[nagdu] Coming home

[rhonda cruz]

 hi eve.
 i keep may on leash for a few weeks,
  but i don't do that any more.
 she is a older dog.
 and knows what is expected of her.

On Dec 28, 2012, at 6:18 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:

> Hi Eve.
> Welcome to the list.
> I do keep the dog on leash or tie-down for a while.  It varies according to the dog, but it's at least a week or two.  I think I kept Ben on tie-down at night for about a month, but he had the freedom of the house well before that when I was awake and could supervise him.
> My retired dog was living with us when Ben came, but they pretty much ignored each other.  My old gal had been attacked, and had become wary of other dogs, so I asked for a dog that wouldn't pester her and be always in her face, and that's what I got.
> 
> Ben is my 6th dog, and my first from The Seeing Eye.  The others were from GDB San Rafael.
> Tracy
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Sanchez" <celticyaya at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 4:55 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Coming home
> 
> 
>> Okay, so this is the post I was planning. It may show relation to other
>> thread, but I am hoping to get a little deeper here. I know that the
>> different schools have different policies on coming home and how to work
>> with the dog in the first months, but still, putting that aside, people do
>> not always go by what is recommended and instead do their own things.
>> Mostly I am wondering from the experienced people. Do you keep your dogs on
>> leash for a certain amount of time at home? If so how long? And how does
>> this work out with the other animals? I know dogs and cats always want to
>> get a little friendlier than they should, they do even at school, so how is
>> this handled? Do you all go by recommendations or what?How does it work for
>> you and not only in regards to the other animals in the house. Blessed Be.
>> Eve
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