[nagdu] Inquiry From New List Member

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Welcome, Robert!  You will find that traffic on this list varies, but you
can nearly always find lively discussion and answers to any questions you
have.  I've often found answers to questions I didn't know enough to have,
so that has been very helpful.

There are plenty of people on the list who work in similar environments, as
well as a few university students, and their dogs do very well in that kind
of environment.

My name it Tami (pronounced Tammy, in case you're using JAWS), and I am
working my nearly-five-year-old owner-trained poodle guide Mitzi.

I look forward to hearing about your new adventures as a guide dog user!

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Robert Martin
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 3:21 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Inquiry From New List Member

Good Morning,

I subscribed to this list over the weekend.  I have been a long-term cane
user but am now convinced that a dog guide will provide greater freedom and
flexibility in my world.  I am scheduled to receive training and a dog this
summer.  I am wondering if there are any public school or university
teachers on this list who are dog users.  I have wondered how the dogs
function in an environment in which they are on the job among lots of people
and in a variety of meetings for eight hours daily.  In addition to being a
teacher, I am also a university department head and spend a good deal of
time behind my desk dealing with paperwork, students, faculty, and other
administrators.  Will the dog become excessively restless and do the dogs
simply adapt reasonably rapidly.  

I have no problem providing the dog with long walks daily and a good
environment at home where it will be taken care of and played with but I
have wondered how the dogs handle the stress of the work environment.
Anyone with experience who wishes to comment on this will be much
appreciated.  

On another matter, I am curious as to whether there is much traffic on this
list.  

Information will be welcome.  

Regards,

Bob Martin 

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