[nagdu] My new dog

[Natalie]

Hi Mark,
May you and the new dog journey many happy trails.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:35 AM
Subject: [nagdu] My new dog


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