[nagdu] stunt double

[Julie J]

People are strange.

Monty is a very distinct looking dog.  Personally I don't understand how he 
could be mixed up with another dog, but then again...I've had a load of 
people tell me they have a dog that looks just like him.  It leaves me 
scratching my head.

Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] stunt double


> Julie,
> Even more shocking, I was recently approached by someone who asked me *if
> that is Thor?*  Thor was my first guide who passed away in 1999...I think 
> my
> black lab would have definitely been a white lab.  My girlfriend also had 
> a
> black lab cross who was career changed last fall, and someone asked if 
> that
> was Steve's dog?  My first thought was...what?  I told her to respond by
> telling them, yes, and I hope the bastard has a hell of a time finding his
> way around today...gotta love it!
>
> Steve & Misha who is actually Misha!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie J
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 8:18 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] stunt double
>
> Do any of you get asked with any frequency if your dog is the same one 
> that
> you've had?
>
> I get asked this question about every 3-4 weeks at work.  I haven't worked
> Belle in years and I've never had her at my current job.  I've been 
> working
> with Monty for about the past 1.5 years or so.  Before that I was still
> working with him, but he was learning and didn't go to my office with me.
> When I was first asked if he was a different dog I thought it was just
> because I was using a different harness, but I was asked just today if 
> he's
> the same dog.
>
> I've haven't died his coat a different color, given him some radical 
> haircut
> and he hasn't gained or lost massive amounts of weight.  His behavior is
> pretty much the same. So what gives?
>
> Thoughts? Ideas?
> Julie
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