[nagdu] Scary guide dogs

Mark J. Cadigan kramc11 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 22 00:55:47 UTC 2012


He is 2 years old. His feet seem to be big for his body, but, I don't have 
much experience with shepherds to tell.



Just, everyone that meets him is surprised by his feet.





----- 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: Saturday, January 21, 2012 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Scary guide dogs


> Is he just an enormous dog, or are his feet enormous in proportion to his 
> body? How old is he? If he is not that old, and his feet are big compared 
> to his body, he might get even bigger as dogs usually grow into their feet 
> and ears. When Lexia was younger, her ears were too big for her head, and 
> she looked more like a hound of some sort.
>
> ----- 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: Saturday, January 21, 2012 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Scary guide dogs
>
>
>> My dog also has enormous feet. They are about the size of my fist.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- 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: Saturday, January 21, 2012 5:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Scary guide dogs
>>
>>
>>> And if the girl is short enough she could ride the dog home!  Holly gets 
>>> accused of being a wolf hound puppy because she has such big feet!
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 5:05 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Scary guide dogs
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ah... Come to Portland any time. We'll do downtown! /lol/
>>>>
>>>> A friend and I once entertained ourselves by conjecturing on the best 
>>>> breed of guide dog based on the criteria of how much it would inhibit 
>>>> drunks at bus stops. She is a young, petite and very pretty woman, so 
>>>> the being hit upon by such folks at bus stops is an ongoing thing for 
>>>> her, too. Or on the bus. Or the train...
>>>>
>>>> So, we decided that the best guide dog for a petite woman who is 
>>>> chronically hit upon by drunks at bus stops is... The Irish Wolfhound! 
>>>> /lol/ If it doesn't have to stand on its hind legs to literally look 
>>>> them in the eye, and if it's head is a big as their torso, then there 
>>>> is some chance they will just go off an leave a girl alone! /lol/
>>>>
>>>> It was especially funny because we then had to design a special 
>>>> harness, especially for her because she is *very* petite, so that the 
>>>> handle could be used from underneath the dog. /lol/
>>>>
>>>> I've had drunks hit on my poodle, BTW... I am *not* making that up. You 
>>>> know you're getting old when... /lol/
>>>>
>>>> Tami
>>>>
>>>> On 01/21/2012 12:43 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>>>>> Tami,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> As I said, a lot less intimidating.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have only seen my dog's "back off" look once. He gave that treatment
>>>>> to a drunken homeless man who was hassling me for money that I was not
>>>>> going to give him
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Watch the drunk run. Haha.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Kinney" 
>>>>> <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 3:01 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Mark's dogs
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OMG! I'm scared now! /lol/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let's see, I'm 5 ft. 5, slender and a total Shirley Temple clone... 
>>>>>> My
>>>>>> poodle is 54 lbs. of leg and big dark eyes in her black, black 
>>>>>> curls...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nope! Not scary!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So you see why I cannot take people seriously when they get all
>>>>>> screamy and squally with fear of us! /lol/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then there was the time we were in the midst of a public poodle
>>>>>> mugging... And finally, a nervous voice from well back in the crowd 
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> admirers I was trying to fend off asked breathily, "Is it a *pit 
>>>>>> bull*?"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's probably a good thing I busted up laughing too hard to talk
>>>>>> because all I could think of to say was, "Yes! The long-nosed, curly
>>>>>> coated kind! They're the ones that are *really* dangerous!" Probably
>>>>>> this would not be the best thing to say in front of a crowd because 
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> would give the wrong impression of guide dogs or something.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Fortunately, the rest of the admiring fans had picked up quite a bit
>>>>>> of information and explained it all to the fearful one. Whew! I don't
>>>>>> think anyone was noticing me and my struggles to get my mirth under
>>>>>> some sort of control. /lol/ Is it a pit bull? Honestly!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Poodles also stare at people, but because they do not have the
>>>>>> fearsome rep and because their eyes protrude a bit and are more 
>>>>>> almond
>>>>>> shaped and tilted, it just makes people coo more. Only people who 
>>>>>> know
>>>>>> poodles recognize Mitzi's "back off" look for what it is and back 
>>>>>> off.
>>>>>> She has somehow learned to work the cute and the eye contact to keep
>>>>>> people from being so intrusive. I'm not sure how, but we seem to be
>>>>>> pretty slick at crowd management these days. Whew! People still stand
>>>>>> around and ask questions ad infinitum and all, but they at least are
>>>>>> not standing on top of us with their hands in the curls! Sheesh!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are days when I would much prefer to look dangerous.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Funny that your dog's obedience would scare people.. But I guess
>>>>>> you're right. It's the police dog reputation, along with the tall guy
>>>>>> with a buzz cut... So I wonder what their guilty consciences are
>>>>>> telling them to worry about. /lol/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tami
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 01/21/2012 11:14 AM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>>>>>>> Tami,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A cute curly poodle is far less intimidating than an 80lb male 
>>>>>>> shepherd.
>>>>>>> My dog also stares at people witch people find unnerving.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Another thing, you are far less intimidating looking than me. 
>>>>>>> Picture
>>>>>>> me, I am about 6ft tall, clean shaven with a buzzed short haircut, 
