[nagdu] Possible dog issue

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Hi Nimer,
Have you taken your dog to a vet?  I'm wondering if there is a medical issue 
going on here with her.  I'm wondering about epilepsy which some dogs can 
develope later in life.  It doesn't really soound like a behavior problem to 
me.  And yes, a call to the school is in order as well.  You need to be safe 
and this sounds like something that can go downhill real fast as far as your 
safety.

Hopefully, things will be resolved real soon and that your dog will be OK. 
Keep us posted!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nimer M. Jaber, IC³" <nimerjaber1 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 7:46 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Possible dog issue


> Hello all,
>
> I'm hoping that I can get some suggestions about a couple of things,
> and I'll be calling up the school on Monday to see if they have
> anything to recommend. However Abbie is a five and a half black lab
> and up to this point has been pretty healthy, with minimal problems.
> We are both very fast movers, and she has always had lots of
> confidence while walking. Recently she has begun to slow way, way down
> and at some points will just stop and refuse to move. I can get her
> moving again after about 30 seconds or more of encouragement, petting,
> praise, and her spinning around in circles a few times. Also, she has
> become very hesitant while crossing streets, particularly busier
> intersections and will at times slow way down and other times will
> speed up and angle off into traffic if she thinks we're crossing in a
> different direction. This is very recent behavior, and at first I
> thought she might be having an off day but it's been sustained over
> the past week or so.
>
> So, after all that, anyone have any suggestions? She hasn't had any
> close run-ins with cars, she hasn't been attacked, or had anything
> dramatic happen that I know about and up to this point she's been an
> excellent worker with lots and lots of goofyness thrown in.
>
> Thanks, and any suggestions are appreciated.
>
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