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

Natalie nrorrell at qwest.net
Wed Feb 29 00:42:42 UTC 2012


Hi Mardi,
I'll most certainly keep you in my thoughts and prayers as you proceed to 
train Tipton.  Please do keep us posted on how things are going.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 10:18 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Welcome to all the new people on the list / New, possible 
future guide dog


> 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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