[nagdu] Guide Dogs and Pets

[Margo and Arrow]

Oh, my first guide dog, Deedee, had a friend who was a senior citizen ferret and, oh, when we were at the house where the ferret lived, they went everywhere together, played—it was really awesome. 

Margo and Arrow

----- Original Message -----
From: Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" nagdu at nfbnet.org
Date: Thursday, December 27, 2012 8:38 am
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs and Pets

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> Well, I don't know about white rats but Holly wants a ferret!  Every time I 
> go into my local pet store, they usually have a ferret out in there.  And, 
> the ferret usually comes over and gets right under Holly's nose and wants to 
> play!  More than once, I have to ask the owner if I can put the ferret away 
> so that Holly won't get into trouble!  They also have cats out and sometimes 
> birds and a littler terrier.  The only thing I wouldn't trust Holly around 
> are the bunnies!  She really thinks they are furry food!  I introduced her 
> to a hedgehog a while back.  She looked and then sniffed!  She touched the 
> thing with her nose and learned quick!  Fortunately, I had the hog in my 
> hand and she didn't press the nose so she really didn't get hurt but I'm 
> sure it was a surprise!
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 6:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs and Pets
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> >I want to eupand this subject a bit. I think Arrow would enjoy having 
> >another dog around. We have a cat at home and he and Nina hang out together 
> >quite a bit and they have to know what the other is doing.
> >
> > How about exotic pets? My partner's daughter's family now has a cute 
> > little white rat for a pet. They have named her Spike Taco Rocko I haven't 
> > yet let Arrow and Spike meet because she's new to their family and am iure 
> > it's an adjustment for her. I also don't want either Arrow or Spike to 
> > accidentally hurt one another. I intend to talk to Arrow's vet about this 
> > and also to a pet store owng.
> >
> > Margo and Arrow
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kody Keplinger <kodytheduff at gmail.com>
> > To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> > nagdu at nfbnet.org
> > Date: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 11:09 pm
> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs and Pets
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm SO GLAD this question got asked because I'm getting a guide dog this
> >> year and was hoping to get another (large) dog as a pet in a couple of
> >> years.  So I'm glad to hear, from most of these responses, that it's 
> >> doable.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 10:58 PM, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I have Fisher and two other dogs. The others came to live here after
> >> > Fisher did. They have their little spats and their jealous moments, but
> >> > some of their little spats are really just playing.
> >> >
> >> > CL
> >> >
> >> > On Dec 26, 2012, at 9:54 PM, Deb and Cori wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > I have 3 11-year-old housecats: spayed and declawed.
> >> > > My golden retriever Seeing Eye dog, Cori, loves her cats.  They love 
> >> > > her
> >> > too. They sleep against her and when she is afraid of thunder, they put
> >> > their heads against her and make little trill noises to try to calm her
> >> > down.
> >> > > If they cry, she comes running.
> >> > > Nothing better happen to her cats.
> >> > > So, yes, you can certainly have other pets when you have a guide dog.
> >> > >
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