[nagdu] Give the Dog a Break!

[William Burley]

Yeah, Gypsy gets a good workout everyday too.

William Burley
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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Larry D. Keeler
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:29 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Give the Dog a Break!

I aggree!  I give Holly breaks all of the time!  Although I have been known 
to really work her as well!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Burley" <william.burley3 at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:02 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Give the Dog a Break!


> Good morning.
>
>
>
> I was having a discussion with a fellow guide dog user this morning at the
> bank.  We somehow talked about whether you should give your guide a break
> from work every now and then.
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>
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> The person's opinion was no as she stated she uses her guide all the
> time.even when the dog isn't feeling all that well.  She said that she 
> just
> won't work it as much.
>
>
>
> My opinion is that we should give our dogs a break pretty regularly.  By
> this I don't mean leave your dog four days a week or anything, but I do 
> feel
> as though the dog does need a break from work.  Their work is more than a
> little stressful, even for the most experienced team.  In those instances
> where the dog is ill, then I really believe you should give it a break.
>
>
>
> Beyond the reasons that a dog should learn to be alone at some point as 
> well
> as de-stress, leaving the dog at home here and there will allow us to keep
> our cane skills up to par.  I think people become overly dependent upon
> their guide.even though this is easy, through experience.  But that dog is
> just like us and needs a break.
>
>
>
> What are your thoughts?
>
>
>
> William Burley
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