[nagdu] some advice

[Larry D. Keeler]

I know.  Its just seems unfair!  If dogs were folks, they would be sent to a 
psychiatrist or something.  I sometimes think the humans responsible for 
ruining a perfectly good dog should be the ones that are put down.  My 
little Pez is from there.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire" <orleans24 at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:17 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] some advice


> Hi, Larry,
> I usually watch Animal Cops shows on a daily basis and the work that the 
> humane societies do is really good.
> They do have to put the dog through behavioral tests before it can be 
> adopted out.
> There are some dogs that do get put down, not because of the humane 
> society, but more, because of what their previous owners did to them.
> No matter how much the behavioralists work with the dog and try, some 
> problems are too far gone to be fixed.
> If rescue organizations are willing to step in and take the dog to work 
> with it as they do have lots of time on their hands, then they will 
> happily do so in a way where that dog gets another chance.
> I do give all the humane societies lots of credit for making sure that 
> each dog ends up with the right family who will love them and care for 
> them along with making him/her an important member of the family.
> Many of the stories have been awesome to hear with a great ending and good 
> success.
> I grew up with dogs all my life since I was a baby off and on.
> Of course, my parents taught me how to respect dogs.
> I know that I always have touched my guides when they were eating their 
> food and neither became aggressive or annoyed when I did this.
> I've also practiced feeding my dogs by hand which also increasing exposure 
> of them eating a treat.
> More people are adopting dogs these days rather than purchasing one from a 
> breeder, due to the cost and also, they figure that there are lots of dogs 
> in the shelters waiting for a great home to come around.
> If I were able to, I'd gladly adopt one.
> I did forget to mention that the humane societies do allow people to go 
> meet the dogs in person along with bringing their whole family and other 
> dogs if they have one as it is just to see how first dog will get along 
> with the new one and if dog is able to get along with kids.
> Bibi and Odie
> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
>
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