[nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"

Fri Jan 27 20:51:34 UTC 2012

to those with Yellow Labs?

What brush works best, I'm using several different ones but my goodness
keeping up with Prince shedding is a challenge

Wet Mop Brush, regular bristle brush a few differing sizes, a
ferminator, a slicker brush, etc.

or would I be better off with a comb

Prince has very handsome almost white hair that feels a lot like cotton

Bobby and "can I have a pidgin" Prince

From:	"Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at suddenlink.net>
To:	"'NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide
            Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date:	01/27/2012 01:35 PM
Subject:	Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"
Sent by:	nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org

Hi Bobby,
Thank you! I have not found much difficulty with training so I'm very
confident that I'll do just fine on my test walk next week.
Best, hannah

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Robert Harris
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:23 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"

My message got cut off or moused automatically so here goes;

Part of my message got mouse moved without me knowing it: here it is
with addition;

The more you work the dog the better he or she will become.

I have enjoyed the hiking conversations and just wanted to add my two
cents in,

I'm a huge huge cruise ship lover.  I've been on three one week cruises
and one two week cruise all with her greatness Clara. Can't wait to be
back at sea now with Prince. No my dog never ever leaves my side
especially on any travel:0)

Hanah, your test date is coming DUMDUMDUMDUM LOL two Bobby rules for you
to consider

1. If you don't know, don't go

and 2.  Pay attention %140 (difficult but you can do it)

When you get home life picks up about 10 times as fast with a new dog so
be ready for that and you won't be in doggie heaven no more:0)

rule 1 two and three. Petting, plus Praising plus Playing equals
performance.

God Bless and Keep you and Princess safe, happy and may your team over
flow with love cuz that makes life AWESOME!

This list while having some drama and confusion in it sometimes is a
fantastic tool for you that would have saved some of us 30 year users a
lot of head aches if it was around when we were kids.  Soooo, Having
said that I want to thank all that make this list possible and available
that takes quite a bit of work. I for one have to remind myself to thank
folks that do extra work.

Finally; When someone talks to my dog now I answer back in a doggie type
friendly high pitch soft voice “hi Puppy” answer “hi nice person” it
works amazingly:0) I started doing this with Kirstin after I had her for
a few years and kept doing it.  Woman, “hi doggie”, my answer “hi nice
lady stay away from my master he is a very bad boy”.

bobby and TGIF Prince

From:		 Robert Harris/R5/USEPA/US at EPA
To:		 "NAGDU Mailing List,		 the National Association of
Guide
            Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date:		 01/27/2012 01:08 PM
Subject:		 Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"
Sent by:		 nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org

Mark: Story real short skipping stuff:

Dog guides opened many doors for me but the bedroom door was all my
job:0)

Yes serious magnets:0) but they wait to see your personality and charm
kick in. Prove verbally that your not a broken person and that only your
eyes don't work, thats the dogs job:0) the ones that get it will um be
happy to lets just say spend more quality time with you and the dog:0)
watch out that the beautiful young lady don't fall for you, then ask you
to leave the dog and depend on her, that would be a huge mistake.  I
just say I spell MAN NOT BOY:0)

As for the petting in harness, I work with only my dog these days and
make him just work right through the pet, if someone blocks me they're
in big trouble but if they just reach out and pet even Prince the new
boy knows how to work around that.

From:		 		  "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
To:		 		  "NAGDU Mailing List,		 		  the
National Association of
Guide
            Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date:		 		  01/26/2012 07:22 PM
Subject:		 		  [nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"
Sent by:		 		  nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org

Hello fellow guide dog handlers,

I have only been amongst your ranks for a few weeks; however, I have
noticed a wonderful benefit of having a dog on a college campus. The dog
is a total chick magnet. Although I am always trying to tern this to my
advantage, I am as yet unsuccessful. It would appear that I am only the
geeky side kick to the dog. People remember the dogs name, and say hi to
him, by his pseudonym of course, but hardly acknowledge me.

Are I alone in this experience, and what tips and suggestions having you

found to do the following?

1.  Somehow get people to leave your dog alone long enough to do what
you are trying to do in the first place.

2. When you have the time, get people to pay attention to you for more
than
10 seconds.

3. Petting in harness. How to avoid. I tell the people not to pet the
dog when he is working, however this is seldom successful. I don't want
to be rude because it is typically cute girls cooing over the dog,
however, techniques must be successful.

4. As sort of a continuation of 3, because of my saying "no petting in
harness" whenever he is off harness I am mobbed.

  5.. What to do about people who are absolutely terrified. I seem to
have a hilarious scared the life out of someone moment about once a day.

I look forward to reading your comments on this post. It should be quite

amusing.

Thanks,

Mark

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The more you work the dog the better he or she will become.
I have enjoyed the hiking conversations and just wanted to add my two
cents in, I'm a huge huge cruise ship lover.  I've been on three one
week cruises and one two week cruise all with her greatness Clara. Can't
wait to be back at sea now with Prince.

Hanah, your test date is coming DUMDUMDUMDUM LOL two Bobby rules for you
to consider 1. If you don't know, don't go and 2.  Pay attention %140
(difficult but you can do it) When you get home life picks up about 10
times as fast with a new dog so be ready for that and you won't be in
doggie heaven no more:0) rule 1 two and three. Petting, plus Praising
plus Playing equals performance.
God Bless and Keep you and Princess safe, happy and may your team over
flow with love cuz that makes life AWESOME!

This list while having some drama and confusion in it sometimes is a
fantastic tool for you that would have saved some of us 30 year users a
lot of head aches if it was around when we were kids.  Soooo, Having
said that I want to thank all that make this list possible and available
that takes quite a bit of work. I for one have to remind myself to thank
folks that do extra work.

bobby and TGIF Prince

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