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

Julie J julielj at neb.rr.com
Wed Jan 26 22:40:45 UTC 2011 

My own story of why it is bad to laugh at your dog.

Miss Belle had a cute trick of untieing shoelaces.  I thought it was funny 
at first.  then I had company over and she would. not. leave. the. shoes. 
alone!

Very embarrasing.
Julie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Coming? was Re: all day in an office


> Oh, yes...don't laugh at anything. It's not as bad with guide dogs, but, 
> if you laugh at something that your pet dog does, your doomed that they 
> will do it again. Funny the first time,not so great the second, annoying 
> the third...
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "GARY STEEVES" <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Coming? was Re: all day in an office
>
>
>>
>> Hi Nicole:
>>
>> Yes, I was the person who was asking about that before. To be honest, I 
>> really haven't done any work on it so it hasn't improved much but it 
>> hasn't got worse either. Looking on the upside. :)
>>
>> I think I should make myself a list of things we need to work on so I can 
>> get some super yummy treats and pick a topic for a week.
>>
>> The latest humorous, sort of, thing Bogart is doing is letting us know 
>> about mice. We have recently had an invasion of the little rodents and 
>> now Bogart barks when  he sees them. As nice of a warning that it is I 
>> think I'm going to try to stop this since I can see it snowballing into a 
>> problem with barking at all kinds of things if he thinks it is okay to do 
>> so.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>> Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:00 pm
>> Subject: [nagdu] Coming? was Re:  all day in an office
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>
>>> 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" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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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