allergic, probably me just being near them is
>> going to cause problems.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Julie
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Brown"
>> <bryanbrown at solarus.biz>To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National
>> Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:07 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] all day in an office
>>
>>
>> >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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