[nagdu] Give the Dog a Break!

[Larry D. Keeler]

Well, he sure has had a king sized break!  Holly usually does something 
every day!  Even if we just go a block or so.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Give the Dog a Break!


> Well, it's been about three months since Monty has worked in his guide 
> harness.  It's probably going to be another month before I can take him 
> into public and work him, although it will be with the mobility harness. 
> I'm going to take a guess that this will have proven to be too big of a 
> break.  I forsee some refresher training in our future. *smile*
>
> Seriously though, before this episode, I never planned specific breaks for 
> any of my guides.  I don't have an extremely active lifestyle so I don't 
> see much of a need for breaks.   I do remember when I took Belle to a 
> national convention that I did provide her with time off because this was 
> far out of her normal routine and she truly was tired.  I suppose I do 
> what buddy does...I know my dogs and I know what works best for them. 
> Monty does best with regular work.  This extended holiday has been very 
> hard for both of us.
>
> Julie
>
>
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