[nagdu] My new dog

[Hannah Chadwick]

Congrats Mark! Your dog sounds just as amazing as Princess haha. Enjoy
training, and may John be the best guide ever!

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Mark J. Cadigan
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 4:36 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] My new dog

Hi all, 

 

My new dog is doing well. I got him on Tuesday the 3, and yesterday we were
doing subway work. 

 

He is an almost 80lb male shepherd. His coloration was called "sable."  The
tip of his tale is black, almost like he dipped it in a bucket of paint. He
is extremely well behaved, and whenever I stop to talk to someone, he lays
down on my left side. Whenever I am at a counter, he automatically lays down
between my feet and the counter. He never barks, or chews anything in the
house. Unless there is some sort of super compelling distraction like
pidgins, he listens to me almost 100% of the time. 

 

My only complaint is sniffing distractions, and bird distractions. However,
the bird distraction is more amusing than dangerous. Whenever, he sees a
bird on the sidewalk in front of him, he stairs at it, while walking strait
at it. When the bird gets scared and flies off, he is so happy, bouncing and
wagging his tale.  I don't get on his case about bird distractions so long
as he doesn't go after birds that are not in our path anyway, and as he is
approaching the bird, he can't mess up his guide work. 

 

I have a red rubber stick that my dog loves. This is like doggy crack. He
wants this rubber stick, more than he wants beef jerky or other high value
food treats. 

 

Let's call the dog Jon. That's not his name, however, that's the alias we
are going with to he decides he doesn't want to run over and make friends
with everyone that says his name. 
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