[nagdu] Welcome to all the new people on the list / New, possible future guide dog

[rhonda cruz]

 hi 
 All the best.
 i hope it works out.
 
On Feb 23, 2012, at 9:18 PM, Mardi Hadfield wrote:

> Hi every one, Welcome to all the new people on the list. I hope you enjoy
> this list as much as I do. I am Mardi and all of my guides have been
> trained by myself with the help of a private trainer. I am currently
> working my third guide, Shaman who is a Belgian Shepherd. I work my dogs
> from a wheelchair as I have other disabilities as well as blindness.My
> first 2 guides were Siberian Huskies and it has been my dream to find
> another husky to train as my guide. Well, I finally have found a dog to
> train as a possible guide for myself. She is a one year old female Black
> and white,blue eyed Siberian Husky. Her name is Tipton. I am hoping this
> one works out.She appears to be very healthy but of course she still has to
> get all the necessary health checks and she will be spayed in six weeks.
> Sadly,she has already had a litter of pups,which are unaccounted for as she
> was picked up as a stray by Animal Control, and never claimed. She has
> never had any training,so I am starting at the very beginning. She is
> friendly and gets along very well with my dogs and all the rescue dogs
> here. She is learning about cats. She is curious about them but not
> aggressive towards them. She needs to gain a lot of weight as she is very
> thin. She has a white tip on her tail and raccoon eyes and freckles on her
> white nose. We are already bonding and she is smart and willing to learn
> and wants to please me.I really hope this dog will become my next guide
> dog. Shaman is in love with her.I can take my time training her as Shaman
> will still be working for a long time to come.It will take a long time for
> her to learn every thing,starting form just learning what sit means and
> walking on leash. Then on to socialization and obedience and so on.I am
> glad I don't need to rush her.She has a lot to learn.Tonight, she
> discovered squeaker toys and she loves them! I don't think she ever had
> toys before as at first she ignored them until I squeaked one and she got
> excited and began to play with it and squeak it. I will have to hide the
> toys at night or I will never get any sleep. Have a great day,  Mardi and
> Shaman and Tipton, hopefully, future guide dog.
> 
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