[nagdu] Jessica

Sat Jan 14 12:23:10 UTC 2012

Jessica,
    Please write to me off-list at

President at NAGDU.ORG

Thanks a bunch!

Marion

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jessica" <anewheart0910groups at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] How Often to Bathe Your Dog was Re: AT PILOT :)

> Hi
> At gdb they told us twice a year maybe. This was 2 years ago. I being in 
> fl bathe Saunders about 4 times a year because of the heat and smell.
> Jessica
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Lisa belville
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:12 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] How Often to Bathe Your Dog was Re: AT PILOT :)
>
> hi, Marion.
>
> If I remember correctly, the GDF doesn't advise bathing very often at all,
> about once a year.  I realize this sounds nasty, but a healthy dog who is
> regularly groomed won't smell.  In fact, bathing too often could bring on
> some of the allergies and irritations in the first place.
>
> The only exceptions to this are if the dog is ill, has food or skin
> allergies, or has rolled in something disgusting.
>
> Now this could be different for dogs other than Labs.  Labs are naturally
> oily, and getting them wet often just causes them to produce more oil 
> unless
> something else is going on (see above).
>
> I also know how the heat and humidity in FL can magnify smells, so the
> bathing frequency might be different down there.
>
> It would be interesting to have these folks contact their schools to see
> what basic bathing advice they give just by way of comparison.
>
> Lisa
>
>
>
> I'll try anything once, especially if it's chocolate covered!
>
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] How Often to Bathe Your Dog was Re: AT PILOT :)
>
>
>>    This is a question on which I would like to get an authoritative 
>> answer, meaning some sort of independent scientific evidence. The reason 
>> is that I am working with employees who use guide dogs at a sheltered 
>> workshop for the blind. The management has handed down a policy that all 
>> guide dog users must bathe their dogs every Friday. Now, I don't want to 
>> get into the paternalistic elements of this policy, as I am fully aware 
>> of them and in agreement. What I want to know is if anyone has any 
>> evidence that bathing a dog too frequently is unhealthy. Again, I am not 
>> looking for one's opinions on this topic; rather I want objective, 
>> scientific evidence from an authority along with a citation as to where 
>> to find this information. Anyone who provides this information will get a 
>> shiny gold thingamajig!.
>>
>> Fraternally yours,
>> Marion Gwizdala, President
>> National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU)
>> National Federation of the Blind
>> 813-626-2789
>> President at NAGDU.ORG
>> HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:06 AM
>> Subject: [nagdu] How Often to Bathe Your Dog was Re: AT PILOT :)
>>
>>
>>> JMHO, how often a dog needs to be bathed depends on a combination of 
>>> different factors, including the dog, what the dog does, where the dog 
>>> goes (both to get dirty and to be around certain people), and what time 
>>> of year it is, just to name a few. As a general rule of thumb, though, a 
>>> dog should probably be bathed every 4 to 6 weeks, 8 weeks/2 months being 
>>> the longest length of time.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:00 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] AT PILOT :)
>>>
>>>
>>>> It may be the trainers prefference and I think the last bath may have 
>>>> been optional.  Didn't bother me.  Holly smelled and looked pretty good 
>>>> when she came home!
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "loriandleo" <loriandleo at ohiohills.com>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:24 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] AT PILOT :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Larry,
>>>>>
>>>>> I know once you recieve your dog at Pilot one of the first thing the 
>>>>> student
>>>>> will do is to bathe their dog.And I also knowby bathing your dog you 
>>>>> are
>>>>> starting the bonding process bwtween dog and handler. But you also 
>>>>> said that
>>>>> you bathe the dog right before going home. So you bathe the dog twice 
>>>>> while
>>>>> in class?
>>>>>
>>>>> I know when I went to Pilot we only bathed the dog once when we 
>>>>> recieved our
>>>>> dog. Take care.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lori and theGipper
>>>>>
>>>>>
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