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> don't often smile. Then add a dog that looks like a police dog. 
>>>>>>> Several
>>>>>>> people have asked me if my dog was a drug dog.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> People also find it scary how obedient my dog is. Even when not on
>>>>>>> harness he walks on heal. Sometimes he will even walk at heal off 
>>>>>>> leash;
>>>>>>> however, I don't do this often, except when visiting people in my 
>>>>>>> dorm.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> People associate obedient dogs with law enforcement.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Kinney"
>>>>>>> <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 1:51 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Mark's dogs
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mark,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I always grin maniacally at them and then ignore them. /lol/ Okay, 
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> as many people are terrified of a cute, curly poodle as they are of
>>>>>>>> GSDs. Mostly my problem is that they are too unafraid and I have to
>>>>>>>> protect my dog from them. Sheesh! Wanna trade? NOT! /lol/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When other people insist on trying to make me responsible somehow 
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>> their irrational fears, I find myself wondering if I should let 
>>>>>>>> them
>>>>>>>> in on the news: There's this new kinda doctor and all, based on 
>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>> things that were discovered just yesterday by some German guy or
>>>>>>>> something... Ford? Fraud? Um.. Oh! Froyd! /lol/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Take a pill!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This helps me with the maniacal grin, you see, and keeps me
>>>>>>>> entertained while I'm grinning.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hard to have an intelligent dialog or even light elevator chat with
>>>>>>>> someone when they're screaming about your dog's attacking them 
>>>>>>>> while
>>>>>>>> failing to notice a very important detail about that... The dog, I
>>>>>>>> assume, was not attacking them?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good grief! What kind of kids do they send to that school of yours
>>>>>>>> anyway? Don't they have some requirement that an accepted applicant
>>>>>>>> for schooling have, say, a brain?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Well, you're getting your feet wet in all the extra fun parts of 
>>>>>>>> being
>>>>>>>> a guide dog user, aren't you. People need to get over themselves, 
>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>> really do.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tami
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 01/21/2012 09:32 AM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Dan,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sometimes, when people get too interested in my business or
>>>>>>>>> watching me,
>>>>>>>>> I give them the one fingered salute.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Everyone loves my dog; however, someone is apparently making 
>>>>>>>>> noise. My
>>>>>>>>> response to them is likewise the one fingered salute.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I challenge anyone with a problem with me to grow a pair of balls 
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> tell it to my face. However, this won't happen, instead, people 
>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>> continue to go behind my back, and cause administrative problems
>>>>>>>>> for me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Some people are so terrified of my dog; they refuse to be near me.
>>>>>>>>> I was
>>>>>>>>> asking directions from the security guard, and this girl refused 
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> come
>>>>>>>>> in, just standing outside in the snow. She did not come in to I 
>>>>>>>>> left.
>>>>>>>>> Lol.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A girl was in the elevator with me, and shrieked the entire way 
>>>>>>>>> down.
>>>>>>>>> Because she was afraid that the dog would attack her.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> People are so stupid.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Weiner"
>>>>>>>>> <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
>>>>>>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
>>>>>>>>> Users'"
>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 12:13 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Mark's dogs
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Honestly, the way these guys seem to be carrying on it's as if no
>>>>>>>>>> one had
>>>>>>>>>> ever had a pet dog or a guide dog before...dogs going to the
>>>>>>>>>> bathroom on
>>>>>>>>>> sidewalk, imagine that..and oh my god, a little discoloration, my 
>>>>>>>>>> God
>>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>> is the world coming to.
>>>>>>>>>> You are just so inconvenient to the college population I'm so 
>>>>>>>>>> sorry
>>>>>>>>>> for your
>>>>>>>>>> college that they have to undergo the inconvenience of having you
>>>>>>>>>> there with
>>>>>>>>>> your guide dog.
>>>>>>>>>> That, of course, was sarcasm for those who don't know wit.--smile
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Plus the fact that you must be feeling like you're being stared 
>>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> time, it doesn't help your stress level.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Dan
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>>> Of marilyn
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 11:57 AM
>>>>>>>>>> To: nagdu
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Mark's dogs
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Mark,
>>>>>>>>>> Since you are still in training with your dog what does the 
>>>>>>>>>> trainer
>>>>>>>>>> recommend you do since he is aware of the situation?
>>>>>>>>>> Since you are picking up after your dog I would carry a bottle of
>>>>>>>>>> water and
>>>>>>>>>> after the dog goes spill the water on the spot where the dog 
>>>>>>>>>> went.
>>>>>>>>>> Or you
>>>>>>>>>> can carry a baggy of baking soda and just put some down after the 
>>>>>>>>>> dog
>>>>>>>>>> goes.
>>>>>>>>>> it not only absorbs order for number one but will absorb the 
>>>>>>>>>> urine
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>>> help with the marks left after you pick up the number 2. I use 
>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>> a lot
>>>>>>>>>> in the summer when I am out with Anna where she goes to busy.
>>>>>>>>>> Marilyn and Anna
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