[nagdu] Guide Dogs and Pets

Sharonda Greenlaw sbgreenlaw at gmail.com
Thu Dec 27 17:04:35 UTC 2012


Yeah! This is awesome! I have had  two dogs guides before, but no pets at the same time. Now I have a pet and she is mommy's girl. I'm glad this topic came up and thank you for your response. All thoughts are appreciated.

Sharonda

Sent from my iPhone; please excuse all mistakes 

On Dec 27, 2012, at 9:36 AM, Juanita Herrera <juanitaherrera1991 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Sharonda,
> I actually had my pet dog for six years before receiving my guide dog. Then I had my guide dog for six months before obtaining a puppy in training. My pet dog is so used to staying home that he honestly does not mind when my guide dog or my puppy in training go out. If you are concerned you have to teach each dog what their role is. I honestly think that you should not let your concerns stop you from obtaining a guide dog. Being a first-time guide dog user makes me realize that it is one of the best decisions I have ever made.
> Juanita & Anise
> 
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> On Dec 27, 2012, at 8:22 AM, Sharonda Greenlaw <sbgreenlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I may not have read it all, but it seems like most folks had their guides first, then got other dogs.  What abut the reverse? How did your pet dog react to a guide who goes practically everywhere? This is a real concern of mine and prevents me from getting a guide. 
>> 
>> ~Sharonda 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone; please excuse all mistakes 
>> 
>> On Dec 27, 2012, at 7:09 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I used to keep pet rats.  I really like them.
>>> One day, one of my rats got out of his cage, and my pet poodle killed him. Usually, Dino was a very calm dog, but, when he saw the little rodent going across the floor, he saw it as prey.  I've also known poodles to kill birds.
>>> So you have to be careful with dogs and small animals.
>>> Tracy
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
>>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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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