[nagdu] schools RE: allergies

Larry D. Keeler lkeeler at comcast.net
Mon Feb 27 01:57:03 UTC 2012


Guide Dogs of the Desert.
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From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 8:21 PM
Subject: [nagdu] schools RE: allergies


> Which schools (besides Pilot and GDD) train poodles and/or labradoodles?
>
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> Of Larry D. Keeler
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 5:12 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] allergies
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> Poodle!  Vizlas are good but tend to bond to you more than anyone else. 
> If
> they have a labradoodle down there that would even be better.  When I got
> holly, she was a donation and they only had 4 before that.  They don't
> usually have them but you could get lucky!  Poodles and vezulas and for 
> that
> matter iether don't shed or do it very little. Vezulas have very short 
> hair
> and require less grooming than poodles.  But, poodles usually have a 
> better
> attitude.  Labradoodles are the best!  They are loyal like labs and smart
> like poodles.  Mine knows she works for me but gets along with the whole
> family!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jessica Pitzer" <rolosgirl at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 5:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] allergies
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>
>> so, here is my question.
>> i'm on teh list for pilot, at this time they are only searching for a
>> female standard poodle for me because I have minor dog allergy, and I
>> absolutely can't stand the dog hair the labs put off, it made me itch,
>> and I couldn't handle the extra carpet it seemed to make next to my
>> bed where my dog woudl lay.
>> Now here is the question. I know pilot does 7 breeds, german shepherd,
>> golden, lab, dobby, boxer, vizsla, and poodle.
>> I need a dog who is lowish shed, or at least shorter hair, or
>> something I could brush out and it owuldnt' beleft on the floor so
>> much as in the brush. I need a dog who is rreally really good with
>> kids. I have a 5 month old baby, and I hope to have another baby in
>> the future, so this dog will need to be okay with that.
>> I prefer a more laid back kind of dog, one who woudl lay down rather
>> than run 50 laps aroudn my house non stop. I don't mind going out in
>> the back yard for some leash/off leash time once we have a fence for
>> the off leash, or some fetch etc. but I need a dog who will be quieter
>> in teh house, a lot of constant novement like that makes me nervous.
>> I know there are differences in each individual dog, however I'm
>> wondering if I could open up my breed list to pilot a bit and if so
>> what breeds? I also am wondering about something else. I have had a
>> couple of labs and seen countless others. Some seem to have very thick
>> almost fluffy type coats, while a few I've felt had very short, almost
>> fuzzy coats, whcih didn't seem to shed as much has anyone else seen
>> this? If so could I perhaps ask them to find me a lab like that?
>> Apartment form that, what of the 7 breeds have you known to be calm,
>> good with kids, and the rest of the stuff I've said here? Shoudl I
>> just stick with teh poodle? I'm just asking this because I'm afraid
>> that by limiting myself to the poodle I might be passing up a very
>> good dog of another breed, but at the same time I dont' want hair
>> completely everywhere.
>> Jessica
>>
>> On 2/26/12, Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> When I went to Pilot, they corrected the harness probblem.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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>>> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 4:05 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] allergies
>>>
>>>
>>>> Welcome back, Lori.
>>>>
>>>> I knew two Vislas from Pilot back in the 1990s.  They were both good
>>>> dogs but I saw that Pilot didn't have a harness small enough to fit
>>>> them properly.  I never saw a Visla before meeting those two but I
>>>> had heard about the breed from dog books and dog shows.
>>>>
>>>> Their hair is extremely short with a single layer coat.  So Pilot no
>>>> longer uses that breed?  There's nobody around here with a Pilot dog
>>>> anymore. One person with a Pilot dog moved away and the other two
>>>> went to other schools when they retired their Vislas.  Wonder why
>>>> Pilot stopped using Vislas?
>>>>
>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "loriandleo" <loriandleo at ohiohills.com>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 3:50 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] allergies
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Nicloe,
>>>>>
>>>>> Pilot Dog used to train Vesula's. Take care.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lori and the Gipper
>>>>>
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