[nagdu] Give the Dog a Break!

Wed Oct 12 22:20:07 UTC 2011

Hollys only issue is she loves other folks and dogs!  It can be more 
stressful if she isn't around them!
----- 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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