[nagdu] New guide dog school

Larry D. Keeler lkeeler at comcast.net
Sun Nov 20 16:52:25 UTC 2011


The only smatter dogs than poodles are collies.  And I think they're both 
smarter than us!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
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> Yeah, it is always fun to hear all about how untrainable poodles are, 
> especially for guide work, when you're standing right there with your 
> poodle guide. /lol/ Especially when you trained the poodle guide all by 
> yourself. Um... Silly people!
>
> The key to training a poodle is to let the poodle train you inhow to train 
> it. Then it's all good. /smile/
>
> If you want to succeed in the control-freak style of absolute submission 
> and obedience, then you're going to be humilated in the course of failing 
> miserably. The problem there would not be the poodle. Not that I have 
> anopinion or anything. /grin/
>
> Tami
>
> On 11/19/2011 07:25 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
>> Yah, Detroit had a school that just used dobermans and I hear that
>> Seeing Eye only used Shepherds in the beginning. I like poodles and have
>> heard many people still consider them untrainable! -- 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: Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] New guide dog school
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>>
>>> Each program can't be everything for everyone. If they all had labs,
>>> trained in the same way, what would be the point of having more than
>>> one program? It is setting the program apart as unique in some way
>>> that attracts people.
>>>
>>> I'd really like a boxer, fed a premium food from puppyhood, trained
>>> using positive methods, home based training, immediate ownership, no
>>> yearly paperwork and no required
>>> follow up. Unfortunately that doesn't exist. If I choose to get a
>>> guide from a program I get to pick based on what they are offering,
>>> not what I want them to offer.
>>>
>>> JMHO
>>> Julie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/19/2011 7:16 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
>>>> I still don't see that as a good reason to not have labs. Someone
>>>> might want a lab, and, for whatever reason, want to go there instead
>>>> of the other schools. Also, I think that labs have the highest pass
>>>> rate?
>>>>
>>>> ----- 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: Saturday, November 19, 2011 2:50 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] New guide dog school
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I'll venture a guess that no labs is because she wants to do
>>>>> something different, fill a need that isn't currently being filled.
>>>>> If you want a lab for a guide, you have plenty of choices. If you
>>>>> want a Doberman, Boxer, GSD or even a Golden Retriever you don't
>>>>> have so many choices.
>>>>>
>>>>> Julie
>>>>>
>>>>>
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