[nagdu] Give the Dog a Break!

Wed Oct 12 16:54:45 UTC 2011

My own opinion here as well. I work when I am well, I want to work Maxx, 
when he is well, we all have our days that we are under the weather.

So when doing things around the home area, if he doesn't seem his old 
chipper self, we do a walk around the block and see if he is okay, like 
someone said just getting out and walking/working is all they need.

If he is sick, then no way, I just leave him home and use the cane or the 
hubby.

If it is convention, since Maxx is my first, the only one I didn't take him 
to was Dallas in 2008, it all depends, he likes to work, he likes to see his 
friends.  This year back in Dallas, I might leave Maxx home, Nelson is 
coming with me, I hear the yays from the New Yorkers, but that is a few 
months away.

You need to know your dog, as you know yourself.

Right now it is raining out, and I don't like to go out in the rain because 
I have medical issues that you can get me sick, so Maxx is pouting a little 
bit and sighing.

So he wants to go out.  After the rain stops we will.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Give the Dog a Break!

> Conventions stress me out, which is why I don't attend them.  But the last
> similar thing I went to was a GDB alumni reunion I was required to attend
> for my job.  My dog was a tough solid guide, but she also had some serious
> dog anxiety, so she definitely got breaks, but they were mutual breaks,
> because I needed them too.  it was the experience that made me decide to
> retire her, because I didn't want to put her through it again.  And for 
> me,
> now that I don't work at GDB and have to attend things like that, I can
> avoid conventions and conferences altogether.  Crowds stress me out.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Shannon Dyer
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:01 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Give the Dog a Break!
>
> Hi, all.
>
> For me, it's dependent on the particular situation my dog is working in.
> Things like conventions can stress her out, and so, I do give her down 
> time.
> Generally though, as I just go about my daily routine, she works all the
> time. If she's sick, I don't work her, unless bringing her with me would 
> be
> better than leaving her home alone.
>
> My first dog had seizures. She didn't have them often, and they were petit
> mal. However, after she would have one, she would become very sleepy. So,
> obviously, it wasn't safe to work her.
>
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> On Oct 12, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I think we need to know our dogs.
> >
> > Some dogs may require some downtime. Some dogs thrive on the challenge. 
> > I
> think that we ned to be mindful of our dog's feelings and moods, and if it
> looks like the dog needs some downtime, then it's up to us to be 
> cogniscent
> of this and let him take a load off and reest. Contrarywise, I don't think
> we need to give our dogs a break just because it's break time, if the dog
> seems eager to work.
> > --
> > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> > Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
> >
> >
> >
> > On Oct 12, 2011, at 11:02 AM, William Burley wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >> William.burley3 at gmail.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Facebook and Twitter:  wburley3
> >>
> >> Skype:  William.burley69
> >>
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