[nagdu] Guide Dogs and Pets

[Cindy Ray]

Canaries come out of the cages less often than parakeets. That would take patience.

CL

On Dec 27, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:

> My small issue is that I have a red-rumped parakeet who I take out once in awhile.  That sort of thing takes a lot of patience and time before your dog chooses not to try and eat him!  I did it though!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:40 AM
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> 
> I had canaries. All of the guides would stand and watch the birds. The birds were a little nervous when a new dog came in, and the dogs would pace back and forth as the bireds flitted back and forth across their cages. They all adjusted in time.
> 
> CL
> 
> On Dec 27, 2012, at 5:22 AM, Margo and Arrow wrote:
> 
>> 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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